SCHEDULING EVENTS BASED ON MESSAGES PRODUCED BY A MESSAGE PROGRAM

摘要

Provided are a method, system, and program for scheduling events based on messages produced by a message program. A message from a scheduler is scanned for terms including a schedule action specifying an event to schedule including an event time and indication of invitee names. A social media web site is scanned to determine at least one of profile information for persons represented by selected user identifiers for the invitee names and availability for the persons represented by the selected user identifiers at the event time. This scanned information is used to determine user identifiers to include or remove. The calendars for the selected user identifiers in the user database are processed to determine availability at the event time. An invitation message is generated to transmit to addresses for the selected user identifiers on behalf of the scheduler to attend the event at the event time.

主权项

1. A computer program product for scheduling a calendar event, wherein the computer program product comprises a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause operations, the operations comprising:
scanning a message of a scheduler for terms including a schedule action, wherein the schedule action specifies an event to schedule including an event time and indication of invitee names; selecting user identifiers for the invitee names from a user database; scanning a social media web site to determine at least one of profile information for the persons represented by the selected user identifiers and availability for the persons represented by the selected user identifiers at the event time; using information resulting from the scanning the social media web site to determine user identifiers to include or remove from the selected user identifiers to invite to the event; processing calendars for the selected user identifiers in the user database to determine availability at the event time for the selected user identifiers; and generating an invitation message to transmit to addresses for the selected user identifiers on behalf of the scheduler to attend the event at the event time.