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Patent No.:

US 10031964 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 17, 2015
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Dhruv A. Bhatt, Indian Trail, NC (US);

Kristin E. McNeil, Charlotte, NC (US);

Nitaben A. Patel, Charlotte, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06F 17/27 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30595 (2013.01); G06F 17/278 (2013.01); G06F 17/3053 (2013.01); G06F 17/30401 (2013.01); G06F 17/30528 (2013.01); G06F 17/30867 (2013.01); H04L 51/32 (2013.01); H04L 67/1044 (2013.01); H04L 67/22 (2013.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for identifying at least one contact associated with a user and an online communication network. The method may include receiving at least one search term or a social media post entered by the user. The method may also include performing text analytics on the received search term or the social media post to determine at least one subject. The method may further include identifying a plurality of contacts associated with the user, whereby the user and the plurality of contacts are associated with the online communication network. The method may additionally include performing text analytics on a plurality of communications associated with the identified plurality of contacts to determine a plurality of context information. The method may include comparing the determined subject to the determined plurality of context information. The method may include identifying at least one contact within the identified plurality of contacts based on the comparing.


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