Towards a user-centred planning algorithm for automated scheduling in mobile calendar systems

Abstract

Agreeing on appointments and scheduling time slots with multiple participants is a complex task and remains a challenge in our everyday lives. Despite the technological advances in the areas of mobile computing and cloud storage, these planning processes are still tedious. In this paper, we propose a user-centred planning process for scheduling appointments between users. We describe the algorithm derived from the process, and present a first prototype for a mobile calendar application that implements the proposed process.