System and method for configurable meeting invitation notification on unopened/unaccepted invitations

• US 20090193087A1
• Filed: 01/27/2008
• Published: 07/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Lee, David, Dinh, Hung T., Hu, Teng, Pham, Phong Anh
• Application Number:
  US12/020,556
• Publication Number:
  US 20090193087A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

This presentation enhances current meeting/calendar programs, so that the user will receive alerts via cell or regular phone in the event that a user chooses to receive these alerts or is unaware of receiving a meeting invitation via an electronic mail or calendar system. Voice alert can be sent to cell or regular phone, and text alert can also be sent to cell phone. The user can select to get alerts via voice or text to any phone, and can type in the phone number via a configuration tool.

Claims

1. A method of configuring a meeting invitation notification for an unopened or unaccepted invitation in a calendar system, said method comprising the steps of:

a first entity receiving a meeting invitation on said calendar system;

wherein said calendar system comprising a notification module;

said first entity configuring said notification module, said configuring including a period of time to notify said first entity prior to a meeting, for notification tasks;

wherein said notification module performs said notification tasks based on predetermined rules;

wherein said notification tasks comprise a first notification task, a second notification task, and a third notification task;

wherein said meeting invitation for said first entity to a meeting is initiated by a second entity;

an agent in said calendar system setting a flag for said meeting invitation to indicate not-opened status when said meeting invitation is initially received;

said agent keeping track of said meeting invitation, and setting said flag to indicate opened-invitation status when said first entity opens said meeting invitation;

based on said flag, if said first entity does not open said meeting invitation, said notification module performing said first notification task;

based on said flag, if said first entity does not respond to said meeting invitation, said notification module performing said second notification task;

based on said flag, if said first entity responds to said meeting invitation, said notification module performing said third notification task; and

said calendar system maintaining a log for said meeting invitation and status of said first entity corresponding to said meeting invitation.