ChatTrack: Archiving and Searching Chat and Instant Messages

University of Kansas
posted on 10/13/2005

ChatTrack archives and indexes the contents of instant messaging and chat room discussions in XML format. Subsets of this data can be classified upon request to create profiles for particular sessions or users. It's profile and retrieval mechanisms can provide a new safety and security tool for the government, business, and parents.

Suggested Uses

Homeland Security/intelligence agents can prevent/detect crimes by focusing attention on people or discussions whose profiles intersect with domains of national security interest. Parents can monitor their children's internet activity to ensure only safe conversations are taking place. Employers/employees can benefit from automated recording of spontaneous instant messenger meetings. Administrators can identify rogue chat participants that are abusing chat privileges.

Innovation Details

Detailed Description

ChatTrack archives and indexes the contents of instant messaging and chat room discussions in XML format. Subsets of this data can be classified upon request to create profiles for particular sessions or users. The ChatTrack classifier is pre-trained on 1500 concepts; however profiles can be adapted easily to specific domains by extending these concepts to include concepts of interest of a particular user. It's profile and retrieval mechanisms can provide a new safety and security tool for the government, business, and parents.

Limitations

None Known

File Number: NCL-0106

Web site: http://www.ittc.ku.edu/chattrack/

Other Information: *Limitations* None Known *Third Party Rights* None. *State of Development* Development is complete. Technology is ready for licensing. A demo is available at http://moby.ittc.ku.edu/chattrack/ *Testing* Complete.

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This innovation currently is not available for online licensing. Please contact Keith Braman at University of Kansas for more information.

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