SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVENT SUMMARIZATION USING OBSERVER SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGES

摘要

A method for processing messages pertaining to an event includes receiving a plurality of messages pertaining to the event from electronic communication devices associated with a plurality of observers of the event, generating a first message stream that includes only a portion of the plurality of messages corresponding to a first participant in the event, identifying a first sub-event in the first message stream with reference to a time distribution of messages and content distribution of messages in the first message stream, generating a sub-event summary with reference to a portion of the plurality of messages in the first message stream that are associated with the first sub-event, and transmitting the sub-event summary to a plurality of electronic communication devices associated with a plurality of users who are not observers of the event.