Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090248392 | FACILITATING LANGUAGE LEARNING DURING INSTANT MESSAGING SESSIONS THROUGH SIMULTANEOUS PRESENTATION OF AN ORIGINAL INSTANT MESSAGE AND A TRANSLATED VERSION - An instant messaging (IM) interface, system, and method, where the interface includes a dialog region and a communication entry region. The interface can optionally be an interface of a social networking Web site or application. The dialog region is configured to present a running IM dialog that includes content exchanged in real-time between a set of IM communicators. The dialog region is configured such that at least a portion of the content from IM communicators presented in the dialog region is presented in an original language in which it was entered and is also presented in a translated form in a different language specified by settings specific to the user of the IM interface. The communication entry region is configured to permit content to be input that is to be conveyed to each of the IM communicators participating in an IM communication session involving the user of the IM interface. | 10-01-2009 |
20100122265 | CROSS - APPLICATION TAG REUSE - A method of reusing tags includes retrieving a tag set from a first application of a computer system, the tag set including a plurality of descriptive tags, and transmitting the tag set to a target application, the target application employing the plurality of descriptive tags to enforce a standard tagging format in new tags created within the target application. | 05-13-2010 |
20100223272 | Methods and Systems for Aggregating Content in an Instant Messaging System - A method for content aggregation in an instant messaging system includes locating content of a specified type in an instant messaging log; organizing the located content by a parameter; and displaying the organized content. A system for content aggregation in an instant messaging system includes an aggregation module configured to locating content of a specified type in an instant messaging log; and a display module configured to organizing the located content by a parameter and to display the organized content. | 09-02-2010 |
20130073287 | VOICE PRONUNCIATION FOR TEXT COMMUNICATION - A method, computer program product, and system for voice pronunciation for text communication is described. A selected portion of a text communication is determined. A prompt to record a pronunciation relating to the selected portion of the text communication is provided at a first computing device. The recorded pronunciation is associated with the selected portion of the text communication. A visual indicator, relating to the selected portion of the text communication and the recorded pronunciation, is displayed. | 03-21-2013 |
20140109235 | Directing Users to Preferred Software Services - A mechanism is provided for directing users to preferred software services. An indication from a user for a software service that provides a function identified by the user is identified. One or more software services that provide the function identified by the user are identified and a determination is made as to whether an existing subscription is in place for a subset of the one or more software services. Responsive to the existing subscription being in place for the subset of the one or more software services, the subset of software services that have existing subscriptions are presented to the user. | 04-17-2014 |
20140297737 | PROFILING SOCIAL TRENDSETTERS - A method and a system for profiling social trendsetters on a communications network includes monitoring social networking communications on a communications network using a program executable by a computer. The program monitors social networking communications for a topic of conversation in messages by a plurality of users. The messages are analyzed for relation to the topic of conversation and for topic information based on a specified criteria. The program determines a role for each of the plurality of users based on the topic information, and indicates the roles for each of the users, respectively, and may indicate the roles and associated people pertaining to particular topics. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297765 | PROFILING SOCIAL TRENDSETTERS - A method and a system for profiling social trendsetters on a communications network includes monitoring social networking communications on a communications network using a program executable by a computer. The program monitors social networking communications for a topic of conversation in messages by a plurality of users. The messages are analyzed for relation to the topic of conversation and for topic information based on a specified criteria. The program determines a role for each of the plurality of users based on the topic information, and indicates the roles for each of the users, respectively, and may indicate the roles and associated people pertaining to particular topics. | 10-02-2014 |
20160041959 | USING SOCIAL DATA TO ASSIST EDITORS IN ADDRESSING REVIEWER FEEDBACK IN A DOCUMENT REVIEW WORKFLOW - Presenting a reviewer feedback of a document, one aspect, may comprise retrieving a plurality of feedback on a document, each feedback having an associated reviewer who provided the feedback. Social data associated with the reviewer of the feedback may be obtained. A plurality of characteristics associated with the feedback may be identified, at least some of the characteristics identified based on the social data. The characteristics may include at least the associated reviewer's position in an organization hierarchy, the reviewer's expertise, frequency of the feedback, impact of the feedback, and usefulness of the feedback. The plurality of feedback may be prioritized based on the plurality of characteristics, and a list of prioritized feedback may be presented via a user interface. | 02-11-2016 |
20160041973 | USING SOCIAL DATA TO ASSIST EDITORS IN ADDRESSING REVIEWER FEEDBACK IN A DOCUMENT REVIEW WORKFLOW - Presenting a reviewer feedback of a document, one aspect, may comprise retrieving a plurality of feedback on a document, each feedback having an associated reviewer who provided the feedback. Social data associated with the reviewer of the feedback may be obtained. A plurality of characteristics associated with the feedback may be identified, at least some of the characteristics identified based on the social data. The characteristics may include at least the associated reviewer's position in an organization hierarchy, the reviewer's expertise, frequency of the feedback, impact of the feedback, and usefulness of the feedback. The plurality of feedback may be prioritized based on the plurality of characteristics, and a list of prioritized feedback may be presented via a user interface. | 02-11-2016 |