Techniques for planning a conference using location data
First Claim
1. A method for scheduling a conference among multiple persons, comprising:
- receiving quorum data that indicates a quorum for a particular conference;
receiving availability data that indicates availability of a plurality of persons who satisfy the quorum for attending the particular conference;
determining a plurality of proposed locations that support remote conferencing among the plurality of persons for the particular conference based on the availability data and the quorum data; and
configuring a network node based on the plurality of proposed locations that support remote conferencing among the plurality of persons who satisfy the quorum.
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Abstract
Techniques for scheduling a conference among multiple persons include receiving quorum data and location data. Quorum data indicates a quorum for a particular conference. Location data indicates locations of a plurality of persons who satisfy the quorum. A proposed location for the particular conference is determined based on the location data and the quorum data. These techniques allow location data to include presence data that describes a current location of a person or a state of communication of that person; and therefore allow presence data to be used in determining where to conduct a conference and when. For example, an organizer of a meeting and meeting invitees are notified when the people constituting a quorum cross paths at the same location, or are situated at sites that support remote conferencing.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for scheduling a conference among multiple persons, comprising:
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receiving quorum data that indicates a quorum for a particular conference; receiving availability data that indicates availability of a plurality of persons who satisfy the quorum for attending the particular conference; determining a plurality of proposed locations that support remote conferencing among the plurality of persons for the particular conference based on the availability data and the quorum data; and configuring a network node based on the plurality of proposed locations that support remote conferencing among the plurality of persons who satisfy the quorum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for scheduling a conference among multiple persons, comprising:
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a network interface that is coupled to a network for communicating one or more packet flows therewith; a processor; and one or more stored sequences of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform; receiving quorum data that indicates a quorum for a particular conference; receiving availability data that indicates availability of a plurality of persons who satisfy the quorum for attending the particular conference; determining a plurality of proposed locations that support remote conferencing among the plurality of persons for the particular conference based on the availability data and the quorum data; and configuring a network node based on the plurality of proposed locations that support remote conferencing among the plurality of persons who satisfy the quorum. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with computer executable instructions operable to:
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receive quorum data that indicates a quorum for a particular conference; receive availability data that indicates availability of a plurality of persons who satisfy the quorum for attending the particular conference; determine a plurality of proposed locations that support remote conferencing among the plurality of persons for the particular conference based on the availability data and the quorum data; and configure a network node based on the plurality of proposed locations that support remote conferencing among the plurality of persons who satisfy the quorum. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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