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Techniques for managing conference schedules using groups

  • US 20060045029A1
  • Filed: 09/01/2004
  • Published: 03/02/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for scheduling a conference among multiple persons, comprising the steps of:

  • receiving group data that indicates a first plurality of persons in a first group;

    receiving availability data from a shared database that includes information about availability for a conference of a population plurality of persons that includes the first plurality of persons;

    receiving quorum data 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, whereby the first group is a representative group; and

    determining a proposed time interval for the particular conference that satisfies the quorum based on the group data, the availability data, and the quorum data.

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