Event management
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving information corresponding to an event affecting an organization;
determining one or more descriptors of a population relevant to the event based on the received event information, the one or more descriptors including at least one descriptor relating to personal scheduling information;
identifying a subset of people in the organization relevant to the event based on the one or more descriptors;
sending one or more messages, including a request for response, to the identified subset of people;
expanding the subset of people based on message response information;
sending one or more additional messages, including a request for response, based on the expanded subset of people; and
initiating a resolution of the event based on the message response information.
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Abstract
Systems and techniques to manage events by messaging an indeterminate and dynamically expanding target population. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes: receiving information corresponding to an event affecting an organization and determining one or more descriptors of a population relevant to the event based on the received event information, the one or more descriptors including at least one descriptor relating to personal scheduling information; identifying a subset of people in the organization relevant to the event based on the one or more descriptors and sending one or more messages, including a request for response, to the identified subset of people; expanding the subset of people based on message response information, sending one or more additional messages, including a request for response, based on the expanded subset of people, and initiating a resolution of the event based on the message response information.
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40 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving information corresponding to an event affecting an organization;
determining one or more descriptors of a population relevant to the event based on the received event information, the one or more descriptors including at least one descriptor relating to personal scheduling information;
identifying a subset of people in the organization relevant to the event based on the one or more descriptors;
sending one or more messages, including a request for response, to the identified subset of people;
expanding the subset of people based on message response information;
sending one or more additional messages, including a request for response, based on the expanded subset of people; and
initiating a resolution of the event based on the message response information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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an event registration and categorization component that aligns an event with a category that corresponds to a nature of the event;
an event-based distribution component that creates an event-based dynamically generated distribution list corresponding to the event and the category and that causes messages to be sent based on the event-based dynamically generated distribution list; and
a response cycle workflow component that handles message response information and causes the event-based distribution component to expand the event-based dynamically generated distribution list and invoke new messages based on the message response information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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means for identifying a target population to respond to an event affecting an organization based on one or more descriptors of people relevant to the event, the one or more descriptors including at least one descriptor relating to personal scheduling information;
means for messaging the target population; and
means for iteratively expanding the target population based on message response information. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A method comprising:
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identifying a target population to respond to an event affecting an organization based on one or more descriptors of people relevant to the event, the one or more descriptors including at least one descriptor relating to personal scheduling information;
messaging the target population; and
iteratively expanding the target population based on message response information. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. An article comprising a machine-readable medium storing instructions operable to cause one or more machines to perform operations comprising:
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receiving information corresponding to an event affecting an organization;
determining one or more descriptors of a population relevant to the event based on the received event information, the one or more descriptors including at least one descriptor relating to personal scheduling information;
identifying a subset of people in the organization relevant to the event based on the one or more descriptors;
sending one or more messages, including a request for response, to the identified subset of people;
expanding the subset of people based on message response information;
sending one or more additional messages, including a request for response, based on the expanded subset of people; and
initiating a resolution of the event based on the message response information. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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