METHOD AND USER INTERFACE FOR COMPUTER-ASSISTED SCHEDULE COORDINATION
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- reserving, in an electronic calendar and in response to selection by the user of one or more proposed meeting times and dates in said calendar, blocks of time reflecting the user'"'"'s selection as proposed meeting times/dates;
creating, contemporaneously with the user'"'"'s selections, an e-mail form specifying the proposed meeting times and dates; and
transmitting, in response to user command, the e-mail form specifying the proposed meeting times and dates to the one or more invitees.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method includes reserving blocks of time reflecting a user'"'"'s selection of one or more proposed meeting times and dates in the user'"'"'s electronic calendar. Contemporaneously with the user'"'"'s selections, an e-mail form specifying the proposed meeting times and dates is created. This e-mail form is then transmitted, in response to user command, and specifies the proposed meeting times and dates to one or more invitees. The proposed meeting times and dates may further be transmitted to a server where a virtual meeting instance may be created according to the proposed meeting times and dates.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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reserving, in an electronic calendar and in response to selection by the user of one or more proposed meeting times and dates in said calendar, blocks of time reflecting the user'"'"'s selection as proposed meeting times/dates;
creating, contemporaneously with the user'"'"'s selections, an e-mail form specifying the proposed meeting times and dates; and
transmitting, in response to user command, the e-mail form specifying the proposed meeting times and dates to the one or more invitees. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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- 3. A graphical user interface, comprising an e-mail form and a dynamically linked calendar view, the calendar view permitting selection by a user of one or more times/dates for a multi-person event and the e-mail form including a proposed meeting form that is dynamically updated to reflect the user'"'"'s selection of the one or more times/dates for the multi-person event.
- 6. A computer-implemented method, comprising updating a user'"'"'s electronic calendar to reflect selections by one or more meeting invitees of proposed meeting times/dates, said selections being made through a server other than that hosting an instance of the user'"'"'s electronic calendar.
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