Context aware interaction
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1. A network-connected server for meeting initiation, comprising:
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a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;
receive an indication of an incoming communication associated with a first user;
determine whether or not there is an agent available for handling the incoming communication in response to receiving the incoming communication;
receive an availability preference for the first user in response to determining that the agent is not available, wherein the availability preference defines a condition for which the first user is available or is not available to engage in a communication;
monitor availability of the first user and a second user, wherein the availability of the first user is based at least partially on the availability preference; and
initiate a communication connection between a first communication appliance operated by the first user and a second communication appliance operated by the second user in response to the first user and the second user being mutually available.
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Abstract
A network-connected server for meeting initiation has software executing on the server from a non-transitory physical medium, the software providing a function allowing a user to schedule a meeting and to configure availability conditions, a function for informing scheduled participants of the scheduled meeting, a function for receiving indications of availability for the scheduled meeting from communication appliances associated with scheduled participants, and a function for connecting the communication appliances to communicate when the configured availability conditions are met.
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1. A network-connected server for meeting initiation, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; receive an indication of an incoming communication associated with a first user; determine whether or not there is an agent available for handling the incoming communication in response to receiving the incoming communication; receive an availability preference for the first user in response to determining that the agent is not available, wherein the availability preference defines a condition for which the first user is available or is not available to engage in a communication; monitor availability of the first user and a second user, wherein the availability of the first user is based at least partially on the availability preference; and initiate a communication connection between a first communication appliance operated by the first user and a second communication appliance operated by the second user in response to the first user and the second user being mutually available. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for meeting planning and initiation, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor, an indication of an incoming communication associated with a first user; determining, by the processor, whether or not there is an agent available for handling the incoming communication in response to receiving the incoming communication; receiving, by a processor, an availability preference for the first user in response to determining that the agent is not available, wherein the availability preference defines a condition for which the first user is available or is not available to engage in a communication; monitoring, by the processor, availability of the first user and a second user, wherein the availability of the first user is based at least partially on the availability preference; and initiating, by the processor, a communication connection between a first communication appliance operated by the first user and a second communication appliance operated by the second user in response to the first user and the second user being mutually available. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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