Method, system, and computer product for providing a distribution list
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1. A method of automatically generating at least a distribution list for use in a scheduling system, comprising the steps of:
- providing a collection of electronic messages wherein each one of the messages includes at least a recipient portion containing recipients and a subject portion containing subject matter;
providing at least one search parameter for use in searching the subject matter T of each one of the messages;
matching messages by having the one search parameter match with subject matter having an attribute of the one search parameter;
providing a relevancy ordering of recipients of the recipient portion associated with the matched messages; and
, sorting the relevancy ordering of recipients to provide the distribution list.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer product are disclosed whereby distribution lists of invitees in an ordered manner are automatically generated for use in scheduling meetings in a way that is responsive to specifiable parameters following a review of a collection of electronic mail messages as to subject matter and recipients.
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1. A method of automatically generating at least a distribution list for use in a scheduling system, comprising the steps of:
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providing a collection of electronic messages wherein each one of the messages includes at least a recipient portion containing recipients and a subject portion containing subject matter;
providing at least one search parameter for use in searching the subject matter T of each one of the messages;
matching messages by having the one search parameter match with subject matter having an attribute of the one search parameter;
providing a relevancy ordering of recipients of the recipient portion associated with the matched messages; and
,sorting the relevancy ordering of recipients to provide the distribution list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer system using a scheduling mechanism for automatically generating a distribution list of ordered invitees for scheduling a meeting, said system comprising:
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a memory containing a collection of electronic messages wherein each of the messages has at least a portion for subject matter and at least a portion for message recipients; and
a group scheduling application including a module for scheduling a meeting;
the group scheduling application including a matching module configurable to match messages having subject matter with an attribute of at least one user selected search parameter;
the group scheduling application includes a relevance determination module for providing an ordered relationship to a list of recipients of the matched messages;
and a sorting module for sorting the ordered relationship to provide the distribution list; and
a processor which performs operations comprising;
matching each message in the collection having an attribute to at least one user selected search parameter;
providing a relevancy ordering of the recipients of the matched messages by the relevance determination module; and
sorting the relevancy ordering by the sorting module for providing the distribution list of ordered invitees. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product for use in a computer-implemented process for automatically generating a distribution list for use in a scheduling system by analyzing a collection of electronic messages wherein each one of the messages includes at least a recipient portion containing recipients and a subject portion containing subject matter, the computer program product comprising:
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a medium readable by a computer, the computer readable medium having computer program code adapted for;
providing at least one search parameter to be used for searching the subject matter of each one of the messages for attributes of the search parameter;
matching messages by having the one search parameter match with subject matter having an attribute of the one search parameter;
ordering the recipients associated with the matched messages by relevancy; and
,sorting the relevancy ordered recipients to provide the distribution list of invitees. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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