System and method for generating a customized singular activity stream

Abstract

A method and system for causing displays of a customized activity stream are provided. The method includes gathering a plurality of contextual activity streams, wherein the plurality of contextual activity streams is generated based on unstructured data collected from a plurality of data sources, wherein the generation of the plurality of contextual activity streams includes determining a context of the unstructured data based on at least one tag of the unstructured data; generating a customized singular activity stream based on at least one user-related parameter and at least one node-related parameter of a client node, wherein the customized singular activity stream includes a plurality of data items from the plurality of contextual activity streams; and causing a display of the customized singular activity stream over the client node.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for causing displays of a customized singular activity stream, comprising:
 gathering a plurality of contextual activity streams, wherein the plurality of contextual activity streams is generated based on unstructured data collected from a plurality of data sources, wherein the generation of the plurality of contextual activity streams includes determining a context of the unstructured data based on at least one tag of the unstructured data;   generating a customized singular activity stream based on at least one user-related parameter and at least one node-related parameter of a client node, wherein the customized singular activity stream includes a plurality of data items from the plurality of contextual activity streams; and   causing a display of the customized singular activity stream over the client node.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one user-related parameter includes at least one of: registration information, a list of data sources that the user has access to through the client node, a list of preferable data sources, and identifiers related to the user's experience. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein each of the data sources is any one of: a mail application, a chat application, a phone call list, a video conferencing application, a social network, an enterprise social network, and a data collaboration application. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one client node-related parameter is at least one of: a client node's type, a client node's operating system type, a size of the client node's display area, look-and-feel characteristics, and compatibilities with external networks or devices. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 obtaining the unstructured data collected from the plurality of data sources; and   generating, based on the obtained unstructured data, the plurality of contextual activity streams.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the singular activity stream is customized to allow proper display over the client node's display. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 determining display capabilities of the client node based on the least one client node-related parameter;   determining the number of data items that can be properly displayed based on the display capabilities;   selecting the plurality of data items from the plurality of contextual activity streams, up to the number of data items that can be properly displayed;   aggregating the selected plurality of data items; and   including the aggregated plurality of data items in the customized singular activity stream.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein selecting the plurality of data items further comprises at least one of: selecting the plurality of data items from contextual data streams having a strong correlation to the received query; selecting top data items from each of the contextual data streams; and selecting the plurality of data items included in the plurality of contextual data streams that resulted from preferable data sources. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 updating, in real-time, the customized singular activity stream as the user views the plurality of data items included therein.   
     
     
         10 . A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for causing one or more processing units to execute a method, the method comprising:
 gathering a plurality of contextual activity streams, wherein the plurality of contextual activity streams is generated based on unstructured data collected from a plurality of data sources, wherein the generation of the plurality of contextual activity streams includes determining a context of the unstructured data based on at least one tag of the unstructured data;   generating a customized singular activity stream based on at least one user-related parameter and at least one node-related parameter of a client node, wherein the customized singular activity stream includes a plurality of data items from the plurality of contextual activity streams; and   causing a display of the customized singular activity stream over the client node.   
     
     
         11 . A system configured for causing displays of a customized singular activity stream comprising:
 a processing circuitry; and   a memory coupled to the processor containing a plurality of instructions that when executed by the processor, configure the server to:   gather a plurality of contextual activity streams, wherein the plurality of contextual activity streams is generated based on unstructured data collected from a plurality of data sources, wherein the generation of the plurality of contextual activity streams includes determining a context of the unstructured data based on at least one tag of the unstructured data;   generate a customized singular activity stream based on at least one user-related parameter and at least one node-related parameter of a client node, wherein the customized singular activity stream includes a plurality of data items from the plurality of contextual activity streams; and   cause a display of the customized singular activity stream over the client node.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one user-related parameter includes at least one of: registration information, a list of data sources that a user has access to through the client node, a list of preferable data sources, and identifiers related to the user's experience. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein each of the data sources is any one of: a mail application, a chat application, a phone call list, a video conferencing application, a social network, an enterprise social network, and a data collaboration application. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one client node-related parameter is at least one of: a client node's type, a client node's operating system type, a size of the client node's display area, look-and-feel characteristics, and compatibilities with external networks and devices. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the system is further configured to:
 obtain the unstructured data collected from the plurality of data sources; and   generate, based on the obtained unstructured data, the plurality of contextual activity streams.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the singular activity stream is customized to allow proper display over the client node's display. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the server is further configured to:
 determine display capabilities of the client node based on the at least one client node-related parameter;   determine the number of data items that can be properly displayed based on the display capabilities;   select the plurality of data items from the plurality of contextual activity streams, up to the number of data items that can be properly displayed;   aggregate the selected plurality of data items; and   include the aggregated plurality of data items in the customized singular activity stream.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the selection of the plurality of data items further comprises at least one of: selection of the plurality of data items from contextual data streams having a strong correlation to the received query; selection of top data items from each of the plurality of contextual data streams; and selection of the plurality of data items included in the plurality of contextual data streams that resulted from a list of preferable data sources. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the server is further configured to:
 update, in real-time, the customized singular activity stream as the user views the data items included therein.