Notification of electronic conversation

Abstract

A computer system identifies an electronic conversation between a plurality of participants. The computer system identifies the plurality of participants. The computer system determines whether the plurality of participants match a specific list of participants that have been predetermined to be of interest to a user. In response to determining that the plurality of participants engaged in the electronic conversation matches the predetermined list of participants of interest to the user, the computer system notifies the user of the electronic conversation.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for notifying a user of an electronic conversation, the method comprising:
 identifying, by one or more computer processors, an electronic conversation between a plurality of participants, wherein identifying the electronic conversation between the plurality of participants comprises:
 querying a server computer for information indicating that a contact of the user, located in the specific list of participants, is engaged in conversation; and 
 receiving from the server computer information that the contact is engaged in conversation; 
   identifying, by one or more computer processors, the plurality of participants, wherein identifying the plurality of participants comprises:
 identifying, by one or more computer processors, a privacy status of a participant from the plurality of participants; 
 determining, by one or more computer processors, if the privacy status does not allow information regarding the participant to be disseminated to a user; and 
 in response to determining if the privacy status does not allow information regarding the participant to be disseminated to a user, removing the participant from the plurality of participants; 
   determining, by one or more computer processors, a current duration of the electronic conversation;   determining, by one or more computer processors, a specific time of the electronic conversation;   determining, by one or more computer processors, if the specific time of the electronic conversation is within an established range of time;   determining, by one or more computer processors, if the current duration meets or exceeds a threshold duration;   determining, a physical location of a participant from the plurality of participants;   determining, a distance between the participant and another participant from the plurality of participants;   determining, by one or more computer processors, if the distance between the participant and the other participant meets or exceeds a threshold;   determining, by one or more computer processors, whether the plurality of participants match a specific list of participants that have been predetermined to be of interest to a user, wherein determining whether the plurality of participants match the specific list of participants comprises:
 querying a computer of a participant from the plurality of participants for one or more contacts of the participant, wherein one of the one or more contacts is the user, identifying, by one or more computer processors, a list of participants of interest to the user, and comparing, by one or more computer processors, the list to the plurality of participants; and 
 identifying metadata for a participant from the plurality of participants, wherein the metadata identifies the user as having the participant in at least one list of participants of interest to the user, and comparing, by one or more computer processors, the at least one list of participants to the plurality of participants; and 
   in response to determining that the plurality of participants engaged in the electronic conversation matches the predetermined list of participants of interest to the user, notifying the user of the electronic conversation.