Method and apparatus for scheduling requests during presentations
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1. A method for scheduling requests, comprising, in a computer, performing the operations of:
- receiving a scheduling request during a presentation from a portable device associated with a user, wherein the scheduling request includes a question asked by the user and contact information associated with the user;
analyzing the question to determine a subject related to the scheduling request, wherein analyzing the question comprises analyzing a content of the question to determine at least one subject matter to which the question is directed, wherein the subject matter is associated with a queue;
queuing the scheduling request in a queue associated with the presentation based on the subject; and
selectively coupling the user to a communication channel by contacting the user according to the contact information in response to the request being selected from the queue, thereby facilitating the user asking the question during the presentation.
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Abstract
A system that schedules requests and receives scheduling requests from multiple users. The system receives a given scheduling request from a portable device associated with a given user, such that the given scheduling request is associated with a question to be asked by the given user. Next, the system queues the scheduling requests and selectively couples the given user to a communication channel, which allows the given user to ask the question.
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1. A method for scheduling requests, comprising, in a computer, performing the operations of:
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receiving a scheduling request during a presentation from a portable device associated with a user, wherein the scheduling request includes a question asked by the user and contact information associated with the user; analyzing the question to determine a subject related to the scheduling request, wherein analyzing the question comprises analyzing a content of the question to determine at least one subject matter to which the question is directed, wherein the subject matter is associated with a queue; queuing the scheduling request in a queue associated with the presentation based on the subject; and selectively coupling the user to a communication channel by contacting the user according to the contact information in response to the request being selected from the queue, thereby facilitating the user asking the question during the presentation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19)
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17. A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and a computer-program mechanism embedded therein for scheduling requests, the computer-program mechanism including:
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instructions for receiving a scheduling request during a presentation from a portable device associated with a user, wherein the scheduling request includes a question asked by the user and contact information associated with the user; instructions for analyzing the question to determine a subject related to the scheduling request, wherein analyzing the question comprises analyzing a content of the question to determine at least one subject matter to which the question is directed, wherein the subject matter is associated with a queue; instructions for queuing the scheduling request in a queue associated with the presentation based on the subject; and instructions for selectively coupling the user to a communication channel by contacting the user according to the contact information in response to the request being selected from the queue, thereby facilitating the user asking the question during the presentation.
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18. A computer system to schedule requests, comprising:
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a processor; a memory; a program module, wherein the program module is stored in the memory and configurable to be executed by the processor, the program module including; instructions for receiving a scheduling request during a presentation from a portable device associated with a user, wherein the scheduling request includes a question asked by the user and contact information associated with the user; instructions for analyzing the question to determine a subject related to the scheduling request, wherein analyzing the question comprises analyzing a content of the question to determine at least one subject matter to which the question is directed, wherein the subject matter is associated with a queue; instructions for queuing the scheduling request in a queue associated with the presentation based on the subject; and instructions for selectively coupling the user to a communication channel by contacting the user according to the contact information in response to the request being selected from the queue, thereby facilitating the user asking the question during the presentation.
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