EVENT SCHEDULING CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION FOR UNPROCESSED EVENTS IN A COLLABORATIVE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

• US 20080140488A1
• Filed: 12/08/2006
• Published: 06/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2006
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Schirmer, Andrew L., Oral, Tolga, Landar, Sergei R.
• Application Number:
  US11/608,682
• Publication Number:
  US 20080140488A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063116 Schedule adjustment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1093 Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to meeting time conflict management and resolution in a C&S system and provide a method, system and computer program product for event scheduling conflict management and resolution for unprocessed events in a collaborative computing environment. In one embodiment of the invention, a method of event scheduling conflict management and resolution for unprocessed events can be provided for a collaborative computing environment. The method can include proposing a new calendar event for a specified time slot not already scheduled for a processed calendar event, identifying an unprocessed, unscheduled, proposed event conflicting with the specified time slot, and prompting for conflict resolution of the conflict.

Claims

1. A method of event scheduling conflict management and resolution for unprocessed events in a collaborative computing environment, the method comprising:

proposing a new calendar event for a specified time slot not already scheduled for a processed calendar event;

identifying an unprocessed, unscheduled, proposed event conflicting with the specified time slot; and

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prompting for conflict resolution of the conflict.

2. The method of claim of claim 1, wherein proposing a new calendar event for a specified time slot not already scheduled for a processed calendar event, comprises proposing to accept an invitation for a new calendar event for a specified time slot not already scheduled for a processed calendar event.

3. The method of claim of claim 1, wherein proposing a new calendar event for a specified time slot not already scheduled for a processed calendar event, comprises proposing to forward to an invitee an invitation for a new calendar event for a specified time slot not already scheduled for a processed calendar event.

4. The method of claim of claim 1, wherein proposing a new calendar event for a specified time slot not already scheduled for a processed calendar event, comprises viewing free/busy time to identify the specified time slot for the new calendar event not already scheduled for a processed calendar event.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein prompting for conflict resolution of the conflict comprises:

listing the new calendar event with the specified time slot along with a plurality of unprocessed, unscheduled, proposed events; and

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selecting to reject all of the unprocessed, unscheduled, proposed events while concurrently scheduling the new calendar event.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein prompting for conflict resolution of the conflict comprises:

listing the new calendar event with the specified time slot along with a plurality of unprocessed, unscheduled, proposed events; and

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selecting to reject the new calendar event and all but one of the unprocessed, unscheduled, proposed events while concurrently scheduling a selected one of the unprocessed, unscheduled, proposed events.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein prompting for conflict resolution of the conflict comprises:

listing the new calendar event with the specified time slot along with a plurality of unprocessed, unscheduled, proposed events;

determining whether multiple ones of the unprocessed, unscheduled, proposed events can be scheduled without conflict in lieu of the new calendar event; and

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identifying the determined multiple ones of the unprocessed, unscheduled, proposed events as an optimal schedule.

8. A calendaring and scheduling (C&

S) data processing system comprising;

a data store of calendar events comprising processed, scheduled events for specified different time slots and unprocessed, unscheduled, proposed events associated with different time slots;

an event scheduler coupled to the data store of calendar events; and

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unprocessed invitations processing logic coupled to the event scheduler, the logic comprising program code enabled to identify any of the unprocessed, unscheduled, proposed events conflicting with a specified time slot for a proposed new calendar event.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the unprocessed invitations processing logic further is enabled to provide an invite processing user interface configured for event scheduling conflict management and resolution for unprocessed events in a collaborative computing environment.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the unprocessed invitations processing logic further is enabled to provide a free/busy time lookup user interface configured for event scheduling conflict management and resolution for unprocessed events in a collaborative computing environment.

11. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium embodying computer usable program code for event scheduling conflict management and resolution for unprocessed events in a collaborative computing environment, the computer program product comprising:

computer usable program code for proposing a new calendar event for a specified time slot not already scheduled for a processed calendar event;

computer usable program code for identifying an unprocessed, unscheduled, proposed event conflicting with the specified time slot; and

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computer usable program code for prompting for conflict resolution of the conflict.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer usable program code for proposing a new calendar event for a specified time slot not already scheduled for a processed calendar event, comprises computer usable program code for proposing to accept an invitation for a new calendar event for a specified time slot not already scheduled for a processed calendar event.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer usable program code for proposing a new calendar event for a specified time slot not already scheduled for a processed calendar event, comprises computer usable program code for proposing to forward to an invitee an invitation for a new calendar event for a specified time slot not already scheduled for a processed calendar event.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer usable program code for proposing a new calendar event for a specified time slot not already scheduled for a processed calendar event, comprises computer usable program code for viewing free/busy time to identify the specified time slot for the new calendar event not already scheduled for a processed calendar event.

15. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer usable program code for prompting for conflict resolution of the conflict comprises:

computer usable program code for listing the new calendar event with the specified time slot along with a plurality of unprocessed, unscheduled, proposed events; and

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computer usable program code for selecting to reject all of the unprocessed, unscheduled, proposed events while concurrently scheduling the new calendar event.

16. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer usable program code for prompting for conflict resolution of the conflict comprises:

computer usable program code for listing the new calendar event with the specified time slot along with a plurality of unprocessed, unscheduled, proposed events; and

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computer usable program code for selecting to reject the new calendar event and all but one of the unprocessed, unscheduled, proposed events while concurrently scheduling a selected one of the unprocessed, unscheduled, proposed events.

17. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer usable program code for prompting for conflict resolution of the conflict comprises:

computer usable program code for listing the new calendar event with the specified time slot along with a plurality of unprocessed, unscheduled, proposed events;

computer usable program code for determining whether multiple ones of the unprocessed, unscheduled, proposed events can be scheduled without conflict in lieu of the new calendar event; and

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computer usable program code for identifying the determined multiple ones of the unprocessed, unscheduled, proposed events as an optimal schedule.