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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2007
Shruti Gandhi, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Angela Richards Jones, Durham, NC (US);
Pamela Ann Nesbitt, Tampa, FL (US);
Lisa A. Seacat, San Francisco, CA (US);
Shruti Gandhi, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Angela Richards Jones, Durham, NC (US);
Pamela Ann Nesbitt, Tampa, FL (US);
Lisa A. Seacat, San Francisco, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to discussion forum management and provide a method, system and computer program product for instant conversations in a thread within a discussion forum. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for instant conversations in a thread within a discussion forum can be provided. The method can include providing a discussion forum and initiating a thread in the discussion forum and measuring a temporal proximity of postings between two or more users in the thread. In response to determining a close temporal proximity, an instant messaging session can be launched between the two or more users and entries in the instant messaging session can be inserted as responses to the thread in the discussion forum.