SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING AN E-CONFERENCE FOR PARTICIPANTS WITH PARTIAL AVAILABILITY
First Claim
1. A method of scheduling an e-conference for participants with participant availability, the method comprising:
- identifying a group of participants for the e-conference;
receiving a declaration of availability for the e-conference from at least one participant of the group to yield at least one declaration, the declaration comprising at least one of a first restriction based on a topic and a second restriction based on a portion of time a respective participant is available during the e-conference;
determining a schedule for the e-conference based on the at least one declaration; and
displaying the at least one declaration to the group of participants.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for scheduling an e-conference for participants with partial availability. Initially, a system identifies a group of participants for the e-conference. The system receives a declaration of availability for the e-conference from at least one participant of the group. The declaration contains the partial availability of the participant based on time restrictions and topics of interest to the participant. Next, a schedule is determined for the e-conference based on the availability of the participants. Finally, the declarations of availability are displayed to the group of participants. In one aspect, participants update their declarations of availability during the e-conference and a schedule is updated to reflect the new declaration of availability.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of scheduling an e-conference for participants with participant availability, the method comprising:
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identifying a group of participants for the e-conference; receiving a declaration of availability for the e-conference from at least one participant of the group to yield at least one declaration, the declaration comprising at least one of a first restriction based on a topic and a second restriction based on a portion of time a respective participant is available during the e-conference; determining a schedule for the e-conference based on the at least one declaration; and displaying the at least one declaration to the group of participants. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for scheduling an e-conference for participants with partial availability, the system comprising:
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a processor; a first module configured to identify a group of participants for the e-conference; a second module configured to control the processor to receive a declaration of availability for the e-conference from at least one participant of the group to yield at least one declaration, the declaration comprising at least one of a first restriction based on a topic and a second restriction based on a portion of time a respective participant is available during the e-conference; a third module configured to control the processor to determine a schedule for the e-conference based on the at least one declaration; and a fourth module configured to control the processor to display the at least one declaration to the group of participants. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to schedule an e-conference for participants with partial availability, the instructions comprising:
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identifying a group of participants for the e-conference; receiving a declaration of availability for the e-conference from at least one participant of the group to yield at least one declaration, the declaration comprising at least one of a first restriction based on a topic and a second restriction based on a portion of time a respective participant is available during the e-conference; determining a schedule for the e-conference based on the at least one declaration; and displaying the at least one declaration to the group of participants. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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