System and Method for Expertise Mapping
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1. A computer-implemented method of expertise mapping comprising:
- obtaining, from a communication application, user-defined auto-reply settings for a recommender using the communication application, said auto-reply settings including message body text for auto-reply messages;
extracting recommendation data from the auto-reply settings; and
updating an expertise database based on recommendation data extracted from the auto-reply settings.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented expertise mining system is configured to update an expertise database based on a recommender'"'"'s out of office and/or auto-reply settings for a communication application, such as an email application or social media application. The expertise system obtains the recommender'"'"'s auto-reply settings directly from the communication application. The auto-reply settings include message body text for out of office and auto-reply messages. The expertise system then extracts recommendation data from the auto-reply settings; and updates an expertise database based on the recommendation data extracted from the auto-reply settings.
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1. A computer-implemented method of expertise mapping comprising:
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obtaining, from a communication application, user-defined auto-reply settings for a recommender using the communication application, said auto-reply settings including message body text for auto-reply messages; extracting recommendation data from the auto-reply settings; and updating an expertise database based on recommendation data extracted from the auto-reply settings. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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2. The method of 1 wherein obtaining, from a communication application, user-defined auto-reply settings for a recommender comprises:
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sending a request to the communication application for user-defined auto-reply settings; and receiving, from the communication application and responsive to the request, the user-defined auto-reply settings for the recommender.
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12. A computing device for an expertise mining system, the computing device comprising:
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a communication interface for communicating with an application server executing a communication application; and a processing circuit configured to; obtain, from a communication application, user-defined auto-reply settings for a recommender using the communication application, said auto-reply settings including message body text for auto-reply messages; extract recommendation data from the auto-reply settings; and add or update an expertise mapping in an expertise database based on recommendation data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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13. The computing device of 12 wherein the processing circuit is configured to obtain the user-defined auto-reply settings for a recommender by:
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sending a request to the communication application for user-defined auto-reply settings; and receiving, from the communication application and responsive to the request, the user-defined auto-reply settings for the recommender.
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23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable program code that, when executed by a processing circuit in an expertise mining system causes the computing device to:
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obtain, from a communication application, user-defined auto-reply settings for a recommender using the communication application, said auto-reply settings including message body text for auto-reply messages; extract recommendation data from the auto-reply settings; and update an expertise database based on recommendation data extracted from the auto-reply settings.
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