MESSAGE SUBSCRIPTION BASED ON MESSAGE AGGREGATE CHARACTERISTICS

• US 20140201298A1
• Filed: 03/14/2014
• Published: 07/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: O'Sullivan, Patrick J., Raguillat, Fred, Stern, Edith H., Willner, Barry E.
• Granted Patent: US 9,331,971 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information

Abstract

A method for message subscription based on a message aggregate characteristic is described. The method includes receiving a message subscription from a user. The message subscription is based on the message aggregate characteristic including an aspect other than textual content and bibliographic content. The method also includes determining a published message in response to receiving the message subscription. The published message satisfies the message aggregate characteristic. The method also includes providing an indication of the published message to the user.

Claims

1. A method for message subscription based on a message aggregate characteristic, the method comprising:

receiving a message subscription from a user, wherein the message subscription is based on the message aggregate characteristic comprising an aspect other than textual content and bibliographic content;

determining a published message in response to receiving the message subscription, wherein the published message satisfies the message aggregate characteristic; and

providing an indication of the published message to the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the message aggregate characteristic comprises at least one of an indication of frequency and an indication of maturity of a topic for an aggregate of published messages, wherein the frequency is based on an activity level of the published messages in the aggregate which are related to the topic, wherein the maturity is based on an activity time length of the published messages in the aggregate which are related to the topic.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the message aggregate characteristic comprises at least one of:

a topic generated from within a specified distance of a location that is specified in the message subscription;

an aspect related to a currently subscribed topic;

a demographic among which the published message has a subscription volume above a subscription threshold;

an indication of an emotional aspect of the published message; and

an indication of an aspect of a published message to exclude from the message subscription.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the published message further comprises:

determining a plurality of published messages that satisfy the message aggregate characteristic; and

selecting a predetermined number of the published messages according to a message scoring system.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the indication of the published message further comprises automatically pushing the published message to the user via an electronic delivery system.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the indication of the published message further comprises providing the published message in response to receiving a pull request from the user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the message aggregate characteristic comprises a post-publication aspect of an aggregate of messages, wherein the post-publication aspect corresponds to data that is collected for the aggregate of messages after the aggregate of messages is published.