Instant Messaging Vector Term Generation for Content Retrieval
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current instant messaging and search technologies do not provide users with related vector terms to access content associated with terms or phrases appearing in conversations, requiring users to manually search through browsers to find relevant content.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that generates and displays vector terms related to instant messaging conversation topics, allowing users to retrieve content items directly within the instant messaging client or browser, by analyzing and selecting relevant terms from the conversation and delivering them to a search engine for retrieval.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If users manually search for content through browsers using terms from instant messaging conversations, then they can access relevant content, but the process is time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of instant messaging conversation terms and pre-generates related vector terms and content associations before the user needs them. When a user mentions a term in conversation, the system has already prepared related content and vector terms, enabling immediate retrieval without manual searching.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary system that sits between the instant messaging application and the search engine. This intermediary automatically captures terms from conversations, generates related vector terms, and retrieves content without requiring the user to manually interact with a browser or search engine, thus bridging the gap between conversation and content retrieval.
2Productivity
If the system provides automated vector term generation and content retrieval, then content access efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is designed to perform multiple functions within a unified architecture: it monitors instant messaging conversations, extracts terms, generates vector terms, searches for content, and delivers results. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require separate applications (messaging client, search engine, browser), reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the instant messaging application with content retrieval functionality by integrating the vector term generation and search capabilities directly into the messaging system. This combination eliminates the need for users to switch between applications and reduces the complexity of coordinating multiple separate systems.
3Ease of operation
If the system integrates search functionality within the instant messaging client, then user convenience improves, but the instant messaging client complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the complex search and vector term generation functionality from the instant messaging client and places it in a separate server-component. The client only needs to send terms to the server and receive results, maintaining simplicity while still providing integrated search convenience. This extraction reduces client complexity while preserving ease of operation.
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AI summary
The method according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises retrieving one or more terms or phrases comprising an instant messaging conversation in which one or more users are participating. One or more term vectors comprising one or more vector terms associated with the one or more retrieved terms or phrases comprising the instant messaging conversation are generated and one or more vector terms are selected from said term vectors. The one or more selected vector terms are displayed to the one or more users participating in the instant messaging conversation. An indication of a user selection of a given displayed vector term is received and one or more content items responsive to the selected vector term are identified.