Calendar resource selection utility

摘要

A method and apparatus for a calendar resource selection utility are disclosed. The method includes: maintaining a catalog of resources to be used for a meeting scheduled via a meeting setup interface of a scheduling application, the resources including at least one of locations for the meeting and inventory to be reserved for the meeting; receiving, via the meeting setup interface, a request for available resources during a time of the meeting; providing, via the meeting setup interface, a list of the resources from the catalog of resources that are available at the time; and scheduling one or more of the resources that are selected via the meeting setup interface as occupied during the time of the meeting. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
at a wireless device with a scheduling application and a display:
maintaining a catalog of resources to be used for a meeting scheduled via a meeting setup interface of the scheduling application, the resources including locations for the meeting;receiving, via the meeting setup interface, a request for locations for the meeting during a specified time of the meeting;in response to receiving, via the meeting setup interface, the request for locations for the meeting during the specified time of the meeting:
referencing the catalog of resources to determine locations for the meeting;wirelessly accessing a server to determine which of the locations for the meeting are available at the specified time of the meeting; anddisplaying, on the display, locations for the meeting that are determined to be available at the specified time of the meeting;while displaying, on the display, locations for the meeting that are determined to be available at the specified time of the meeting, receiving a selection of one of the locations for the meeting that are determined to be available at the specified time of the meeting;scheduling the selected location for the meeting; andmarking the selected location for the meeting as occupied at the specified time of the meeting.