INVITEE-PARTICIPANT MATCHING SYSTEM FOR MEETING SCHEDULING

• US 20080126167A1
• Filed: 10/23/2007
• Published: 05/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mid-America Consulting Group
• Original Assignee: Mid-America Consulting Group
• Inventors: SOLARU, Adenuga Babatunde
• Application Number:
  US11/876,898
• Publication Number:
  US 20080126167A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06311 Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment

Abstract

A system that schedules a meeting with a meeting invitee includes a database that is configured to store records associated with potential meeting participants that meet one or more pre-qualification criteria. A meeting notifier provides notice regarding a future meeting to the potential meeting participants having records in the database. A participant selector applies one or more post-qualification criteria to potential meeting participants who respond to the notice and a meeting scheduler places selected participants on a meeting schedule.

Claims

1. A system that schedules a meeting with a meeting invitee comprising:

a database configured to store records associated with potential meeting participants that meet one or more pre-qualification criteria, wherein each record includes at least one attribute related to a post-qualification criteria;

a meeting notifier configured to provide notice regarding a future meeting to potential meeting participants having an associated record in the database;

a participant selector configured to apply one or more post-qualification criteria to potential meeting participants responding to the notice; and

a meeting scheduler configured to place selected participants on a meeting schedule.

2. The system of claim 1 comprising an on-line portal that provides an interface for potential meeting participants to populate the database with information pertaining to the potential meeting participant.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the meeting notifier is configured to publish a meeting notice that is made available on the on-line portal.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the participant selector comprises a query generator that constructs a query relating to the post-qualification criteria for execution on the database.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the participant selector comprises an invitee interface for a meeting invitee to specify post qualification criteria for inclusion in the query.

6. The system of claim 1 comprising an invitee preference filter that is applied to potential meeting participants responding to a meeting notice associated with a given invitee.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the invitee preference filter comprises a list of preferred potential meeting participants.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the meeting notifier is configured to provide notice exclusively to preferred potential meeting participants.

9. The system of claim 6 wherein the invitee preference filter comprises a list of non-preferred potential meeting participants and wherein the participant selector is configured to not select non-preferred potential meeting participants that otherwise meet the post-qualification criteria.

10. The system of claim 6 wherein the invitee preference filter is applied to potential meeting participants responding to meeting notices from a plurality of invitees.

11. A system that schedules a meeting with a meeting invitee comprising:

a database configured to store records associated with potential meeting participants that meet one or more pre-qualification criteria, wherein each record includes at least one attribute related to a post-qualification criteria;

an on-line participant portal configured to present information to potential meeting participants and to collect data from the potential meeting participants for constructing records in the database.

a meeting notifier configured to provide notice at the on-line portal regarding a future meeting to potential meeting participants having an associated record in the database;

a participant selector that acts on records of potential meeting participants responding to the notice, the participant selector comprising;

an invitee interface for a meeting invitee to specify post qualification criteria to be applied to potential meeting participants; and

a query generator configured to generate a query relating to the one or more post-qualification criteria, wherein the query is executed on the database to return records of potential meeting participants meeting the post-qualification criteria; and

a meeting scheduler configured to place selected participants on a meeting schedule.

12. The system of claim 11 comprising an invitee preference filter that is applied to potential meeting participants responding to a meeting notice associated with a given invitee.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the invitee preference filter comprises a list of preferred potential meeting participants.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the meeting notifier is configured to provide notice exclusively to preferred potential meeting participants.

15. The system of claim 12 wherein the invitee preference filter comprises a list of non-preferred potential meeting participants and wherein the participant selector is configured to not select non-preferred potential meeting participants that otherwise meet the post-qualification criteria.

16. The system of claim 12 wherein the invitee preference filter is applied to potential meeting participants responding to meeting notices from a plurality of invitees.