US2013022954A1PendingUtilityA1

Conversational question and answer

Assignee: GOOGLE INCPriority: Apr 1, 2010Filed: Sep 14, 2012Published: Jan 24, 2013
Est. expiryApr 1, 2030(~3.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for facilitating online conversation. In one aspect, a method includes determining that a user has submitted a question to be viewed by trusted participants of an online conversation, wherein the trusted participants include the user, one or more advertisers and one or more social network friends of the user, obtaining a reply to the question from one of the trusted participants, and providing the reply to the trusted participants.

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exact text as granted — not AI-modified
1 . A system comprising:
 one or more computers; and   a computer-readable medium coupled to the one or more computers having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
 determining that a user has submitted a question to be viewed by trusted participants of an online conversation, wherein the trusted participants include the user, one or more advertisers and one or more social network friends of the user; 
 obtaining a reply to the question from one of the trusted participants; and 
 providing the reply to the trusted participants.

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