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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2014
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Bernadette A. Carter, Raleigh, NC (US);
John Girata, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Joshua M. Small, Cary, NC (US);
Derek Richard, San Francisco, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for searching and displaying content related to a post in an activity stream may include presenting, by a processor, an activity stream to a user. The activity stream may include a plurality of posts. The method may also include detecting a user action with respect to a particular post of the plurality of posts and analyzing content of the particular post. The method may additionally include searching at least other posts in the activity stream of the user for related content to the particular post based on the analysis of the content of the particular post. The method may additionally include generating a list of posts including related content to the particular post in response to the search. The method may further include presenting the list of posts comprising the related content. The list of posts provide a history or context leading up to the particular post.