Automatic user notification of certain meeting attributes of a posted calendar event
First Claim
1. A method in a data processing system for automatic user notification of certain attributes of a posted calendar event, the data processing system having a database of scheduled calendar events, the method comprising the steps of:
- establishing a posting profile containing a plurality of search predicates for calendar event notices, wherein a search predicate includes an attribute of a calendar event notice;
associating a separate posting response with at least one search predicate;
when a calendar event is posted to the database, searching a corresponding calendar event notice for each of the search predicates contained in the posting profile; and
automatically performing the posting response associated with at least one search predicate found in the calendar event notice.
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Abstract
A method of automatically informing a calendar user of certain meeting attributes when a meeting notice is posted to a calendar program. The user posts the meeting notice on the user'"'"'s calendar. The posting routine of the calendar program reads the meeting notice and compares it with the user'"'"'s posting profile which contains a plurality of search predicates. A search predicate includes one or more attributes of a calendar event notice, conjunctive specifications for the attributes, and specified criteria for each of the attributes. If certain attributes of the meeting notice match any number of the search predicates of the posting profile, the user'"'"'s individual computer outputs an audio message associated with each search predicate found in the notice.
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21 Claims
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1. A method in a data processing system for automatic user notification of certain attributes of a posted calendar event, the data processing system having a database of scheduled calendar events, the method comprising the steps of:
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establishing a posting profile containing a plurality of search predicates for calendar event notices, wherein a search predicate includes an attribute of a calendar event notice; associating a separate posting response with at least one search predicate; when a calendar event is posted to the database, searching a corresponding calendar event notice for each of the search predicates contained in the posting profile; and automatically performing the posting response associated with at least one search predicate found in the calendar event notice. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A data processing system comprising:
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a database of scheduled calendar events; means for establishing a posting profile containing a plurality of search predicates for calendar event notices, wherein a search predicate includes one or more attributes of a calendar event notice and conjunctive specifications for the attributes; means for associating a separate posting response with each search predicate; means for searching a calendar event notice announcing the calendar event for each of the search predicates contained in the posting profile when a calendar event is posted to the database; and means for automatically performing the posting response associated with each search predicate found in the calendar event notice. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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