Method and System for Scheduling a Communication Session

• US 20140082090A1
• Filed: 09/20/2012
• Published: 03/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
• Original Assignee: Arthur Louis Jr. Gaetano
• Inventors: Gaetano, Arthur Louis Jr., Wodzinski, Vanessa
• Application Number:
  US13/623,362
• Publication Number:
  US 20140082090A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/205
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A system and method for scheduling a future collaborative communication session using a collaborative communication application are disclosed. The system and method allow one or more participants of a collaborative communication session to schedule a future communication session directly from a collaborative communication application. A calendar application, such as an enterprise calendar system, may be integrated with the communication application, such that future meetings can easily be scheduled using the communication application.

Claims

1. A collaborative communication system comprising:

a server;

a first device coupled to the server, the first device comprising a collaborative communication application; and

a second device coupled to the server;

wherein the collaborative communication application includes an integrated calendar feature that checks participants'"'"' availability and desired system features'"'"' availability and schedules a future session based on the availability of the participants and the desired system features.

2. The collaborative communication system of claim 1, wherein the first device communicates with- the second device using one or more of:

chat, audio communication, video communication, and web collaboration.

3. The collaborative communication system of claim 1 wherein the collaborative communication application comprises a Unified Communication and collaboration application.

4. The collaborative communication system of claim 1, further comprising a calendar application server.

5. The collaborative communication system of claim 1, wherein the collaborative communication application automatically enters participants'"'"' name and calendar information into a calendar feature of the collaborative communication application.

6. The collaborative communication system of claim 1, wherein the collaborative communication application allows participants to select:

accept, reject, or propose new time in response to an invitation to a Mure session.

7. The collaborative communication system of claim 1, wherein the collaborative communication application automatically proposes a follow-up meeting time based on desired times of a session, availability of participants, availability of the collaborative communication resources or desired features, and predefined or selectable time frames to follow up.

8. The collaborative communication system of claim 1, wherein the collaborative communication application allows a participant to select a preferred time and date for a follow-up meeting.

9. The collaborative communication system of claim 1, wherein the collaborative communication application sends invitations to desired participants for the future session.

10. The collaborative communication system of claim 1, wherein a-default participants list for a future session is a list of participants of a current session.

11. A method of scheduling a collaborative communication session, the method comprising the steps of:

initiating a collaborative communication session between two or more participants;

selecting schedule a communication session using a collaborative communication application that includes an integrated calendar feature;

selecting communication session participants;

checking participant availability using the calendar feature;

checking desired collaborative communication system features availability using the calendar feature; and

sending an invitation to desired participants to participate in a future session.

12. The method of scheduling a collaborative communication session of claim 11, further comprising the step of accepting, rejecting, or proposing an alternative session time using the collaborative communication application.

13. The method of scheduling a collaborative communication session of claim 11, further comprising one or more of the steps of:

placing a scheduled session time and date on the participants'"'"' calendars, providing information to the participants about how to join the future session, and providing a link to add the future session to the participants'"'"' calendars.

14. The method of scheduling a collaborative communication session of claim 11, wherein the step of Initiating a collaborative communication session between two or more participants comprises initiating a communication session selected from the group consisting of chat, audio communication, video communication, and web collaboration.

15. The method of scheduling a collaborative communication session of claim 11, wherein the step of initiating a collaborative communication session between two or more participants comprises automatically entering participants'"'"' names and schedules into the calendar feature.

16. The method of scheduling a collaborative communication session of claim 11, wherein the step of initiating a collaborative communication session between two or more participants comprises automatically entering participants'"'"' schedules info an enterprise calendar application.

17. The method of scheduling a collaborative communication session of claim 11, further comprising the step of selecting a preferred timeframe for the future session.

18. The method of scheduling a collaborative communication session of claim 11, wherein the collaborative communication application automatically selects a default list of participants for the Mure session based upon participants of a current session,

19. The method of scheduling a collaborative communication session of claim 11, wherein one or more participants'"'"' calendar information is displayed within the collaborative communication application.

20. A method of scheduling a collaborative communication session, the method comprising the steps of:

initiating a collaborative communication session between two or more participants;

selecting schedule a follow-up communication session using a collaborative communication application that includes an integrated calendar feature or that employs a calendar widget;

displaying participants'"'"' calendar information;

selecting communication participants;

checking participant availability using the calendar feature or widget;

checking desired collaborative communication system features availability using the calendar feature or widget; and

sending an invitation to desired participants to participate in a follow up communication session.