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Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 26, 2013
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Prakhar Biyani, State College, PA (US);

Debapriyo Majumdar, Bangalore, IN;

Singh Amit Kumar Rambachan, Croton-on-Hudson, NY (US);

Karthik Visweswariah, Bangalore, IN;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30705 (2013.01); G06F 17/3053 (2013.01); G06F 17/30598 (2013.01); G06F 17/30707 (2013.01); G06F 17/30876 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and arrangements for handling queries for a discussion thread. A contemplated method includes: receiving a query; automatically classifying the query as subjective, objective or neither; and upon classifying the query as subjective or objective: calculating, for discussion threads of the query, at least one of: a subjectivity score and an objectivity score; determining a degree of relevance to the query of at least one of: the discussion threads, and at least one post in the at least one discussion thread; and ranking the discussion threads based on said calculating and determining. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.


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