Patent ID: 7283970

Claim:
A meeting scheduler, running on a computer, for automated meeting insertion rescheduling for busy calendars comprising: an electronic calendar meeting scheduling program storing meeting automation properties defined for each scheduled meeting; and said electronic calendar meeting scheduling program utilizing said stored meeting automation properties to calculate a conflict score, said conflict score used to identify a solution time block for the automated meeting rescheduling; said calculated conflict score includes a calculated move score for each meeting altered for automated meeting rescheduling; said calculated move score comprises: an increased move score based upon each time meeting has been moved, an increased move score based upon each day delay for alternate meeting time block, a decreased move score based upon each attendee with same conflict, and a decreased move score based upon each day for alternate meeting time block from a current date; wherein the calculated conflict score results in a minimum total score utilizing the move scores; and storing said identified solution time block for the automated meeting rescheduling.