Monitoring hashtags in micro-blog posts to provide one or more crowd-based features
US8566309B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 3, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/01
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for monitoring hashtags in micro-blog posts, or status updates, from users to provide one or more crowd-based features. In one embodiment, a micro-blog post of a user in a crowd of users is obtained. The crowd of users is a group of users within a predefined spatial proximity to one another. A hashtag in the micro-blog post is then obtained, and a crowd-based feature is provided based on the hashtag.
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