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Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018

Filed:

Aug. 19, 2016
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Liam Harpur, Dublin, IE;

Brian O'Donovan, Dublin, IE;

Enda Sexton, Wicklow, IE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/1822 (2013.01); H04L 51/04 (2013.01); H04L 51/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method, a processing device, and a computer program product are provided. Discussions in threads are analyzed to learn patterns that occur before at least one respective additional party joins the discussions in the threads. A model of conversation states is created based on the analyzing. Thread updates and new threads are periodically analyzed, based on the model, to determine if a corresponding triggering condition occurred with respect to any new respective discussions of the threads or the new threads. The at least one respective additional party is notified to participate in a respective new discussion when the periodically analyzing determines that the corresponding triggering condition occurred with respect to the respective new discussion in a corresponding thread or a corresponding new thread.


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