Appointment arbiter
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1. A system for scheduling appointments, comprising:
- first logic configured to receive a request for establishing an appointment; and
second logic configured to establish an appointment between a party who sent the request and a subject described in the request, wherein the appointment is established after the appointment is approved by the party who sent the request.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for setting up an appointment. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of the system, among others, can be implemented as follows. The system includes first logic configured to receive a request for establishing an appointment and second logic configured to establish an appointment between a party who sent the request and a subject described in the request, wherein the appointment is established after the appointment is unilaterally approved by the party who sent the request. Other systems and methods are also provided.
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1. A system for scheduling appointments, comprising:
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first logic configured to receive a request for establishing an appointment; and
second logic configured to establish an appointment between a party who sent the request and a subject described in the request, wherein the appointment is established after the appointment is approved by the party who sent the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for establishing an appointment, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request, from a requesting party, for setting up an appointment with a subject, the request specifying characteristics of the appointment;
selecting a time at which the receiving party and the subject have available for the appointment;
temporarily recording the appointment for the subject;
prompting the requesting party to approve of the selected time; and
and upon receiving approval from the requesting party, permanently recording the appointment for the subject. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable medium having a computer program for setting up an appointment, the program for performing the steps of:
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receiving a request, from a requesting party, for setting up an appointment with a subject, the request specifying a purpose of the appointment;
selecting a time at which the receiving party and the subject have available for the appointment;
temporarily recording the appointment for the subject;
prompting the requesting party to approve of the selected time; and
and upon receiving approval from the requesting party, permanently recording the appointment for the subject. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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