Event Scheduler Auto-Population from Email Content
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users find it difficult and inconvenient to schedule events on handheld mobile communications devices, particularly when trying to set up meetings, as they need to switch between email and calendar applications, leading to tediousness, time consumption, and potential errors, often resulting in unnecessary delays or forgotten events.
Innovation Solution
An event scheduler on the device automatically populates input fields for scheduling an event based on information extracted from an electronic message, providing a unified interface for creating events, which simplifies the process by pre-filling details such as attendees, subject, date, time, and location directly from the message content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users manually create events by switching between email and calendar applications, then they can set up meetings with detailed information, but the process becomes tedious, time-consuming and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically extracting event information (attendees, subject, notes, timing) from the email message and pre-filling the calendar event fields before the user finalizes the event creation. This preliminary population of data eliminates the need for manual entry and reduces both time and errors.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the email application and calendar application into a unified interface where event creation can be initiated directly from the email thread. The system combines the message content with the event scheduling functionality, allowing users to create events without switching between separate applications.
2Loss of information
If users manually enter all event details from email messages, then complete event information can be captured, but the process becomes complex and inconvenient on handheld devices
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically extracting and transferring relevant information from the email message to the event creation form. The system identifies attendees, subject lines, meeting details, and timing information autonomously, reducing the user's manual input requirements while maintaining information completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary extraction and organization of event information from the email message before presenting it to the user for confirmation. This preliminary processing ensures all necessary details are captured and properly formatted, making the final event creation step simple and convenient.
3Adaptability or versatility
If users switch between email and calendar applications to create events, then they can access all necessary functions, but the workflow becomes inefficient and may lead to forgotten events
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the email and calendar applications into a unified workflow where event creation is initiated and completed within the email interface. This integration maintains access to all necessary calendar functions while eliminating the need to switch applications, thereby improving productivity and reducing the risk of forgotten events.
Data Source
AI summary
Scheduling an event on an electronic communications device configured for sending and receiving electronic messages over a communications network, including extracting information from an electronic message at the communications device; displaying on a display of the communications device an event scheduling interface for scheduling an event, the event scheduling interface having a plurality of input fields for receiving information about the event; and automatically populating at least one of the input fields in dependence on the extracted information.