Regulating participant behavior in chat communications
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing, using at least one processor, a communications session to allow a first participant and a second participant to share a conversation;
monitoring, using the at least one processor, the conversation between the first participant and the second participant;
detecting, using the at least one processor, a potentially unwanted interaction within the conversation and from the first participant, wherein the potentially unwanted interaction comprises a remark from the first participant that is potentially offensive to the second participant;
prompting, using the at least one processor, the second participant for instructions on how to handle the potentially unwanted interaction;
receiving a response from the second participant; and
handling, using the at least one processor, the potentially unwanted interaction based on the response being positive or negative from the second participant.
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Abstract
An automated agent, such as an instant message robot, is be used to facilitate introduction of a chat participant to a small group of other chat participants in a chat room. To do so, for example, a BOT may present a chat participant who desires to be introduced to a small group of chat participants in a chat room with a series of multiple-choice questions, identify a subset of chat participants based on responses to the multiple-choice questions, and provide introductions among the chat participants in the subset to facilitate conversation therebetween. For example, the introductions provided by the BOT may indicate areas of mutual interest among chat participants in the subset, similar responses to one or more multiple-choice questions, and/or diverse responses to one or more multiple-choice questions.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing, using at least one processor, a communications session to allow a first participant and a second participant to share a conversation; monitoring, using the at least one processor, the conversation between the first participant and the second participant; detecting, using the at least one processor, a potentially unwanted interaction within the conversation and from the first participant, wherein the potentially unwanted interaction comprises a remark from the first participant that is potentially offensive to the second participant; prompting, using the at least one processor, the second participant for instructions on how to handle the potentially unwanted interaction; receiving a response from the second participant; and handling, using the at least one processor, the potentially unwanted interaction based on the response being positive or negative from the second participant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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providing a communications link to allow a first participant and a second participant to share a conversation by way of the communications link; providing, using at least one processor, a simulator identity to send and receive messages, through the communications link, to and from the first participant and the second participant; detecting, using the at least one processor, an interaction within the conversation and from the first participant, wherein the interaction comprises a remark from the first participant that is potentially offensive to the second participant; prompting, using the at least one processor and through the simulator identity, the second participant for instructions on how to handle the interaction; receiving a response from the second participant; and handling, using the at least one processor and through the simulator identity, the interaction based on the response being positive or negative from the second participant. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to; provide a communications session to allow a first participant and a second participant to share a conversation; monitor the conversation between the first participant and the second participant; detect a potentially unwanted interaction within the conversation and from the first participant, wherein the potentially unwanted interaction comprises a remark from the first participant that is potentially offensive to the second participant; prompt the second participant for instructions on how to handle the potentially unwanted interaction; receive a response from the second participant; and handle the potentially unwanted interaction based on the response being positive or negative from the second participant. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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