Message subscription based on message aggregate characteristics

• US 9,325,648 B2
• Filed: 08/09/2012
• Issued: 04/26/2016
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): Lazaro, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): HENRY, MARIEGEORGES A
• Application Number:
  US13/570,505
• Publication Number:
  US 20140047041A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,356 Days
• Field of Search: 709204-206, 709/207, 707/727
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information

Abstract

A messaging system is described. The system includes a memory device. The system also includes a receiver configured to receive a message subscription from a user and to store the message subscription on the memory device. The message subscription is based on a message aggregate characteristic which includes an aspect other than textual content and bibliographic content. The system also includes a subscription engine configured to determine a published message in response to receiving the message subscription. The published message satisfies the message aggregate characteristic. The subscription engine is also configured to provide an indication of the published message to the user.

Claims

1. A computer program product, comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium to store a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program, when executed by a processor within a computer, causes the computer to perform operations for message subscription based on a message aggregate characteristic, the operations 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;

performing a search across a corpus of messages for messages that satisfy the message aggregate characteristic after receiving the message subscription and determining a published message in response to receiving the message subscription, wherein the published message satisfies the message aggregate characteristic, wherein the message aggregate characteristic relates to an aspect of an aggregation of messages and the published message is determined from a comparison of the published message to other messages in the aggregation of messages, wherein the message aggregate characteristic comprises an indication of frequency of a topic for the aggregation of messages, wherein the frequency is based on an activity level of the messages in the aggregate which are related to the topic; and

providing an indication of the published message to the user.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the message aggregate characteristic comprises an indication of maturity of a topic for an aggregate of published messages, 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 computer program product 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 computer program product 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 computer program product 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, and wherein the message aggregate characteristic describes a frequency of a topic activity within a geographical area.

6. The computer program product 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 computer program product 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.

8. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the message aggregate characteristic comprises a demographic among which the published message has a subscription volume above a subscription threshold.

9. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the message aggregate characteristic comprises an indication of an aspect of a published message to exclude from the message subscription.

10. The computer program product of claim 1, the operations further comprising extracting the message aggregate characteristic from the message subscription.

17. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the message aggregate characteristic comprises an indication of an emotional aspect of the published message, wherein the emotional aspect is determined by using a text analysis process.

11. A messaging system, comprising:

a memory device;

a receiver to receive a message subscription from a user and to store the message subscription on the memory device, wherein the message subscription is based on a message aggregate characteristic comprising an aspect other than textual content and bibliographic content; and

a subscription engine to;

perform a search across a corpus of messages for messages that satisfy the message aggregate characteristic after receiving the message subscription and determine a published message in response to receiving the message subscription, wherein the published message satisfies the message aggregate characteristic, wherein the message aggregate characteristic relates to an aspect of an aggregation of messages and the published message is determined from a comparison of the published message to other messages in the aggregation of messages, wherein the message aggregate characteristic comprises an indication of frequency of a topic for the aggregation of messages, wherein the frequency is based on an activity level of the messages in the aggregate which are related to the topic; and

provide an indication of the published message to the user.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the message aggregate characteristic comprises an indication of maturity of a topic for an aggregate of published messages, wherein the maturity is based on an activity time length of the published messages in the aggregate which are related to the topic.

13. The system of claim 11, 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.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the subscription engine is further configured to:

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

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

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the subscription engine is further configured to automatically push the published message to the user via an electronic delivery system, and wherein the message aggregate characteristic describes a frequency of a topic activity within a geographical area.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the subscription engine is further configured to provide the published message in response to receiving a pull request from the user.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the message aggregate characteristic comprises an indication of an emotional aspect of the published message, wherein the emotional aspect is determined by using a text analysis process.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the message aggregate characteristic comprises a demographic among which the published message has a subscription volume above a subscription threshold.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the message aggregate characteristic comprises an indication of an aspect of a published message to exclude from the message subscription.