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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2010
Jean-luc Meunier, St-Nazaire les Eymes, FR;
Caroline Hagège, Grenoble, FR;
Stefania Castellani, Meylan, FR;
Denys Proux, Eybens, FR;
Eric Cheminot, Meylan, FR;
Frederique Segond, Grenoble, FR;
Jean-Luc Meunier, St-Nazaire les Eymes, FR;
Caroline Hagège, Grenoble, FR;
Stefania Castellani, Meylan, FR;
Denys Proux, Eybens, FR;
Eric Cheminot, Meylan, FR;
Frederique Segond, Grenoble, FR;
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A computer implemented electronic out-of-office message analysis system and method are disclosed. The method includes, for each of a plurality of users, receiving a user-generated electronic out-of-office message in a natural language in which a time window of absence and at least one alternate named contact are expressed and, based on the out-of-office message, generating a structured representation of the out-of-office message which links the alternate contact to a normalized representation of the time window. The structured representation of the out-of-office message is stored in a database. From the database it can be determined whether a current user's out-of-office message conflicts with another user's out-of-office message. If a conflict is detected, the current user can be notified.