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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2002
Mary Ellen Zurko, Groton, MA (US);
Mary E. Raven, Merrimack, NH (US);
Mary Ellen Zurko, Groton, MA (US);
Mary E. Raven, Merrimack, NH (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for scheduling a meeting. The method comprises the steps of receiving a request from a participant in an instant message session to schedule a meeting; and running a natural language processing tool to determine meeting participants and available times, from a record of the message session. A calendaring and scheduling application is run to accept the meeting participants and available times, consult calendars of the meeting participants, and schedule the meeting. A notification is sent to the participants in the instant message session of the meeting schedule, and the meeting schedule is added to the calendars of the meeting participants.