Patent ID: 8880419
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system for accommodating unforeseen events comprising: a computing device to process and store data in connection with an electronic calendar, the computing device comprising an unforeseen event detector, in which, when operating, the computing device: with the unforeseen event detector, detects an occurrence of an unforeseen event pertinent to a preexisting appointment scheduled in an electronic calendar by accepting information provided by an automated information source that provides the computing device with information about the existence of the unforeseen event; and automatically responds to detection of the occurrence of the unforeseen event pertinent to the preexisting appointment, in which responding automatically comprises sending a number of notifications to other parties to the preexisting appointment, in which responding automatically further comprises indicating an amount of time of delay that the unforeseen event creates, and in which the unforeseen event detector applies a threshold in detecting an unforeseen event.