SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CALENDARING EVENTS

• US 20090172097A1
• Filed: 12/31/2007
• Published: 07/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Zimmet, Carol Sue, O'Sullivan, Patrick Joseph, Harpur, Liam, Raguillat, Fred, Terlizzi, Daniel
• Granted Patent: US 9,317,838 B2
• 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

Abstract

An indication of a meeting being scheduled between a plurality of attendees is received. A first one of the attendees is designated an owner of the meeting. Ownership privileges for the meeting are associated with at least a second one of the meeting attendees. The ownership privileges associated with at least a second one of the meeting attendees are associated based upon, at least in part, an organizational structure.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an indication of a meeting being scheduled between a plurality of attendees, wherein a first one of the attendees is designated an owner of the meeting; and

associating ownership privileges for the meeting with at least a second one of the meeting attendees based upon, at least in part, an organizational structure.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the meeting is an in-person meeting.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the meeting is a virtual meeting chosen from the group consisting of:

an instant-message based meeting;

a web-based meeting;

a telephone conference; and

a video conference.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein associating ownership privileges for the meeting with the at least a second one of the meeting attendees includes enabling the at least a second one of the meeting attendees to cancel the meeting.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein associating ownership privileges for the meeting with the at least a second one of the meeting attendees includes enabling the at least a second one of the meeting attendees to reschedule the meeting.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein associating ownership privileges for the meeting with the at least a second one of the meeting attendees includes enabling the at least a second one of the meeting attendees to add one or more additional meeting attendees.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein associating ownership privileges for the meeting with the at least a second one of the meeting attendees includes enabling the at least a second one of the meeting attendees to remove one or more of the plurality of attendees.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the organizational structure is defined within an organizational directory.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least a second one of the meeting attendees is of equal or higher hierarchal position as the designated owner within the organizational structure.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least a second one of the meeting attendees is within a management chain of the first one of the attendees.

11. A computer program product comprising:

a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising;

computer usable program code configured to receive an indication of a meeting being scheduled between a plurality of attendees, wherein a first one of the attendees is designated an owner of the meeting; and

computer usable program code configured to associate ownership privileges for the meeting with at least a second one of the meeting attendees based upon, at least in part, an organizational structure.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the meeting is an in-person meeting.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the meeting is a virtual meeting chosen from the group consisting of:

an instant-message based meeting;

a web-based meeting;

a telephone conference; and

a video conference.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer usable program code configured to associate ownership privileges for the meeting with the at least a second one of the meeting attendees includes computer usable program code configured to enable the at least a second one of the meeting attendees to cancel the meeting.

15. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer usable program code configured to associate ownership privileges for the meeting with the at least a second one of the meeting attendees includes computer usable program code configured to enable the at least a second one of the meeting attendees to reschedule the meeting.

16. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer usable program code configured to associate ownership privileges for the meeting with the at least a second one of the meeting attendees includes computer usable program code configured to enable the at least a second one of the meeting attendees to add one or more additional meeting attendees.

17. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer usable program code configured to associate ownership privileges for the meeting with the at least a second one of the meeting attendees includes computer usable program code configured to enable the at least a second one of the meeting attendees to remove one or more of the plurality of attendees.

18. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the organizational structure is defined within an organizational directory.

19. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the at least a second one of the meeting attendees is of equal or higher hierarchal position as the designated owner within the organizational structure.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the at least a second one of the meeting attendees is within a management chain of the first one of the attendees.