Agenda awareness in a communication client
View Patent ↗A method is provided for promoting agenda awareness in a communication client. A system user's agenda of tasks with associated contact information is provided to the communication client. Matches are sought between the associated contact information from the agenda and a contact in a contact list in the communication client. Contacts matching the associated contact information and the tasks associated with the contact information are presented at a user interface.
1. A computer-implemented method for promoting agenda awareness in a communication client, said method comprising the steps of:
providing a system user's agenda of tasks including respective associated contact information to the communication client;
searching for matches of the associated contact information from the agenda to a contact in a contact list in the communication client; and
presenting contacts matching the associated contact information and the tasks associated with the contact information at a user interface.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the search for matches comprises searching for matches of open discussion items in the task descriptions in the agenda of tasks to a contact in the contact list.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the search for matches comprises searching for matches of an approaching due date in the task descriptions in the agenda of tasks to a contact in the contact list.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the search for matches comprises searching for matches of a recently passed due date in the task descriptions in the agenda of tasks to a contact in the contact list.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the search for matches comprises searching for matches of a newly undertaken task in the task descriptions in the agenda of tasks to a contact in the contact list.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the search for matches comprises searching for matches of a recently completed task in the task descriptions in the agenda of tasks to a contact in the contact list.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the search for matches comprises searching for matches of a recently delegated task in the task descriptions in the agenda of tasks to a contact in the contact list.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the search for matches comprises searching for matches of a newly proposed task in the task descriptions in the agenda of tasks in conflict with an existing task commitment to a contact in the contact list.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the associated contact information is a name of an individual associated with a task.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the associated contact information is a role of an individual associated with a task.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the associated contact information is a name of an individual attempting to contact the system user.
12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
enabling a communication client user to mark a task completed from the communication session.
13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
automatically marking a task completed from a communication session based on content analysis of the communication session.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of providing a system user's agenda of tasks with associated contact information to the communication client comprises retrieving agenda information from a remote data source while searching for matches with a selected contact.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein contacts matching the associated contact information are presented segregated by task type.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein contacts matching the associated contact information are presented with a priority flag.
17. A program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embedded thereon for managing response requested messages, said program product comprising:
computer-readable program code for providing a system user's agenda of tasks including respective associated contact information to the communication client;
computer-readable program code for searching for matches of the associated contact information from the agenda to a contact in a contact list in the communication client; and
computer-readable program code for presenting contacts matching the associated contact information and the tasks associated with the contact information at a user interface.
18. The program product of claim 17 , further comprising:
computer-readable program code for enabling a communication client user to mark a task completed from the communication session.
19. The program product of claim 17 , further comprising:
computer-readable program code for automatically marking a task completed from a communication session based on content analysis of the communication session.
20. The program product of claim 17 , wherein the program product is a data storage media.
21. A system for promoting agenda awareness in a communication client, said system comprising a networked communication client having:
a processing unit executing code,
a memory unit for storing a user's agenda of tasks and contact list, and
a display for presenting the user's contact list;
wherein the processing unit executes code from the memory unit to search for matches of the associated contact information from the agenda to a contact in a contact list, and presents contacts matching the associated contact information and the tasks associated with the contact information at the display.