Online Message Timeline Segmentation for Context Clarity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current online message management systems struggle to effectively display and organize multiple topics on a single timeline, leading to reduced visibility and difficulty in tracing conversation contexts in chatting applications and microblogs.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system that receives online messages, determines sets of similar messages through logical operations, and displays them along graphical timelines, allowing new messages to be integrated into existing sets based on similarity, with options to manually edit topics and suggest reorganization when correlation thresholds are exceeded.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple topics are displayed on a single timeline, then the timeline becomes more comprehensive, but the visibility and context clarity of individual conversations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the timeline into multiple parallel tracks, each dedicated to a specific topic or conversation thread. This allows multiple topics to be displayed simultaneously while maintaining clear separation and context visibility within each track, resolving the contradiction between comprehensive topic coverage and individual conversation clarity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a dimensional change by transitioning from a single linear timeline to a multi-dimensional display with parallel tracks. This spatial reorganization allows users to view multiple topics concurrently while preserving context clarity through structured arrangement, effectively addressing both comprehensiveness and visibility requirements.
2Extent of automation
If online messages are automatically organized into sets, then the system becomes more automated, but the complexity of message processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the system to automatically detect, organize, and manage message sets based on predefined criteria. The automated organization reduces manual intervention while the structured approach to processing maintains manageable complexity through clear organizational rules and patterns.
3Ease of operation
If similar messages are grouped into sets, then the display becomes more organized, but the difficulty of detecting new message sets increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates feedback mechanisms that continuously monitor incoming messages and automatically adjust the organization of message sets. This feedback loop enables the system to detect new message sets, update existing ones, and maintain optimal organization, thereby reducing detection difficulty while preserving display clarity.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product of managing and displaying online messages along timelines. In an embodiment, the present invention includes receiving a plurality of online messages from an online website, determining sets of similar online messages among the plurality of online messages, and displaying on a computer display each of the sets of similar online messages along a graphical representation of a timeline corresponding to the each of the sets of similar online messages, resulting in displayed timelines and displayed online messages. In a further embodiment, the present invention includes in response to receiving a new online message from the online website, determining each set among the sets of similar online messages to which the new online message is similar, and displaying on the computer display the new online message, resulting in a displayed new online message.