SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALENDARING APPLICATIONS
Systems and methods include receiving, with a processor of a computer system, a request for an out-of-office period from a user of an electronic calendar application; determining, with the processor, based on the request for the out-of-office period, a start time and an end time of the out-of-office period; determining, with the processor, based on the start time and the end time, one or more conflicting events on a calendar associated with the user; generating, with the processor, a set of actions for each conflicting event; receiving, with the processor, a response to the set of actions for each conflicting event; and performing, with the processor, one or more of the actions of the set of actions for each conflicting event based on the response.
1 . A method comprising:
receiving, with a processor of a computer system, a request for an out-of-office period or a new event to be added to an electronic calendar from a user of an electronic calendar application;
determining, with the processor, based on the request for the out-of-office period or the new event, a start time and an end time of the out-of-office period or the new event;
determining, with the processor, based on the start time and the end time, one or more conflicting events on a calendar associated with the user;
generating, with the processor, a set of actions for each conflicting event;
receiving, with the processor, a response to the set of actions for each conflicting event; and
performing, with the processor, one or more of the actions of the set of actions for each conflicting event based on the response.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising updating the calendar associated with the user based on the performed actions.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more actions for a first conflicting event comprises changing an acceptance of an invitation for the conflicting event to a declining of the invitation for the conflicting event.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more actions for a first conflicting event comprises requesting remote attendance to the conflicting event.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more actions for a first conflicting event comprises sending an automated message to an organizer to the conflicting event.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more actions for a first conflicting event comprises sending a notification to organizer to the conflicting event suggesting the conflicting event be rescheduled.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the one or more conflicting events comprises determining events on the calendar associated with the user overlapping temporally with the out-of-office period or the new event.
8 . A computer system comprising:
a processor; and
a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute a method, the method comprising:
receiving, with the processor, a request for an out-of-office period or a new event to be added to an electronic calendar from a user of an electronic calendar application;
determining, with the processor, based on the request for the out-of-office period or the new event, a start time and an end time of the out-of-office period or the new event;
determining, with the processor, based on the start time and the end time, one or more conflicting events on a calendar associated with the user;
generating, with the processor, a set of actions for each conflicting event;
receiving, with the processor, a response to the set of actions for each conflicting event; and
performing, with the processor, one or more of the actions of the set of actions for each conflicting event based on the response.
9 . The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises updating the calendar associated with the user based on the performed actions.
10 . The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more actions for a first conflicting event comprises changing an acceptance of an invitation for the conflicting event to a declining of the invitation for the conflicting event.
11 . The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more actions for a first conflicting event comprises requesting remote attendance to the conflicting event.
12 . The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more actions for a first conflicting event comprises sending an automated message to an organizer to the conflicting event.
13 . The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more actions for a first conflicting event comprises sending a notification to organizer to the conflicting event suggesting the conflicting event be rescheduled.
14 . The computer system of claim 8 , wherein determining the one or more conflicting events comprises determining events on the calendar associated with the user overlapping temporally with the out-of-office period or the new event.
15 . A computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code configured, when executed by a processor of a first user device, to execute a method, the method comprising:
receiving, with the processor, a request for an out-of-office period or a new event from a user of an electronic calendar application;
determining, with the processor, based on the request for the out-of-office period or the new event, a start time and an end time of the out-of-office period or the new event;
determining, with the processor, based on the start time and the end time, one or more conflicting events on a calendar associated with the user;
generating, with the processor, a set of actions for each conflicting event;
receiving, with the processor, a response to the set of actions for each conflicting event; and
performing, with the processor, one or more of the actions of the set of actions for each conflicting event based on the response.
16 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises updating the calendar associated with the user based on the performed actions.
17 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the one or more actions for a first conflicting event comprises changing an acceptance of an invitation for the conflicting event to a declining of the invitation for the conflicting event.
18 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the one or more actions for a first conflicting event comprises requesting remote attendance to the conflicting event.
19 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the one or more actions for a first conflicting event comprises sending an automated message to an organizer to the conflicting event.
20 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the one or more actions for a first conflicting event comprises sending a notification to organizer to the conflicting event suggesting the conflicting event be rescheduled.