METHOD OF ARRANGING SUPPLEMENTAL MEETING SERVICES

• US 20080133662A1
• Filed: 01/16/2008
• Published: 06/05/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Szabo, Robert M., Demsky, Scott H.
• Application Number:
  US12/015,318
• Publication Number:
  US 20080133662A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• 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

A method of scheduling meetings within a calendaring system can include receiving a meeting request specifying a meeting time, at least one participant, and a supplemental meeting service to be scheduled concurrently with the meeting. A determination can be made that a supplemental meeting system is not available. Accordingly, participants can be notified of the meeting time and that supplemental meeting service information has not been determined. The method also can include attempting to obtain the supplemental meeting service information from the supplemental meeting system until a predetermined time prior to the meeting time. If the supplemental meeting service information is obtained before the predetermined time prior to the meeting time, the participants can be notified of the supplemental meeting service information.

Claims

1. Within a calendaring system, a method of rescheduling an existing meeting and an associated supplemental meeting service comprising:

receiving a request to reschedule the meeting and the associated supplemental meeting service involving at least one participant, wherein the request specifies a rescheduled meeting time;

sending a cancellation for the existing meeting service to a supplemental meeting system and requesting a supplemental meeting service at the rescheduled meeting time;

receiving supplemental meeting service information for the rescheduled meeting time; and

notifying the participants of the rescheduled meeting time and the supplemental meeting service information for the rescheduled meeting time.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the supplemental meeting service is a teleconference and the supplemental meeting service information specifies at least a teleconference number.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the supplemental meeting service information further specifies instructions for accessing the teleconference.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the supplemental meeting service is an electronic meeting and the supplemental meeting service information specifies at least an address of the electronic meeting.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the supplemental meeting service information further specifies instructions for accessing the electronic meeting.

6. A machine readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program implementation of a calendaring system, having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:

receiving a request to reschedule a meeting and an associated supplemental meeting service involving at least one participant, wherein said request specifies a rescheduled meeting time;

sending a cancellation for the existing meeting service to a supplemental meeting system and requesting a supplemental meeting service at the rescheduled meeting time;

receiving supplemental meeting service information for the rescheduled meeting time; and

notifying the participants of the rescheduled meeting time and the supplemental meeting service information for the rescheduled meeting time.

7. The machine-readable storage of claim 6, wherein the supplemental meeting service is a teleconference and the supplemental meeting service information specifies at least a teleconference number.

8. The machine-readable storage of claim 7, wherein the supplemental meeting service information further specifies instructions for accessing the teleconference.

9. The machine-readable storage of claim 6, wherein the supplemental meeting service is an electronic meeting and the supplemental meeting service information specifies at least an address of the electronic meeting.

10. The machine-readable storage of claim 9, wherein the supplemental meeting service information further specifies instructions for accessing the electronic meeting.