Transmittal of blocked message notification

• US 10,594,639 B2
• Filed: 11/12/2015
• Issued: 03/17/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Balasubramanian, Swaminathan, Bansal, Ravi P., Jones, Andrew R., O'Connell, Brian M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Coulter, Kenneth R
• Application Number:
  US14/939,350
• Publication Number:
  US 20160065518A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,587 Days
• Field of Search: 709204-206, 709223, 709224, 715751-759
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services

Abstract

A method according to one embodiment is for transmitting a message. In one embodiment, one or more processor of a messaging system identifies a certain message of the messaging system, the certain message being a blocked message intended for transmission to a certain user of the messaging system. In one embodiment, the one or more processor further determines one or more of a popularity of content of the certain message and a relevance of content of the certain message to the certain user, the certain user being a prospective recipient of a message. In one embodiment, the one or more processor transmits a message to the certain user responsively to a result of the determining of the one or more of a popularity of content of the certain message and a relevance of content of the certain message to the certain user of the messaging system.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting a message, the method comprising:

one or more processor of a messaging system identifying a certain message of the messaging system as a blocked message intended for transmission to a certain user of the messaging system that is blocked from being transmitted to the certain user, the certain user being a prospective recipient of the certain message, the one or more processor blocking the certain message from being transmitted to the certain user, the blocking including storing the certain message into a data store;

the one or more processor determining a popularity of content of the certain message;

the one or more processor overriding the blocking to perform transmitting the certain message stored in the data store to the certain user responsively to a result of the determining a popularity of content of the certain message so that the certain user is made aware that the certain message has become popular, wherein the one or more processor in the determining a popularity of content of the certain message determines a count of message transmissions of the certain message by the messaging system of the certain message within a time period, and determines that that certain message has become popular based on the messaging system observing a threshold exceeding count of transmissions of the certain message within the time period.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method includes the one or more processor determining a relevance of content of the certain message to the certain user, and wherein the one or more processor performs the transmitting the certain message stored in the data store to the certain user responsively to a result of the determining the popularity of content of the certain message and the determining a relevance of content of the certain message to the certain user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the method includes the one or more processor determining a relevance of content of the certain message to the certain user, and wherein the one or more processor performs the transmitting the certain message stored in the data store to the certain user responsively to a result of the determining the popularity of content of the certain message and the determining a relevance of content of the certain message to the certain user, wherein the one or more processor in the determining a popularity of content of the certain message determines a count of message transmissions by the messaging system of the certain message, wherein the count of messages comprises a count of each of (a) original message transmissions of the certain message, (b) forwards of the certain message and (c) replies to the certain message.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more processor in the determining a popularity of content of the certain message examines a rate of transmissions of the certain message by the messaging system and determines that the certain message has become popular based on an observing of an increase in the rate of transmissions of the certain message by the messaging system.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more processor in the determining a popularity of content of the certain message determines the popularity of content of the certain message utilizing a website hyperlink of the certain message and results obtained from a website hits count tracking service, wherein determining a popularity of content of the certain message includes using hits count results from the hits count tracking service.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining a popularity of content of the certain message includes determining that the certain message has become popular based on the messaging system determining that transmitted messages of the messaging system by the certain user and other users having a certain subject classification exceeds a threshold, and further determining that a subject matter classification of the certain message matches the certain subject matter classification.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the method includes the one or more processor overriding the blocking to perform transmitting of a notification together with the certain message stored in the data store to the certain user responsively to the determining a popularity of content of the certain message, the notification specifying that the certain message has become popular.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the count of transmissions comprises a count of one or more of the following selected from the group consisting of:

