MEETING LAUNCHER

• US 20160117645A1
• Filed: 10/28/2014
• Published: 04/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sugarcrm Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Sugarcrm Incorporated
• Inventors: Moran, Wes
• Granted Patent: US 10,628,800 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment

Abstract

Embodiments of the present provide a method, system and computer program product for the automated launching of an e-meeting. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for meeting invite management includes creating in a C&S system an event from an e-mail invite to attend an e-meeting. Subsequently, the invite is parsed to extract into memory a hyperlink to the e-meeting, a user identifier and password. Thereafter, macro logic is generated that is programmed to access the e-meeting at the hyperlink and to authenticate into the e-meeting utilizing the user identifier and password. Finally, the macro logic is associated with a user interface control and the user interface control is embedded into the created event in the C&S system.

Claims

1. A method for meeting invite management comprising:

creating in a calendaring and scheduling (C&

S) system an event from an e-mail invite to attend an e-meeting;

parsing the invite to extract into memory a hyperlink to the e-meeting, a user identifier and password;

generating macro logic programmed to access the e-meeting at the hyperlink and to authenticate into the e-meeting utilizing the user identifier and password;

associating the macro logic with a user interface control;

embedding the user interface control into the created event in the C&

S system; and

,

responsive to a selection of the user interface control within the created event, executing the macro logic to cause a Web browser to access and authenticate into the e-meeting.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the invite is parsed also to extract an audio telephone number and the macro logic is generated to include a programmatic instruction to direct a phone dialer to dial the audio telephone number such that the macro logic upon execution also directs the dialing by the phone dialer of the audio telephone number.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the macro logic is generated to include a programmatic instruction to log the dialing by the phone dialer.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the macro logic is generated to include a programmatic instruction to direct recording of the e-meeting.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the macro logic is generated to include a programmatic instruction to activate a video camera for use in the e-meeting.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface control is a button.

7. An e-meeting data processing system configured for automated launching of an e-meeting, the system comprising:

a host computing system comprising one or more computers each with memory and at least one processor;

a calendaring and scheduling (C&

S) data processing system executing in the memory of the host computing system and being coupled to a mail server; and

,

a meeting launcher module coupled to the C&

S data processing system and executing in the memory of the host computing system the module comprising program code configured upon execution in the memory of the host computing system to respond to the creation in the C&

S system of an event from an e-mail invite to attend an e-meeting as received in the mail server, by parsing the invite to extract a hyperlink to the e-meeting, a user identifier and password, by generating macro logic programmed to access the e-meeting at the hyperlink and to authenticate into the e-meeting utilizing the user identifier and password, by associating the macro logic with a user interface control such that a selection of the user interface control triggers execution of the macro logic, and by embedding the user interface control into the created event in the C&

S system.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the program code also upon execution parses the invite to extract an audio telephone number and wherein the macro logic includes a programmatic instruction to direct a phone dialer to dial the audio telephone number.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the macro logic is generated to include a programmatic instruction to log the dialing by the phone dialer.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the macro logic is generated to include a programmatic instruction to direct recording of the e-meeting.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the macro logic is generated to include a programmatic instruction to activate a video camera for use in the e-meeting.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the user interface control is a button.

13. A computer program product for meeting invite management, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a device to cause the device to perform a method comprising:

creating in a calendaring and scheduling (C&

S) system an event from an e-mail invite to attend an e-meeting;

parsing the invite to extract into memory a hyperlink to the e-meeting, a user identifier and password;

generating macro logic programmed to access the e-meeting at the hyperlink and to authenticate into the e-meeting utilizing the user identifier and password;

associating the macro logic with a user interface control;

embedding the user interface control into the created event in the C&

S system; and

,

responsive to a selection of the user interface control within the created event, executing the macro logic to cause a Web browser to access and authenticate into the e-meeting.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the invite is parsed also to extract an audio telephone number and the macro logic is generated to include a programmatic instruction to direct a phone dialer to dial the audio telephone number such that the macro logic upon execution also directs the dialing by the phone dialer of the audio telephone number.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the macro logic is generated to include a programmatic instruction to log the dialing by the phone dialer.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the macro logic is generated to include a programmatic instruction to direct recording of the e-meeting.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the macro logic is generated to include a programmatic instruction to activate a video camera for use in the e-meeting.

18. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the user interface control is a button.