CONFERENCE DATA MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A conference management apparatus for managing conference data corresponding to a specific meeting in a conference database, the conference management apparatus comprising:
- an invitation notification part that causes an electronic notification to be transmitted to each specific invitee amongst plural invitees, to invite the specific invitee to the specific meeting and request the specific invitee to respond to the invitation; and
a conference data distribution part that adds to the conference database, for said each specific invitee, a conference data folder for access only by the specific invitee,wherein the conference data distribution part analyzes responses by the invitees to the invitation to the specific meeting, and for each particular invitee who registers to attend the specific meeting, inserts a copy of the conference data in the conference data folder for the particular invitee, and upon receiving a request to distribute additional conference data, places a copy of said additional conference data in the conference data folder maintained in the conference database for the particular invitee who registered to attend the specific meeting.
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Abstract
Tools are provided for conducting a conference/meeting and/or obtaining, managing and archiving conference/meeting data. For example, a conference application can be provided through a network to a registrant or participant of the conference. The conference application allows the registrant or participant to access conference data (such as presentation slides, conference materials, other posted content, etc.), save comments, files, other content, etc., make revisions to the conference data, and share data with other registrants or participants of the conference.
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1. A conference management apparatus for managing conference data corresponding to a specific meeting in a conference database, the conference management apparatus comprising:
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an invitation notification part that causes an electronic notification to be transmitted to each specific invitee amongst plural invitees, to invite the specific invitee to the specific meeting and request the specific invitee to respond to the invitation; and a conference data distribution part that adds to the conference database, for said each specific invitee, a conference data folder for access only by the specific invitee, wherein the conference data distribution part analyzes responses by the invitees to the invitation to the specific meeting, and for each particular invitee who registers to attend the specific meeting, inserts a copy of the conference data in the conference data folder for the particular invitee, and upon receiving a request to distribute additional conference data, places a copy of said additional conference data in the conference data folder maintained in the conference database for the particular invitee who registered to attend the specific meeting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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4. The conference management apparatus of claim wherein in a case that the conference management user interface has not been operated to set the distribution policy, the conference data distribution part distributes the conference data according to a default policy, and under the default policy, when a non-attending invitee indicates, in response to the electronic notification, that the non-attending invitee cannot attend the specific meeting, the conference data distribution part inserts a link to the conference data in the conference data folder for the non-attending invitee.
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14. A system for managing conference data corresponding to a specific meeting, the system comprising:
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a conference database that captures the conference data for the specific meeting; and a conference data management part that adds to the conference database, for each specific invitee amongst plural invitees, a conference data folder for access only by the specific invitee, wherein the conference data management part analyzes responses by the invitees to an electronic invitation to the specific meeting, and for each particular invitee who registers to attend the specific meeting, inserts a copy of the conference data in the conference data folder for the particular invitee, and upon receiving a request to distribute additional conference data, places a copy of said additional conference data in the conference data folder maintained in the conference database for the particular invitee who registered to attend the specific meeting. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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