Automatic Appointment Field Population from Message Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current messaging and appointment systems require users to manually enter data, which is inefficient and burdensome, especially when a keyboard is unavailable, such as on mobile devices.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for automatically populating appointment fields by converting message field data into appointment field data, allowing users to automatically transfer information from messages to appointment templates, with options for default settings and database population to streamline the process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual text entry is required to generate messages or appointments, then data accuracy can be ensured through user input, but user burden and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically extracting and transferring data from the message fields to the appointment template fields before the user needs to complete the appointment creation. This includes pre-filling attendee information from sender/recipient data, pre-filling subject lines, and pre-filling body content, thereby eliminating the need for manual re-entry of this information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a copy of the relevant data from the message format and transfers it to the appointment format. Specifically, message field data (sender, recipient, subject, body) is copied and populated into corresponding appointment fields (attendees, subject, body), allowing the user to leverage existing message information rather than manually recreating it.
2Ease of operation
If keyboard input is required for data entry, then precise data capture is achieved, but usability deteriorates on mobile devices without keyboards
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically extracting data from the message and populating the appointment template without requiring user interaction for data entry. The system identifies and transfers relevant information (attendees from sender/recipient, subject from subject line, body from message body) autonomously, making the process accessible on mobile devices without keyboards while maintaining productivity.
3Productivity
If automatic population of appointment fields is implemented, then user burden is reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies a universal data transfer mechanism that handles multiple field mappings through a single automated process. The same extraction and population logic is used across different field types (attendees, subject, body), allowing the system to achieve high productivity through a unified approach rather than separate complex procedures for each field.
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AI summary
A system and method for automatically populating appointment fields of an appointment template. A messaging client provides a message having message data associated with one or more fields. A field populator automatically transfers the message data associated with the one or more fields to an appropriate field of an appointment response. Time and place data is automatically transferred from a scheduler to an appropriate field of an appointment response.