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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 10, 2017
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Gerard Cunningham, Sandymount, IE;

Elaine Hanley, Lucan, IE;

Ronan M. O'Suilleabhain, Raheny, IE;

Fred Raguillat, Dunboyne, IE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/02 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Generating a user unavailability alert in a collaborative environment. An embodiment can include receiving a user input from a user indicating an unavailability of the user. Responsive to the user input, activity of the user in the collaborative environment can be analyzed to identify whether any pending actions are allocated to the user which relate to other people identified by the user's participation in the collaborative environment. Responsive to determining at least one pending action is allocated to the user which relates to at least one other person identified by the user's participation in the collaborative environment, a first message can be generated to be communicated to the at least one other person indicating the unavailability of the user, and the first message can be communicated to the at least one other person.


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