SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NAME RESOLUTION

• US 20090171904A1
• Filed: 12/31/2007
• Published: 07/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kinslowe IP LLC (IP Edge LLC)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Zimmett, Carol Sue, O'Sullivan, Patrick Joseph, Harpur, Liam, Raguillat, Fred, Terlizzi, Daniel
• Granted Patent: US 8,122,091 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services

Abstract

A plurality of relationships of a user are analyzed. A social network of the user based upon, at least in part, the plurality of relationships of the user, is analyzed, the social network identifying one or more relationship users. A collaborative user is identified based upon, at least in part, a name input received from the user and the social network of the user.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

analyzing a plurality of relationships of a user;

analyzing a social network of the user based upon, at least in part, the plurality of relationships of the user, the social network identifying at least one relationship users; and

identifying a collaborative user based upon, at least in part, a name input received from the user and the social network of the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of relationships comprise at least one of email communications, instant messaging chats, voice communications, scheduled calendar events, and collaborative space interactions.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the collaborative user comprises at least one of an email recipient, an instant messaging recipient, and a calendaring/scheduling participant.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying a collaborative user based upon, at least in part, a name input received from the user and the social network of the user comprises comparing the name input received from the user with the at least one relationship users, and suggesting at least one of relationship users based upon, at least in part, an alphabetic match between at least a portion of the name input and at least a portion of a name of the one or more relationship users.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying a collaborative user based upon, at least in part, a name input received from the user and the social network of the user comprises comparing the name input received from the user with the at least one relationship users, and replacing the name input received from the user with a network identifier of a relationship user based upon, at least in part, an alphabetic match between at least a portion of the name input and at least a portion of a name of the one or more relationship users.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the network identifier comprises at least one of an email address, and instant messaging user identification, a collaborative space user name.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating a weighting parameter with at least of the relationship users.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the weighting parameter is based upon, at least in part, a relationship frequency between the user and the at least one of the relationship users.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the weighting parameter is based upon, at least in part, a user specified priority.

10. A computer program product comprising:

a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising;

computer usable program code configured to analyze a plurality of relationships of a user;

computer usable program code configured to analyze a social network of the user based upon, at least in part, the plurality of relationships of the user, the social network identifying at least one relationship users; and

computer usable program code configured to identify a collaborative user based upon, at least in part, a name input received from the user and the social network of the user.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the plurality of relationships comprise at least one of email communications, instant messaging chats, voice communications, scheduled calendar events, and collaborative space interactions.

12. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the collaborative user comprises at least one of an email recipient, an instant messaging recipient, and a calendaring/scheduling participant.

13. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the computer usable program code configured to identify a collaborative user based upon, at least in part, a name input received from the user and the social network of the user comprises computer usable program code configured to compare the name input received from the user with the at least one relationship users, and computer usable program code configured to suggest at least one relationship users based upon, at least in part, an alphabetic match between at least a portion of the name input and at least a portion of a name of the at least one relationship users.

14. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the computer usable program code configured to identify a collaborative user based upon, at least in part, a name input received from the user and the social network of the user comprises computer usable program code configured to compare the name input received from the user with the at least one relationship users, and computer usable program code configured to replace the name input received from the user with a network identifier of a relationship user based upon, at least in part, an alphabetic match between at least a portion of the name input and at least a portion of a name of the at least one relationship users.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the network identifier comprises at least one of an email address, an instant messaging user identification, and a collaborative space user name.

16. The computer program product of claim 10, further comprising computer usable program code configured to associate a weighting parameter with at least one of the relationship users.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the weighting parameter is based upon, at least in part, a relationship frequency between the user and the at least one of the relationship users.

18. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the weighting parameter is based upon, at least in part, a user specified priority.