SHARED PERSONALIZED AUTO-OPEN WORK SCHEDULER SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20080040386A1
• Filed: 08/10/2006
• Published: 02/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
• Inventors: GODLEY, Hector Stuart
• Application Number:
  US11/463,746
• Publication Number:
  US 20080040386A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/104.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

System and method for implementing a shared personalized auto-open work scheduler are described. In one embodiment, a method for implementing an auto-open work scheduler system comprises creating a work group comprising a plurality of members, wherein the creating further comprises providing for each of the members an e-mail address and a PC-ID identifying a computer of the member; sending to each of the members an e-mail message, the e-mail message comprising means for enabling the member to install a plug-in module on a computer of the member; determining whether all of the members have installed the plug-in module; and responsive to a determination that at least one of the members has not installed the plug-in module, sending a reminder e-mail message to the at least one of the members.

Claims

1. A method for implementing an auto-open work scheduler system, the method comprising:

creating a work group comprising a plurality of members, wherein the creating further comprises providing for each of the members an e-mail address and a PC-ID identifying a computer of the member;

sending to each of the members an e-mail message, the e-mail message comprising means for enabling the member to install a plug-in module on a computer of the member, the plug-in module enabling identified items to be automatically opened (“

auto-opened”

) on the member'"'"'s computer at a specified date and time;

determining whether all of the members have installed the plug-in module; and

responsive to a determination that at least one of the members has not installed the plug-in module, sending a reminder e-mail message to the at least one of the members.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the e-mail message includes a link and wherein the member installs the plug-in module by clicking on the link.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the e-mail message includes a confirm icon and wherein the member clicks on the confirm icon to confirm installation of the plug-in module, the determining further comprising determining whether all of the members have clicked on the confirm icon.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the creating a work group further comprises completing a scheduler forum.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the members is designated as a manager and wherein the creating a work group is performed by the manager.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein for each of the members, the e-mail message is sent to the e-mail address provided for the member.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising repeating the determining and sending a reminder e-mail message until it is determined that all of the members have installed the plug-in.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

identifying an item to be auto-opened;

selecting a member for whom the identified item is to be auto-opened; and

selecting a date and time at which the identified item is to be auto-opened.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising opening the identified item on the identified computer of the selected member at the selected date and time.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the identified item is selected from the group consisting of a document, a web page, and an application.

11. The method of claim 8 further comprising determining whether the selected member has performed a required function in connection with the auto-opened item.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising reporting to a manager results of the determining whether the selected member has performed a selected function in connection with the auto-opened item.

13. An auto-open work scheduler system comprising:

means for creating a work group comprising a plurality of members, wherein the creating further comprises providing for each of the members an e-mail address and a PC-ID identifying a computer of the member;

means for sending to each of the members an e-mail message, the e-mail message including a link for enabling the member to download from a server a plug-in module and to install the plug-in module on a computer of the member, wherein the plug-in module enables identified items to be automatically opened (“

auto-opened”

) on the member'"'"'s computer at a specified date and time;

means for determining whether all of the members have installed the plug-in module; and

means responsive to a determination that at least one of the members has not installed the plug-in module for sending a reminder e-mail message to the at least one of the members.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the e-mail message further includes a confirm icon and wherein the member clicks on the confirm icon to confirm installation of the plug-in module, the determining further comprising determining whether all of the members have clicked on the confirm icon.

15. The system of claim 13 wherein at least one of the members is designated as a manager and wherein the means for creating a work group further comprises making a scheduler forum available to the manager and wherein the manager creates the work group by completing the scheduler forum and uploading the completed scheduler forum to the computer.

16. The system of claim 13 further comprising repeating the determining and sending a reminder e-mail message until it is determined that all of the members have installed the plug-in.

17. The system of claim 13 further comprising:

means for designating at least one of the members as a manager;

means for enabling the manager to identify an item to be auto-opened;

means for enabling the manager to select at least one member for whom the identified item is to be auto-opened; and

means for enabling the manager to select a date and time at which the identified item is to be auto-opened.

18. The system of claim 17 further comprising means for opening the identified item on the identified computer of the selected member at the selected date and time.

19. The system of claim 17 wherein the identified item is selected from the group consisting of a document, a web page, and an application.

20. The system of claim 17 further comprising means for determining whether the selected member has performed a required function in connection with the auto-opened item.

21. The system of claim 20 further comprising means for reporting to a manager results of the determining whether the selected member has performed a selected function in connection with the auto-opened item.

22. A method for implementing an auto-open work scheduler system, the method comprising:

creating a work group comprising a plurality of members, wherein the creating further comprises providing for each of the members an e-mail address and a PC-ID identifying a computer of the member;

sending to each of the members an e-mail message, the e-mail message comprising means for enabling the member to install a plug-in module on a computer of the member, the plug-in module enabling identified items to be automatically opened (“

auto-opened”

) on the member'"'"'s computer at a specified date and time;

determining whether all of the members have installed the plug-in module; and

responsive to a determination that at least one of the members has not installed the plug-in module, sending a reminder e-mail message to the at least one of the members;

subsequent to a determination that all of the members have installed the plug-in module;

identifying an item to be auto-opened;

selecting at least one member for whom the identified item is to be auto-opened; and

selecting a date and time at which the identified item is to be auto-opened.