BUSINESS MODELING AND ALGORITHMS FOR RESOLVING BUSINESS DAYS AND HOURS ON A CALENDAR

• Main Authors: DAHERKAR ATUL RAVINDRA, ZHANG KAI MIKE, KHANGAONKAR MANOJ, THEYANCHERI CHIDANANDAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 17.06.2010
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; PHYSICS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

A system and method for business calendar event modeling comprises receiving a plurality of events from a computerized calendar user wherein each event is classified as an OnTime, OffTime or OtherTime event. Wherein, an OnTime event is defined as a calendar period where the calendar user is available, an OffTime event is defined as a calendar period where the calendar user is unavailable; and an OtherTime event is defined as a calendar period unrelated to the calendar user's availability. Then, calculating the calendar user's net OnTime, wherein net OnTime is a sum of periods of a day wherein an OnTime event period does not overlap with an OffTime event period. Also, calculating user available days wherein a user available day is a day having net OnTime. Calculating the number of user available days, hours and minutes before an event. And, finally alerting a user to an event at a predetermined number of days, hours or minutes before the event; or escalating an incomplete event at a predetermined number of days, hours or minutes after the event.