Dynamic interest-based notifications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9652507-B2
Application number	US-201414163411-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 24, 2014
Priority date	Jan 24, 2014
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

Providing dynamic, interest-based change notifications includes detecting an event for an artifact managed by a collaborative system, determining a user subscribed to the artifact, and, responsive to the event, calculating a score for the event using a processor. The score is user-specific and indicates a level of interest of the user for the event. The score is compared with a threshold score. A change notification of the event is sent to the user responsive to determining that the score exceeds the threshold score.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a processor programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:
detecting an event for an artifact managed by a collaborative system;

determining a user subscribed to the artifact;
responsive to the event, calculating a score for the event, wherein the score is user-specific and indicates a level of interest of the user for the event, and wherein calculating comprises:
adjusting the score respectively in response to determining whether the user self-subscribed to the artifact or was subscribed to the artifact by a different user, wherein when the user is subscribed by a different user, a size of the adjustment to the score is based on one or more of a role, position, and relationship of the different user with respect to one or more of the user, the artifact, and the detected event;

comparing the score with a threshold score; and
sending a change notification of the event to the user responsive to determining that the score exceeds the threshold score.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:
selecting a communication channel over which the change notification is sent according to the score.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:
setting a level of importance of a message sent as the change notification according to the score.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the calculating comprises:
adjusting the score according to a priority level of the artifact.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the calculating comprises:
adjusting the score according to a level of interest of the user in a different artifact to which the user is subscribed that has a classification similar to the artifact.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the calculating comprises:
adjusting the score according to a relationship between the user and the artifact.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein
the relationship is that the user created the artifact.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein
the relationship is that the user is a member of a team that develops the artifact.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the calculating comprises:
adjusting the score according to a classification of the artifact.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the calculating comprises:
adjusting the score according to the user previously modifying the artifact within a predetermined time period of the event.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the calculating comprises:
adjusting the score according to the user being referenced by the artifact.

12. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code stored thereon, the program code executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:
detecting, using the processor, an event for an artifact managed by a collaborative system;
determining a user subscribed to the artifact using the processor;
responsive to the event, calculating a score for the event using the processor, wherein the score is user-specific and indicates a level of interest of the user for the event, and wherein calculating comprises:
adjusting the score respectively in response to determining whether the user self-subscribed to the artifact or was subscribed to the artifact by a different user, wherein when the user is subscribed by a different user, a size of the adjustment to the score is based on one or more of a role, position, and relationship of the different user with respect to one or more of the user, the artifact and the detected event;

comparing the score with a threshold score using the processor; and
sending a change notification of the event to the user responsive to determining that the score exceeds the threshold score using the processor.

13. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises:
selecting a communication channel over which the change notification is sent according to the score.

14. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises:
setting a level of importance of a message sent as the change notification according to the score.

15. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein the relationship is that the user created the artifact.

16. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein the relationship is that the user is a member of a team that develops the artifact.

17. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein the calculating comprises:
adjusting the score according to the user previously modifying the artifact within a predetermined time period of the event.

18. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein the calculating comprises:
adjusting the score according to the user being referenced by the artifact.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Frankel Lisa M
• Klenk Peter H
• Komar Paul
• Yin Yuhong

Classifications

• G06F17/3053 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04L12/1859

  adapted to provide push services, e.g. data channels · CPC title

• H04L12/1895

  for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates · CPC title

• H04L51/04 Primary

  Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM] · CPC title

• G06F17/30386

  Physics · mapped topic