US 11,997,176 B2
Systems and methods for resolving ambiguous terms in social chatter based on a user profile
Timothy Christensen Kelly, Austin, TX (US); Benjamin Maughan, Pleasanton, CA (US); Brian Peterson, Barrington, IL (US); David Yon, Studio City, CA (US); and Walter R. Klappert, North Hollywood, CA (US)
Assigned to Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/354,295.
Application 17/354,295 is a continuation of application No. 16/902,754, filed on Jun. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,076,008.
Application 16/902,754 is a continuation of application No. 16/410,388, filed on May 13, 2019, granted, now 10,728,351, issued on Jul. 28, 2020.
Application 16/410,388 is a continuation of application No. 15/852,915, filed on Dec. 22, 2017, granted, now 10,341,447, issued on Jul. 2, 2019.
Application 15/852,915 is a continuation of application No. 14/610,793, filed on Jan. 30, 2015, granted, now 9,854,049, issued on Dec. 26, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0314413 A1, Oct. 7, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 67/306 (2022.01); H04L 67/50 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/535 (2022.05) [H04L 67/306 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
identifying a communication transmitted by a communication interface;
determining, based on the communication and user profile data, an event of interest;
identifying an interface that has an activity history associated with the user profile data;
conducting a search for information about the event of interest;
in response to receiving information about the event of interest, generating an advertisement corresponding to the event of interest based on the received information, wherein a format of the advertisement is compatible with the interface; and
generating for display the advertisement.