Automated meeting scheduler

US10922662B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• David J. Brennan · Redmond, US
• Stéphane Morichère-Matte · Vancouver, CA
• John R. Sanders · Lyons, US
• David Gray · Bellevue, US
• Aaron Lo · Port Coquitlam, CA
• Isaac Supeene · South San Francisco, US
• Aryamman Jain · San Francisco, US
• Anson Ho · Redmond, US
• Priya Murali · Mississauga, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 30, 2017
• Grant date: Feb 16, 2021
• Expiry date: Nov 23, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L12/1818
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A receiver receives a request to schedule a meeting from a user and in response, prompts the user to provide meeting information including time information and attendee information for scheduling the meeting. A meeting scheduler identifies potential dates and potential times based on the meeting information. The meeting scheduler further detects locations of the attendees based on the potential dates and identifies potential meeting locations based on attendees' location. The meeting scheduler also computes date scores for the potential dates, time scores for the potential times, and location scores for the meeting locations to select a date, a time, and a meeting location based on scores to determine a meeting schedule. The meeting scheduler further selects a conferencing mechanism for the meeting and provides the meeting schedule comprising the selected date, time, and meeting location, and the selected conferencing mechanism as a meeting invite option to the user.