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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2006
Estimating and scheduling additional calendar time in preparation for electronically called meetings
Ana Claudia Biazetti, Cary, NC (US);
Fonda J Daniels, Cary, NC (US);
Eric Leonard Masselle, Raleigh, NC (US);
Patrick Gabriel Mcgowan, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Christopher Joseph Paul, Durham, NC (US);
Andrew Lewis Schirmer, Andover, MA (US);
Ana Claudia Biazetti, Cary, NC (US);
Fonda J Daniels, Cary, NC (US);
Eric Leonard Masselle, Raleigh, NC (US);
Patrick Gabriel McGowan, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Christopher Joseph Paul, Durham, NC (US);
Andrew Lewis Schirmer, Andover, MA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Method, apparatus, and computer program products for estimating, scheduling, and tracking preparatory work associated with electronic meeting invitations. When a meeting invitation is received and tentatively accepted, preparation time for associated work is estimated programmatically from characteristics of documents associated with the meeting invitation. A floating block of time is created, subject to the constraint that it must be completed before the meeting convenes, and added to the user's electronic calendar.