Schedule Parser Bot

The Problem

At Lucky’s, we get our weekly schedules as printed sheets or photos. Every week, I’d spend time manually entering my shifts into Google Calendar - prone to typos and easy to forget.

The Solution

A Telegram bot that:

1. Receives a photo of the schedule
2. Uses Google Cloud Vision OCR to extract text (96.4% accuracy)
3. Parses shift times and dates
4. Automatically creates Google Calendar events

Results

• 70% reduction in time spent on schedule management
• Zero missed shifts since deployment
• Used daily by me and offered to coworkers

Technical Highlights

• OCR Processing: Fine-tuned text extraction for our specific schedule format
• Smart Parsing: Handles various time formats and edge cases
• Google OAuth: Secure calendar integration
• Error Handling: Graceful fallbacks when OCR confidence is low

Links

• GitHub: https://github.com/joe-bor/Schedule-Parser-App