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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Rachel K. E. Bellamy, Bedford, NY (US);
Jonathan H. Connell, II, Cortlandt-Manor, NY (US);
Robert G. Farrell, Cornwall, NY (US);
Brian P. Gaucher, Brookfield, CT (US);
Jonathan Lenchner, North Salem, NY (US);
David O. S. Melville, New York, NY (US);
Valentina Salapura, Chappaqua, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method manages drop-ins on conversations near a focal point of proximal activity in a gathering place. One or more processors receive a first set of sensor data from one or more sensors in a gathering place, and then identify a focal point of proximal activity based on the first set of received sensor data received from the one or more sensors. One or more processors characterize a conversation near the focal point based on a second set of received sensor data from the one or more sensors, and then present a characterization of the conversation to an electronic device. One or more processors enable the electronic device to allow a user to drop-in on the conversation.