Integrated time away management mechanism

US12236376B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Leanna Holly Robb · Seattle, US
• Wendy Guo · Edmonds, US
• Nagendra Kalyan Nanduru · Redmond, US
• Michelle Casanova · Portland, US
• Tor Andrew Imsland · Kirkland, US
• Bichong Li · Suzhou, CN
• Feng Zhang · Wenhe, CN
• Sandeep Seri · Bellevue, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 3, 2019
• Grant date: Feb 25, 2025
• Expiry date: Feb 24, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/1093
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A computer implemented method includes receiving a start date and an end date specifying a future absence or away-from-work time period for a user, generating an away from office communication specifying the away-from-work time period, retrieving via the computer a list of collaborators based on frequency and duration of recent interactions with the user, receiving via the computer a selection of collaborators from the list, identifying meetings involving the user during the away-from-work time period, generating via the computer a list of user viewable items for the user to complete prior to the away-from-work time period, and generating via the computer a list of items for the user to attend to upon return from the away-from-work time period for presentation to the user upon return.