CALENDAR-BASED SOCIAL NETWORK ENGAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A method, the method comprising:
- receiving profile information corresponding to user calendars and user preferences;
scanning one or more user calendars for a calendar entry of interest;
analyzing the calendar entry of interest to identify a location or person of interest corresponding to the calendar entry;
generating a list of social network profiles related to the location or person of interest corresponding to the calendar entry; and
prompting the user to select one or more social network profiles to follow from the generated list of social network profiles.
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Abstract
A method for engaging with social media based on calendar content includes receiving profile information, scanning user calendars for a calendar entry of interest, analyzing content from the calendar entry of interest, generating a list of social network profiles corresponding to the content from the calendar entry of interest, and prompting the user to select one or more social network profiles to follow from the generated list of social network profiles. The method may also include prompting the user to select dates to follow and stop following each social network profile from the list of social network profiles. The received profile information may correspond to any of permissions to access calendars, types of social network content to be ignored, or information regarding a normal usage pattern. A computer system and computer program product corresponding to the method are also disclosed herein.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, the method comprising:
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receiving profile information corresponding to user calendars and user preferences; scanning one or more user calendars for a calendar entry of interest; analyzing the calendar entry of interest to identify a location or person of interest corresponding to the calendar entry; generating a list of social network profiles related to the location or person of interest corresponding to the calendar entry; and prompting the user to select one or more social network profiles to follow from the generated list of social network profiles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product for engaging with social networks, the computer program product comprising:
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one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising instructions to; receive profile information corresponding to user calendars and user preferences; scan user calendars for a calendar entry of interest; analyze the calendar entry of interest to identify a location or person of interest corresponding to the calendar entry; generate a list of social network profiles corresponding to the location or person of interest corresponding to the calendar entry; and prompt the user to select one or more social network profiles to follow from the generated list of social network profiles. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer system, the computer system comprising:
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one or more computer processors; one or more computer-readable storage media; program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising instructions to; receive profile information corresponding to user calendars and user preferences; scan user calendars for a calendar entry of interest; analyze the calendar entry of interest to identify a location or person of interest corresponding to the calendar entry; generate a list of social network profiles corresponding to the location or person of interest corresponding to the calendar entry; and prompt the user to select one or more social network profiles to follow from the generated list of social network profiles. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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