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Method and apparatus for meeting confirmation in a data processing system
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1990-12-26
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Granted: 1994-04-12
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Expires: 2010-12-26
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus are disclosed for scheduling and confirming meetings in a data processing system which includes stored calendars for prospective attendees. A prompting screen is presented to a scheduler with blanks for keying in a desired meeting parameters including at least: a list of desired attendees; a desired date range; and a desired time span. A prompting screen is also presented to each prospective attendee to permit an attendee to key in attendee confirmation parameters which specify the conditions under which the prospective attendee will agree to attend a desired meeting. In a depicted embodiment of the present invention, a prospective attendee may identify selected attendees who must or must not attend a desired meeting in order to confirm the prospective attendees attendance at that meeting. A comparison of each prospective attendees' calendar with the desired meeting parameters and the attendee confirmation parameters is then utilized to determine if an available meeting time complies with all required parameters.
Inventors
- 👤 Susan F. Griffin
- 👤 David L. Griffin
- 👤 Patrick J. Keane
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-30 01:25
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; G06Q10/109; G06Q10/06; G06Q10/063; G06Q10/0631; G06Q10/06314; G06Q10/1093
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A method in a data processing system for scheduling a meeting utilizing attendee calendars stored in said data processing system, said method comprising the steps of: presenting a scheduler with a prompting screen for permitting said scheduler to key in a plurality of desired meeting parameters including at least: a list of desired attendees, a desired date range, and a desired time span; presenting a prospective attendee with a prompting screen for permitting said prospective attendee to key in a plurality of attendee confirmation parameters for specifying conditions under which said prospective attendee will attend a desired meeting; comparing in said data processing system said desired meeting parameters with each desired attendees' calendar and said attendee confirmation parameters; and presenting an option screen to said scheduler for displaying available times, if any, for selection of a meeting time which complies with said desired meeting parameters and said attendee confirmation parameters.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
150 words
A method in a data processing system for scheduling a meeting utilizing attendee calendars stored in said data processing system, said method comprising the steps of: presenting a scheduler with a prompting screen for permitting said scheduler to key in a plurality of desired meeting parameters including at least: a list of desired attendees, a desired date range, and a desired time span; presenting a prospective attendee with a prompting screen for permitting said prospective attendee to key in a plurality of attendee confirmation parameters for specifying conditions under which said prospective attendee will attend a desired meeting; comparing in said data processing system said desired meeting parameters with each desired attendees' calendar and said attendee confirmation parameters; and presenting an option screen to said scheduler for displaying available times, if any, for selection of a meeting time which complies with said desired meeting parameters and said attendee confirmation parameters.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
70 words
The method in a data processing system for scheduling a meeting utilizing attendee calendars stored in said data processing system according to claim 1, wherein said step of presenting a scheduler with a prompting screen for permitting said scheduler to key in a plurality of desired meeting parameters further includes the step of presenting a prompting screen for permitting said scheduler to key in a desired location for said meeting.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
78 words
The method in a data processing system for scheduling a meeting utilizing attendee calendars stored in said data processing system according to claim 2, wherein calendars for desired locations are stored within said data processing system and wherein said step of comparing in said data processing system said desired meeting parameters with each desired attendee's calendar and said attendee confirmation parameters further includes the step of comparing said desired meeting parameters with a calendar for said desired location.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method in a data processing system for scheduling a meeting utilizing attendee calendars stored in said data processing system according to claim 1, further including the step of permitting a scheduler to select an exact meeting time from available times displayed within said option screen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method in a data processing system for scheduling a meeting utilizing attendee calendars stored in said data processing system according to claim 4, further including the step of notifying each attendee of said meeting.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
86 words
The method in a data processing system for scheduling a meeting utilizing attendee calendars stored in said data processing system according to claim 1, wherein said step of presenting a prospective attendee with a prompting screen for permitting said prospective attendee to key in a plurality of attendee confirmation parameters further includes the step of presenting a prompting screen for permitting a prospective attendee to key in an identification of an attendee who must attend said meeting in order to confirm attendance of said prospective attendee.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
86 words
The method in a data processing system for scheduling a meeting utilizing attendee calendars stored in said data processing system according to claim 1, wherein said step of presenting a prospective attendee with a prompting screen for permitting said prospective attendee to key in a plurality of attendee confirmation parameters further includes the step of presenting a prompting screen permitting a prospective attendee to key in an identification of an attendee who must not attend said meeting in order to confirm attendance of said prospective attendee.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
148 words
A data processing system for scheduling a meeting, said data processing system comprising: means for storing prospective attendee calendars within said data processing system; a prompting screen for permitting a scheduler to key in to said data processing system a plurality of desired meeting parameters including at least: a list of desired attendees; a desired date range; and a desired time span; a prompting screen for permitting a prospective attendee to key in to said data processing system a plurality of attendee confirmation parameters for specifying conditions under which said prospective attendee will attend a desired meeting; comparison means coupled to said data processing system for comparing said desired meeting parameters with each desired attendees' calendar and said attendee confirmation parameters; and an option screen for displaying available times, if any, for selection of a meeting which complies with said desired meeting parameters and said attendee confirmation parameters.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
148 words
A data processing system for scheduling a meeting, said data processing system comprising: means for storing prospective attendee calendars within said data processing system; a prompting screen for permitting a scheduler to key in to said data processing system a plurality of desired meeting parameters including at least: a list of desired attendees; a desired date range; and a desired time span; a prompting screen for permitting a prospective attendee to key in to said data processing system a plurality of attendee confirmation parameters for specifying conditions under which said prospective attendee will attend a desired meeting; comparison means coupled to said data processing system for comparing said desired meeting parameters with each desired attendees' calendar and said attendee confirmation parameters; and an option screen for displaying available times, if any, for selection of a meeting which complies with said desired meeting parameters and said attendee confirmation parameters.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The data processing system for scheduling a meeting according to claim 8, further including notification means for notifying each attendee of said meeting.
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