US 12,010,082 B2
Systems and methods for automatically identifying spam in social media comments based on context
Vijay Kumar, Karnataka (IN); Rajendran Pichaimurthy, Karnataka (IN); and Madhusudhan Srinivasan, Karnataka (IN)
Assigned to Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on May 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/142,877.
Application 18/142,877 is a continuation of application No. 16/541,788, filed on Aug. 15, 2019, granted, now 11,677,703.
Prior Publication US 2023/0275861 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 51/212 (2022.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 51/212 (2022.05) [G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for detecting spam on a social media platform, the method comprising:
identifying, by a server of the social media platform, a topic of a social media post;
accessing, by the server, a comment associated with the social media post;
determining, by the server, a topic of the comment;
determining, by the server, based on the topic of the comment, a plurality of synonymous topics;
determining, by the server, whether the topic of the comment matches the topic of the social media post based on the plurality of synonymous topics; and
in response to determining, by the server, that the topic of the comment does not match the topic of the social media post:
identifying, by the server, the comment as unrelated to the social media post; and
transmitting, by the server to an administrator of the social media platform, a notification comprising an identifier of the comment.