US Patent:
20120296982, Nov 22, 2012
Inventors:
Jerrold M. Heyman - Research Triangle Park NC, US
Kenton R. Milligan - Rochester MN, US
Michael L. Nelson - Research Triangle Park NC, US
Antonio Pirraglia - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Andrew G. Tonkin - Research Triangle Park NC, US
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY
International Classification:
G06F 15/16
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention relate to a message based scheduling tool employed to function with an electronic calendar. As messages are transmitting between clients, a tool is employed to parse the messages to search for one or more string(s) of characters characteristic of a meeting. Based upon these characteristics and the parsing, the electronic calendars are searched to find an available time slot on both calendars in which a meeting can take place, and, if an available time is found, the meeting is scheduled and the clients are sent notification of the scheduling.