Patent ID: 9621499
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method for excluding contacts from receiving a message within a social network environment, the method comprising: a computer receiving a message to be sent by a first user in a social network environment; the computer determining that content of the message includes a named user other than the first user; the computer determining that content of the message includes objectionable language, wherein the objectionable language includes at least one of: a negative connotation, a negative term, and a negative content; based on the determination of the named user in the message content and objectionable language in the message content, the computer recommending excluding, prior to sending the message, the named user from receiving the message to be sent; the computer determining a degree of relationship among additional common contacts of the first user and the named user further than a first degree relationship; the computer determining a probability, based on the determined degree of relationship among additional common contacts of the first user and the named user, that the named user receives the message; and the computer displaying the probability to the first user.