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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2009
Eran Belinsky, Haifa, IL;
Eran Belinsky, Haifa, IL;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product are provided for managing foreign holidays. The system includes a processor configured to receive email information relating to foreign countries that a user communicates with, calculate based on the email information a respective count for each foreign country, and compare the respective count to a threshold. The processor is also configured to offer the user an option to add foreign holidays corresponding to a particular foreign country to the computer application when the respective count for the particular foreign country exceeds the threshold, and offer the user an option to specify a different country than an actual originating country. The respective count is respectively calculated for the actual originating country and for the different country to allow consideration of both a home country as the different country and a visiting country as the actual originating country for a particular individual.