AUTOMATED FOLLOW UP FOR E-MEETINGS
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for automated follow-up for e-meetings. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for automated follow-up for e-meetings is provided. The method includes monitoring content provided to an e-meeting managed by an e-meeting server executing in memory of a host computer. The method also includes applying a rule in a rules base to the monitored content. Finally, the method includes triggering generation of a follow up item in response to applying the rule to the monitored content.
1 . A method for automated follow-up for e-meetings, the method comprising:
monitoring content provided to an e-meeting managed by an e-meeting server executing in memory of a host computer;
applying a rule in a rules base to the monitored content; and,
triggering generation of a follow up item in response to applying the rule to the monitored content.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein monitoring content provided to an e-meeting comprises speech recognizing audio provided to the e-meeting into textual content and monitoring the textual content speech recognized from the audio.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the rule directs the generation of the follow up item when a pre-specified term is present in the monitored content.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the rule directs the generation of the follow up item when a set of pre-specified terms is present in the monitored content.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein triggering generation of a follow up item in response to applying the rule to the monitored content comprises triggering scheduling of an event in a calendaring and scheduling system separate from the e-meeting server in response to applying the rule to the monitored content.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein triggering generation of a follow up item in response to applying the rule to the monitored content comprises triggering scheduling of a task in a calendaring and scheduling system separate from the e-meeting server in response to applying the rule to the monitored content.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein triggering generation of a follow up item in response to applying the rule to the monitored content comprises triggering scheduling of a different e-meeting in the e-meeting server in response to applying the rule to the monitored content.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein triggering generation of a follow up item in response to applying the rule to the monitored content comprises triggering generation of a note in a follow up registry, the note comprising at least a portion of the monitored content.
9 . An e-meeting data processing system configured for automated follow-up for e-meetings, the system comprising:
an e-meeting server executing in memory of a host computer and managing an e-meeting attended by a plurality of e-meeting participants;
a rules base of rules, each of the rules directing generation of a follow up item in response to at least one term present in supplied content for the e-meeting; and,
an automated follow up module coupled to the e-meeting server and the rules base, the module comprising program code enabled to monitor content provided in the e-meeting, to apply a rule in the rules base to the monitored content, and to trigger generation of a follow up item in response to applying the rule to the monitored content.
10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the follow up item is an event to be scheduled in a calendaring and scheduling system separate from the e-meeting server.
11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the follow up item is a task to be scheduled in a calendaring and scheduling system separate from the e-meeting server.
12 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the follow up item is a new e-meeting to be scheduled in the e-meeting server.
13 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the follow up item is a note incorporating at least one term present in the monitored content.
14 . A computer program product for automated follow-up for e-meetings, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising:
computer readable program code for monitoring content provided to an e-meeting managed by an e-meeting server executing in memory of a host computer;
computer readable program code for applying a rule in a rules base to the monitored content; and,
computer readable program code for triggering generation of a follow up item in response to applying the rule to the monitored content.
15 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the computer readable program code for monitoring content provided to an e-meeting comprises computer readable program code for speech recognizing audio provided to the e-meeting into textual content and monitoring the textual content speech recognized from the audio.
16 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the rule directs the generation of the follow up item when a pre-specified term is present in the monitored content.
17 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the rule directs the generation of the follow up item when a set of pre-specified terms is present in the monitored content.
18 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the computer readable program code for triggering generation of a follow up item in response to applying the rule to the monitored content comprises computer readable program code for triggering scheduling of an event in a calendaring and scheduling system separate from the e-meeting server in response to applying the rule to the monitored content.
19 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the computer readable program code for triggering generation of a follow up item in response to applying the rule to the monitored content comprises computer readable program code for triggering scheduling of a task in a calendaring and scheduling system separate from the e-meeting server in response to applying the rule to the monitored content.
20 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the computer readable program code for triggering generation of a follow up item in response to applying the rule to the monitored content comprises computer readable program code for triggering scheduling of a different e-meeting in the e-meeting server in response to applying the rule to the monitored content.
21 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the computer readable program code for triggering generation of a follow up item in response to applying the rule to the monitored content comprises computer readable program code for triggering generation of a note in a follow up registry, the note comprising at least a portion of the monitored content.