METHOD FOR CALENDAR DRIVEN DECISIONS IN WEB CONFERENCES

• US 20090157414A1
• Filed: 12/12/2007
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: O'Sullivan, Patrick, Zimmet, Carol
• Granted Patent: US 8,121,880 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06314 Calendaring for a resource
• 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 10/1093 Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment

Abstract

A method for associating a calendar invitation for a calendar event to a web conference for a web conference event is provided. Invitees of a calendar invitation for a calendar event are received and are detected. The invitees of the calendar event are associated to a web conference event. Modifications relating to the invitees of the calendar event are detected. Modifications relating to the invitees of the calendar event are propagated to the web conference event, and the web conference event synchronizes with the calendar event. Modifications relating to the web conference event for the web conference are detected. Modifications relating to the web conference event are propagated to the calendar event, and the calendar event synchronizes with the web conference event. The invitees of the calendar invitation include first, second, and/or third tiers, and the tiers relate to user roles and privileges, such as a hidden or anonymous presence.

Claims

1. A method for associating a calendar invitation for a calendar event to a web conference for a web conference event, comprising:

receiving invitees of a calendar invitation for a calendar event;

detecting the invitees of the calendar invitation for the calendar event;

associating the invitees of the calendar event to a web conference event for a web conference;

detecting modifications relating to the invitees of the calendar event;

propagating the modifications relating to the invitees of the calendar event to the web conference event, such that the web conference event synchronizes with the calendar event;

detecting modifications relating to the web conference event for the web conference; and

propagating the modifications relating to the web conference event to tie calendar event for the invitees, such that the calendar event synchronizes with the web conference event;

wherein the invitees, of the calendar invitation for the calendar event, comprise at least one of a first tier, a second tier, and a third tier;

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the invitees of the first tier are known to others in the web conference event;

wherein invitees of the second tier are known as anonymous to the others in the web conference event; and

wherein invitees of the third tier are hidden from the others in the web conference event.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein if additional invitees of the second tier join the web conference event, a count reflects a number of anonymous invitees of the web conference event.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein if the invites of the second tier and the third tier join the web conference event, a presence of the invitees of the second tier and the third tier is reported to a meeting invitee.