Quorum management of appointment scheduling
US8626552B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/1093
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for managing scheduling of appointments with respect to a quorum requirement. The solution includes scheduling an appointment with each of a plurality of invitees, receiving one or more appointment management requests associated with the appointment from the invitees, the one or more appointment management requests including a change in the appointment, determining that a subset of the appointment management requests constitute a common request, determining that invitees that sent the common request satisfy the quorum constraint for the appointment, and implementing the common request in response to invitees that sent the common request satisfying the quorum constraint. The common request may include an acceptance, a cancellation notice, a cancellation request, and a re-scheduling request.
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