Automatic selection of meeting participants
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a list of attendees for a conference session, the list including an alias associated with a group of individuals;
applying an algorithm to select a particular individual to represent the group in the conference session; and
sending an invitation to participate in the conference session to the particular individual selected by the algorithm.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a system for scheduling a conference includes a database that stores a list of names of persons in a business group and a server. The server is responsive to input from a user interface that includes an alias of the business group in an invitee field of the meeting. The server is operative to resolve the alias and access the database to retrieve the list of names, and then apply an algorithm to the list of names to select an individual as a representative of the group for the meeting. The server then sends an invitation to attend the meeting to the individual. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a list of attendees for a conference session, the list including an alias associated with a group of individuals; applying an algorithm to select a particular individual to represent the group in the conference session; and sending an invitation to participate in the conference session to the particular individual selected by the algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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resolving an alias associated with a group of individuals input to a scheduling application for scheduling a conference session; accessing a database to retrieve a list of names of individuals in the group; and applying a selection algorithm to the list of names to select one or more of the individuals as a representative of the group in the conference session; and inviting each of the one or more individuals to attend the conference session. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. Logic encoded in one or more media for execution and when executed is operable to:
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resolve an alias associated with a group of individuals; access a database to retrieve a list of names of individuals in the group; and apply a selection algorithm to the list of names to select a particular individual as a representative of the group in a conference session; and invite each of the one or more individuals to attend the conference session. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. Logic encoded in one or more media for execution and when executed is operable to:
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resolve an alias associated with a group of individuals; access a database to retrieve a list of names of individuals in the group; and send an invitation to attend a conference session to each of the individuals; cancel invitations sent to all but a first one of the individuals in response to the first one accepting the invitation. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a database that stores a list of names of persons in a business group; a server responsive to input from a user interface that includes an alias of the business group in an invitee field of a meeting, the server being operative to resolve the alias and access the database to retrieve the list of names, the server being further operative to apply an algorithm to the list of names to select an individual as a representative of the group for the meeting, and send an invitation to attend the meeting to the individual. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system comprising:
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a database that stores a list of names of persons in a business group; means responsive to input from a user interface that includes an alias of the business group in an invitee field of a meeting, the means for resolving the alias and for accessing the database to retrieve the list of names, the means also for selecting an individual as a representative of the group for the meeting, and for sending an invitation to attend the meeting to the individual.
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