Techniques for managing conference schedules using groups
US7876714B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1818
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for scheduling a conference among multiple persons includes receiving group data that indicates persons in a first group. Availability data is received from a shared database that includes information about availability for a conference of a population of persons that includes the persons from the first group. Quorum data is received that indicates that a quorum for a particular conference includes any one or more persons in the first group and less than all persons in the first group; thus the first group is a called a “representative group.” A proposed time interval that satisfies the quorum based on the group data, the availability data, and the quorum data is determined for the particular conference.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.