Method for Providing a Meeting Scheduling Service

A system for providing a meeting scheduling service over a network, comprising:

• a mail processor to receive an electronic mail request to schedule a meeting from said network,
• a parsing unit connected to the mail processor for parsing a received electronic mail request for identifying at least one proposed date and time for the meeting, and at least one participant or organizer for the meeting,
• a schedule database for storage of data field entries of scheduled meeting sets,
• a checking unit connected to the parsing unit and with the secdule database for deciding, if the received electronic mail request fulfils the conditions for creation of data field entries in the schedule database,
• an email generation and transmittal unit within the mailprocessor adapted to create and send an electronic error mail comprising indications relating to missing or erroneous information for poll creation to the identified organizer, and adapted to create and send an electronic confirmation mail to the identified organizer with confirmation of the schedule creation in the database including information for accessing said schedule.

A computer readable medium storing instructions for performing a method for providing a meeting scheduling service, wherein the instructions for performing said method comprise the steps:

• providing an electronic mail body comprising at least one proposed time interval or point in time for the meeting or poll and at least one participant as organizer for the meeting;
• transmitting the electronic request mail as request to a schedule service computer;
• receiving said request to schedule a meeting at the schedule service computer,
• parsing the electronic mail to extract at least one time interval or point in time for the meeting and at least one participant for the meeting;
• checking said extracted information, if there is at least one time interval or point in time for the meeting, wherein the method comprises the alternative steps
• sending an electronic error mail comprising indications relating to the missing or erroneous time interval information, point in time information or further information for poll creation to the identified organizer, or
• sending an electronic confirmation mail to the identified organizer with confirmation of the schedule creation in the database including information for accessing said schedule.