Context-based messaging system

• US 9,813,261 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2012
• Issued: 11/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Davies, Stephen A., McCloskey, Daniel J., O'Doherty, Simon P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chan, Wing F
• Assistant Examiner(s): Woo, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US13/593,898
• Publication Number:
  US 20130054718A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,901 Days
• Field of Search: 709204, 709206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/6418 Hybrid transport

Abstract

Socially provided context-based messaging can include receiving a message content in a messaging system from a user, wherein the content includes objects; matching one or more objects of the message content to socially provided context information, which the socially provided context information is information relevant to an object obtained from a social network to which the user belongs; and displaying the socially provided context information with the message content for a recipient user to receive.

Claims

1. A method for socially provided context-based messaging, comprising:

receiving, in a messaging system and from a user, message content including a plurality of objects;

matching an object of the plurality of objects to socially provided context information;

moderating the socially provided context information by overlaying shadow information which a moderator considers more appropriate than the matched socially provided context information; and

displaying the moderated socially provided context information with the message content, wherein

the socially provided context information is information relevant to the object and obtained from a social network to which the user belongs.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the socially provided context information is provided by a member of the social network.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein

relationship meta-data is provided that links the object and the socially provided context information.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein

the relationship meta-data is filtered during the matching the object to the socially provided context information.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein

additional context information is matched to the object, and

the additional context information is obtained from a device of the user.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the socially provided context information is stored in relation to the object.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein

additional relevant comments relating to the socially provided context information are provided.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the messaging system is provided for the user using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the object is identified by linguistic analysis on the message content.

10. A computer program product for socially provided context-based messaging, comprising:

a hardware storage device having stored thereon program code that, when executed, configures a processor to perform;

receiving, in a messaging system and from a user, message content including a plurality of objects;

matching an object of the plurality of objects to socially provided context information;

moderating the socially provided context information by overlaying shadow information which a moderator considers more appropriate than the matched socially provided context information; and

displaying the moderated socially provided context information with the message content, wherein

the socially provided context information is information relevant to the object and obtained from a social network to which the user belongs.

11. The computer program product as claimed in claim 10, wherein

the socially provided context information is provided by a member of the social network.

12. The computer program product as claimed in claim 10, wherein

relationship meta-data is provided that links the object and the socially provided context information.

13. A computer hardware system comprising:

a memory;

a hardware processor;

the hardware processor coupled to the memory configured to initiate the following executable operations;

receiving, in a messaging system and from a user, message content including a plurality of objects;

matching an object of the plurality of objects to socially provided context information;

moderating the socially provided context information by overlaying shadow information which a moderator considers more appropriate than the matched socially provided context information; and

displaying the moderated socially provided context information with the message content, wherein

the socially provided context information is information relevant to the object and obtained from a social network to which the user belongs.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein

the socially provided context information is provided by a member of the social network.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein

relationship meta-data is provided that links the object and the socially provided context information, and

the relationship meta-data is filtered during the matching the object to the socially provided context information.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein

additional context information is matched to the object, and

the additional context information is obtained from a device of the user.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein

the messaging system is provided for the user using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).

18. The system of claim 13, wherein

the object is identified by linguistic analysis on the message content.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein

the socially provided context information is stored in relation to the object.

20. The system of claim 13, wherein

additional relevant comments relating to the socially provided context information are provided.