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MEETING PLANNING ASSISTANCE VIA NETWORK MESSAGES

  • US 20090248474A1
  • Filed: 04/01/2008
  • Published: 10/01/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computer implemented method for inviting people to meetings, the method comprising:

  • receiving a plurality of invitees, each invitee having a vote weight, wherein a plurality of vote weights including each invitee'"'"'s vote weight is heterogeneous;

    receiving a meeting duration, an at least one meeting option begin-time, and an at least one meeting option end-time;

    excluding committed time of each invitee between the at least one meeting option begin-time and the at least one meeting option end-time to form a set of meeting options, wherein the committed time is from an invitee repository;

    dividing the set of meeting options into a manageable set of meeting options;

    presenting the manageable set of meeting options to each invitee;

    receiving votes from a voting invitee to form collected votes, wherein each vote is weighted based on the vote weight of the voting invitee;

    determining a leading option based on the collected votes; and

    committing a leading option as a committed time for at least one invitee the meeting.

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