Enforcing e-Meeting attendee guidelines

• US 9,697,502 B2
• Filed: 06/27/2012
• Issued: 07/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bank, Judith Helen, O'Sullivan, Patrick Joseph, Harpur, Liam, Lyle, Ruthie D., Sun, Lin
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAN, ELLEN C
• Application Number:
  US13/534,986
• Publication Number:
  US 20140007245A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,833 Days
• Field of Search: 726 26
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/629 to features or functions of an application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1093 Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups

Abstract

A method, computer program product, and system for enforcing eMeeting guidelines is described. An indication of one or more use restriction guidelines is received. The one or more use restriction guidelines is associated with an electronic communication session. The one or more use restriction guidelines is provided to a computing device associated with an invitee associated with the electronic communication session. An indication is received that the invitee has accepted a portion of the one or more use restriction guidelines. The portion of the one or more use restriction guidelines is enforced with respect to one or more devices associated with the invitee.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, by one or more computing devices, an indication of one or more use restriction guidelines;

associating, by the one or more computing devices, the one or more use restriction guidelines with an electronic communication session;

providing, by the one or more computing devices, the one or more use restriction guidelines to a computing device associated with a first invitee associated with the electronic communication session;

receiving, by the one or more computing devices, an indication that the first invitee has accepted a portion of the one or more use restriction guidelines;

identifying, by the one or more computing devices, a portion of the electronic communication session, the portion of the electronic communication session being less than an entirety of the electronic communication session; and

enforcing, by the one or more computing devices, the portion of the one or more use restriction guidelines with respect to one or more electronic devices associated with the first invitee, wherein determining the one or more use restriction guidelines is based upon, at least in part, ongoing conduct of the first invitee, including enforcing the one or more use restriction guidelines only during the identified portion of the electronic communication session, and not enforcing the one or more use restriction guidelines during a remainder of the electronic communication session, the use restriction allowing viewing incoming email but preventing composing new and response email during the electronic communication session when the incoming email does not include an explicit indication of high importance and the use restriction allowing composing new and response email during the electronic communication session when the incoming email includes the explicit indication of high importance.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the one or more use restriction guidelines include restricting access to one or more websites.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the one or more use restriction guidelines include restricting access to one or more applications.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the one or more use restriction guidelines include restricting access to one or more of one or more websites and one or more applications based upon, at least in part, content associated with one or more of one or more websites and the one or more applications.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the one or more use restriction guidelines are based upon, at least in part, one or more of geographical location information and enterprise hierarchy information.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein determining the one or more use restriction guidelines is based upon, at least in part, past conduct of one or more of the first invitee and a second invitee.

7. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving an indication of one or more use restriction guidelines;

associating the one or more use restriction guidelines with an electronic communication session;

providing the one or more use restriction guidelines to a computing device associated with a first invitee associated with the electronic communication session;

receiving an indication that the first invitee has accepted a portion of the one or more use restriction guidelines;

identifying a portion of the electronic communication session, the portion of the electronic communication session being less than an entirety of the electronic communication session; and

enforcing the portion of the one or more use restriction guidelines with respect to one or more electronic devices associated with the invitee, wherein determining the one or more use restriction guidelines is based upon, at least in part, ongoing conduct of the first invitee, including enforcing the one or more use restriction guidelines only during the identified portion of the electronic communication session, and not enforcing the one or more use restriction guidelines during a remainder of the electronic communication session, the use restriction allowing viewing incoming email but preventing composing new and response email during the electronic communication session when the incoming email does not include an explicit indication of high importance and the use restriction allowing composing new and response email during the electronic communication session when the incoming email includes the explicit indication of high importance.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 wherein the one or more use restriction guidelines include restricting access to one or more websites.

9. The computer program product of claim 7 wherein the one or more use restriction guidelines include restricting access to one or more applications.

10. The computer program product of claim 7 wherein the one or more use restriction guidelines include restricting access to one or more of one or more websites and one or more applications based upon, at least in part, content associated with one or more of the one or more web sites and the one or more applications.

11. The computer program product of claim 7 wherein the one or more use restriction guidelines are based upon, at least in part, one or more of geographical location information and enterprise hierarchy information.

12. The computer program product of claim 7 wherein determining the one or more use restriction guidelines is based upon, at least in part, past conduct of one or more of the first invitee and a second invitee.

13. A computer system comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory architecture coupled with the at least one processor;

a first software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the first software module is configured to receive an indication one or more use restriction guidelines;

a second software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the second software module is configured to associate the one or more use restriction guidelines with an electronic communication session;

a third software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the third software module is configured to provide the one or more use restriction guidelines to a computing device associated with a first invitee associated with the electronic communication session;

a fourth software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the fourth software module is configured to receive an indication that the first invitee has accepted a portion of the one or more use restriction guidelines;

a fifth software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the fifth software module is configured to identify a portion of the electronic communication session, the portion of the electronic communication session being less than an entirety of the electronic communication session; and

a sixth software module executable by the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the sixth software module is configured to enforce the portion of the one or more use restriction guidelines with respect to one or more electronic devices associated with the first invitee, wherein determining the one or more use restriction guidelines is based upon, at least in part, ongoing conduct of the first invitee, including enforcing the one or more use restriction guidelines only during the identified portion of the electronic communication session, and not enforcing the one or more use restriction guidelines during a remainder of the electronic communication session, the use restriction allowing viewing incoming email but preventing composing new and response email during the electronic communication session when the incoming email does not include an explicit indication of high importance and the use restriction allowing composing new and response email during the electronic communication session when the incoming email includes the explicit indication of high importance.

14. The computer system of claim 13 wherein the one or more use restriction guidelines include restricting access to one or more of one or more websites and one or more applications.

15. The computer system of claim 13 wherein the one or more use restriction guidelines include restricting access to one or more of one or more websites and one or more applications based upon, at least in part, content associated with one or more of the one or more websites and the one or more applications.

16. The computer system of claim 13 wherein the one or more use restriction guidelines are based upon, at least in part, one or more of geographical location information and enterprise hierarchy information.

17. The computer system of claim 13 wherein determining the one or more use restriction guidelines is based upon, at least in part, past conduct of one or more of the first invitee and a second invitee.