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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2022
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Anamitra Bhattacharyya, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Krishnamohan Dantam, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Manjunath Makonahalli, Acton, MA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method to initiate unplanned interactions for remote workers. The method includes identifying a plurality of user accounts, where each user account is associated with a communication device and a physical location. The method further includes determining a location of each communication device within each physical location. The method also includes generating, for each user account, a collaboration score, where the collaboration scores are based on the location of each communication device. The method includes determining a first collaboration score of a first user account and a second collaboration score of a second user account are above a collaboration threshold. The method also includes initiating, based on the first collaboration score and the second collaboration score being above the threshold, a communication channel between a first communication device and a second communication device.