E-MEETING PREPARATION MANAGEMENT

• US 20080091503A1
• Filed: 10/11/2006
• Published: 04/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Muller, Michael, Schirmer, Andrew L.
• Application Number:
  US11/548,393
• Publication Number:
  US 20080091503A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.19
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06315 Needs-based resource requirements planning or analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to e-meeting scheduling and provide a method, system and computer program product for e-meeting preparation in a calendaring and scheduling system. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for e-meeting preparation in a calendaring and scheduling system can include establishing an e-meeting for one or more invitees. The method further can include specifying when to provide a confirmation for the e-meeting as part of a default policy in the calendaring and scheduling system. The method further can include providing a materials distribution for the e-meeting confirmation to at least one of the invitees according to the configuration specific to the e-meeting. Finally, the method can include providing an e-meeting confirmation to at least one of the invitees according to the default policy.

Claims

1. A method for e-meeting preparation in a calendaring and scheduling system, the method comprising:

establishing an e-meeting for a plurality of invitees;

specifying when to provide a confirmation for the e-meeting as part of a default policy in the calendaring and scheduling system; and

,

providing an e-meeting confirmation to at least one of the invitees according to the default policy.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

specifying when to provide an invitation to the e-meeting as part of a default policy in the calendaring and scheduling system; and

,

providing an e-meeting invitation to the invitees according to the default policy

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

specifying when to provide a materials distribution for the e-meeting as part of a default policy in the calendaring and scheduling system; and

,

providing a materials distribution for the e-meeting confirmation to at least one of the invitees according to the default policy.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein providing an e-meeting confirmation to at least one of the invitees according to the default policy, comprises providing an e-meeting confirmation to at least one of the invitees utilizing a specified mode of communication selected from the group consisting of an e-mail, an instant message and a short message service message according to the default policy.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

overriding the default policy for the e-meeting with a configuration specific to the e-meeting; and

,

providing an e-meeting confirmation to at least one of the invitees according to the configuration specific to the e-meeting.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising providing an e-meeting invitation to the invitees according to the configuration specific to the e-meeting

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising providing a materials distribution for the e-meeting confirmation to at least one of the invitees according to the configuration specific to the e-meeting.

8. A calendaring and scheduling data processing system comprising:

a calendaring and scheduling host;

an e-meeting scheduling application coupled to the host; and

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e-meeting preparation management logic comprising program code enabled to specify when to provide an e-meeting invitation, an e-meeting confirmation, and an e-meeting materials distribution for an e-meeting as part of one of a default policy for all e-meetings and a specific configuration for the e-meeting.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the calendaring and scheduling host is centralized in a single computing device.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the calendaring and scheduling host is distributed amongst multiple computing devices.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the calendaring and scheduling host is disposed among peers to the e-meeting scheduling application.

12. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer usable program code for e-meeting preparation in a calendaring and scheduling system, the computer program product including:

computer usable program code for establishing an e-meeting for a plurality of invitees;

computer usable program code for specifying when to provide a confirmation for the e-meeting as part of a default policy in the calendaring and scheduling system; and

,

computer usable program code for providing an e-meeting confirmation to at least one of the invitees according to the default policy.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising:

computer usable program code for specifying when to provide an invitation to the e-meeting as part of a default policy in the calendaring and scheduling system; and

,

computer usable program code for providing an e-meeting invitation to the invitees according to the default policy

14. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising:

computer usable program code for specifying when to provide a materials distribution for the e-meeting as part of a default policy in the calendaring and scheduling system; and

,

computer usable program code for providing a materials distribution for the e-meeting confirmation to at least one of the invitees according to the default policy.

15. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the computer usable program code for providing an e-meeting confirmation to at least one of the invitees according to the default policy, comprises computer usable program code for providing an e-meeting confirmation to at least one of the invitees utilizing a specified mode of communication selected from the group consisting of an e-mail, an instant message and a short message service message according to the default policy.

16. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising:

computer usable program code for overriding the default policy for the e-meeting with a configuration specific to the e-meeting; and

,

computer usable program code for providing an e-meeting confirmation to at least one of the invitees according to the configuration specific to the e-meeting.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, further comprising computer usable program code for providing an e-meeting invitation to the invitees according to the configuration specific to the e-meeting

18. The computer program product of claim 16, further comprising computer usable program code for providing a materials distribution for the e-meeting confirmation to at least one of the invitees according to the configuration specific to the e-meeting.