original message transmissions of the certain message, forwards of the certain message and replies to the certain message.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more processor for determining a popularity of content of the certain message examines a rate of transmissions of the certain message by the messaging system to detect an increase in the rate of transmissions of the certain message and determines that content of the certain message has become popular based on an observing of a spike in a number of transmissions of the certain message by the messaging system.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more processor examines the certain message for inclusion of a website hyperlink, transmits an identifier of the website hyperlink to a hits count service system, receives a returned hits count from the hits count service system and determines that content of the certain message has become popular based on the returned hits count received from the hits count service system exceeding a threshold.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more processor performs text to subject processing of the certain message to determine that the certain message has a certain subject classification, and wherein the one or more processor determines that content of certain message has become popular based on a count of transmitted messages of the messaging system having the certain subject classification exceeding a threshold.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more processor uses a hashtag of the certain message to determine that the certain message has a certain subject classification, and wherein the one or more processor determines that content of certain message has become popular based on a count of transmitted messages of the messaging system having the certain subject classification exceeding a threshold.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the count of transmissions comprises a count of original message transmissions of the certain message.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the count of transmissions comprises forwards of the certain message.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the count of transmissions comprises replies to the certain message.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the method includes the one or more processor determining a relevance of content of the certain message to the certain user, and wherein the one or more processor performs the transmitting the certain message stored in the data store to the certain user responsively to a result of the determining the popularity of content of the certain message and the determining a relevance of content of the certain message to the certain user, wherein the determining a relevance of content of the certain message to the certain user includes determining a relevance score of the certain message to the certain user using one or more of the following selected from the group consisting of:

geographic preference data of the certain user, message history data of the certain user, personal activity data of the certain user, social activity data of the certain user, availability data of the certain user, and location data of the certain user.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the method includes the one or more processor determining a relevance of content of the certain message to the certain user, and wherein the one or more processor performs the transmitting the certain message stored in the data store to the certain user responsively to a result of the determining the popularity of content of the certain message and the determining a relevance of content of the certain message to the certain user, wherein the determining a relevance of content of the certain message to the certain user includes performing text to subject classification processing of the certain message to determine that the certain message has a certain location subject classification of the certain message, and assigning a relevance score of the certain message to the certain user in dependence on a degree of relatedness between a location of the certain location subject classification of the certain message and a residence or business location of the certain user.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the method includes the one or more processor determining a relevance of content of the certain message to the certain user, and wherein the one or more processor performs the transmitting the certain message stored in the data store to the certain user responsively to a result of the determining the popularity of content of the certain message and the determining a relevance of content of the certain message to the certain user, wherein the determining a relevance of content of the certain message to the certain user includes performing text to subject classification processing of the certain message to determine that the certain message has a certain location subject classification of the certain message, and assigning a relevance score of the certain message to the certain user in dependence on a degree of relatedness between a location of the certain location subject classification of the certain message and a current location of the certain user.

19. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising:

one or more non-transitory computer readable storage device; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more non-transitory computer readable storage device, executable by one or more processor for performing a method comprising;

identifying a certain message of a messaging system as a blocked message intended for transmission to a certain user of the messaging system that is blocked from being transmitted to the certain user, the certain user being a prospective recipient of the certain message, the method including blocking the certain message from being transmitted to the certain user, the blocking including storing the certain message into a data store;

determining a popularity of content of the certain message;

overriding the blocking to perform transmitting the certain message stored in the data store to the certain user responsively to a result of the determining a popularity of content of the certain message so that the certain user is made aware that the certain message has become popular, wherein the determining a popularity of content of the certain message includes determining a count of message transmissions of the certain message by the messaging system of the certain message within a time period, and determining that that certain message has become popular based on the messaging system observing a threshold exceeding count of transmissions of the certain message within the time period.

20. A computer system for transmitting blocked message information, the computer system comprising:

one or more processor, one or more computer-readable memory and one or more computer-readable, tangible storage device;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage device for execution by at least one of the one or more processor via at least one of the one or more memory, to perform a method comprising;

identifying a certain message of a messaging system as a blocked message intended for transmission to a certain user of the messaging system that is blocked from being transmitted to the certain user, the certain user being a prospective recipient of the certain message, the method including blocking the certain message from being transmitted to the certain user, the blocking including storing the certain message into a data store;

determining a popularity of content of the certain message;

overriding the blocking to perform transmitting the certain message stored in the data store to the certain user responsively to a result of the determining a popularity of content of the certain message so that the certain user is made aware that the certain message has become popular, wherein the determining a popularity of content of the certain message includes determining a count of message transmissions of the certain message by the messaging system of the certain message within a time period, and determining that that certain message has become popular based on the messaging system observing a threshold exceeding count of transmissions of the certain message within the time period.