Greeting agent for meeting introductions

• US 10,289,979 B2
• Filed: 11/26/2014
• Issued: 05/14/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Gaucher, Brian P., Gil, Dario, Lenchner, Jonathan, Melville, David O.S., Salapura, Valentina, Webb, Alan M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Park, Grace
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mueller, Kurt A
• Application Number:
  US14/554,376
• Publication Number:
  US 20160148156A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,630 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/00 Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15

Abstract

In an approach to determining an introduction of a user in a meeting, one or more computer processors retrieve a document containing information associated with a user, wherein the document includes one or more fragments describing the user. The one or more computer processors determine an audience of a meeting associated with the user. The one or more computer processors determine a description of the meeting. The one or more computer processors prioritize one or more of the one or more fragments, based, at least in part, on the audience of the meeting and on the description of the meeting. The one or more computer processors select one or more of the one or more fragments for the introduction of the user in the meeting, based, at least in part, on the prioritization of the one or more fragments.

Claims

1. A method, the method comprising:

determining, by one or more computer processors, a meeting participant joins a meeting;

retrieving, by the one or more computer processors, a document containing information associated with the meeting participant;

identifying, by the one or more computer processors, one or more fragments of the document, wherein the one or more fragments describe an experience of the meeting participant;

determining, by the one or more computer processors, an audience of the meeting, wherein the meeting includes at least one of an in person meeting, a teleconference, or a web meeting;

determining, by the one or more computer processors, a subject matter of the meeting;

prioritizing, by the one or more computer processors, one or more of the one or more fragments, based, at least in part, on the audience of the meeting and on the subject matter of the meeting;

selecting, by the one or more computer processors, at least one of the one or more fragments for the introduction of the meeting participant in the meeting, based, at least in part, on the prioritization of the one or more fragments; and

providing, by the one or more computer processors, an introduction of the meeting participant to one or more additional meeting participants of the meeting, wherein the introduction is comprised of the at least one of the one or more selected fragments.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the introduction of the meeting participant includes at least one of:

playing a pre-recorded version of the at least one selected fragments, reading the at least one selected fragments via automated text-to-speech technology, sending the at least one selected fragments to the meeting participant, and sending the at least one selected fragments to the one or more additional meeting participants of the meeting.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to providing the introduction of the meeting participant, determining, by the one or more computer processors, whether the meeting participant consents to sending one or more additional fragments to the one or more additional meeting participants; and

responsive to determining the meeting participant consents to sending one or more additional fragments to the one or more additional meeting participants, sending, by the one or more computer processors, one or more additional fragments.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein retrieving the document containing information associated with the meeting participant further comprises retrieving, by the one or more computer processors, one or more descriptions of the user from one or more of a resume, a profile document, an employee directory, an organization directory, and a social network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more fragments describing the experience of the meeting participant include a description of at least one of:

a career highlight, a history of professional positions, a key project, a role within a project, a publication, a patent, a personal highlight, a technical proficiency, an interest, and a hobby.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the audience of the meeting further comprises analyzing, by the one or more computer processors, at least one of a meeting invitee list, a meeting participant list, and a list of speakers on a meeting agenda.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the subject matter of the meeting includes one or more of a meeting title, a list of participants, a list of speakers, and a meeting agenda.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the subject matter of the meeting further comprises analyzing, by the one or more computer processors, at least one of a meeting invitation, a meeting title, and a meeting agenda.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to prioritizing one or more of the one or more fragments, determining, by the one or more computer processors, a time allotted to an introduction of the meeting participant in the meeting; and

selecting, by the one or more computer processors, at least one of the one or more fragments for the introduction of the meeting participant in the meeting, based, at least in part, on the prioritization of the one or more fragments and the time allotted to the introduction.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein determining the time allotted to the introduction of the meeting participant in the meeting further comprises:

determining, by the one or more computer processors, a number of participants in the meeting;

determining, by the one or more computer processors, a length of time allotted to introductions of all participants in the meeting; and

estimating, by the one or more computer processors, based, at least in part, on the number of participants in the meeting and the length of time allotted to introductions of all participants in the meeting, a length of time allotted to the introduction of one meeting participant.

11. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by one or more computer processors to cause the one or more computer processors to:

determine, by the one or more computer processors, a meeting participant joins a meeting;

retrieve, by the one or more computer processors, a document containing information associated with a meeting participant;

identify, by the one or more computer processors, one or more fragments of the document, wherein the one or more fragments describe an experience of the meeting participant;

determine, by the one or more computer processors, an audience of the meeting, wherein the meeting includes at least one of an in person meeting, a teleconference, or a web meeting;

determine, by the one or more computer processors, a subject matter of the meeting;

prioritize, by the one or more computer processors, one or more of the one or more fragments, based, at least in part, on the audience of the meeting and on the subject matter of the meeting;

select, by the one or more computer processors, at least one of the one or more fragments for the introduction of the meeting participant in the meeting, based, at least in part, on the prioritization of the one or more fragments; and

provide, by the one or more computer processors, an introduction of the meeting participant to one or more additional meeting participants of the meeting, wherein the introduction is comprised of the at least one of the one or more selected fragments.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein program instructions to retrieve the document containing information associated with the meeting participant further comprises program instructions to retrieve one or more descriptions of the user from one or more of a resume, a profile document, an employee directory, an organization directory, and a social network.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein program instructions to determine the audience of the meeting further comprises program instructions to analyze at least one of a meeting invitee list, a meeting participant list, and a list of speakers on a meeting agenda.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein program instructions to determine the subject matter of the meeting further comprises program instructions to analyze at least one of a meeting invitation, a meeting title, and a meeting agenda.

15. A computer system for determining an introduction of a user in a meeting, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage media;

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to determine a meeting participant joins a meeting;

program instructions to retrieve a document containing information associated with a user the meeting participant, wherein the document is a resume, and wherein the document includes one or more fragments describing an experience of the user;

program instructions to identify one or more fragments of the document, wherein the one or more fragments describe an experience of the meeting participant;

program instructions to determine an audience of the meeting, wherein the meeting includes at least one of an in person meeting, a teleconference, or a web meeting;

program instructions to determine a subject matter of the meeting;

program instructions to prioritize one or more of the one or more fragments, based, at least in part, on the audience of the meeting and on the subject matter of the meeting; and

program instructions to select at least one of the one or more fragments for the introduction of the meeting participant in the meeting, based, at least in part, on the prioritization of the one or more fragments; and

program instructions to provide an introduction of the meeting participant to one or more additional meeting participants of the meeting, wherein the introduction is comprised of the at least one of the one or more selected fragments.

16. The computer system of claim 15, wherein program instructions to retrieve the document containing information associated with the user further comprises program instructions to retrieve one or more descriptions of the meeting participant from one or more of a resume, a profile document, an employee directory, an organization directory, and a social network.

17. The computer system of claim 15, wherein program instructions to determine the audience of the meeting further comprises program instructions to analyze at least one of a meeting invitee list, a meeting participant list, and a list of speakers on a meeting agenda.