82 results about "Meeting Request" patented technology

A computer-implemented method for assisting in the scheduling of a meeting. A user who desires to schedule a meeting simply inputs the relevant meeting parameters. In response, the computer evaluates a number of possible meeting times by comparing the input constraints against a predetermined set of suitability criteria. Based on this evaluation, the system identifies suggested meeting time(s), and also may identify rooms suitable for each meeting time. The system also calculates an estimated desirability for each suggested meeting time based on its compliance with the suitability criteria. The suggested meeting time(s) and a visual indicator of desirability for each time are then displayed. In addition, the raw free-busy data for each attendee may still be displayed. When the user selects a suggested meeting time, an electronic meeting request is automatically populated with the meeting time and a suitable place associated with the suggested meeting time.

According to one aspect of the invention, a method is provided in which a scheduling agent is assigned to each user in a system. Each scheduling agent is responsible for coordinating meeting activities for its associated user. Each user in the system is allowed to specify preferences for meeting scheduling based upon his corresponding calendar. In response to a meeting request initiated by one of the users, the scheduling agent for the meeting initiator and the scheduling agents for the attendees negotiate with each other to schedule the requested meeting at a most suitable time that is accepted by all attendees through their associated scheduling agents, based upon a set of scheduling criteria including the meeting timing information and the attendees preferences for meeting scheduling.

A system and method for minimizing redundant events/meetings is provided. With the system and method, when a meeting request is made, a search of meetings currently in place for the participants involved in the meeting is performed to find potential matches and patterns between them. If a potential match is found, a notification is sent to request that participants join in on a matching currently existing meeting. If that request is declined, a meeting time close to the found meeting is recommended so that preparation time is minimized for these meetings as the preparation has already been completed for the previous meeting. Not only will this maximize the amount of work time people have, it will increase the size of the community that is present within meetings. This will allow for larger collaboration between different, potentially unrelated, parties interested in the meeting topic.

A real-time communications system for initiating a real-time communications session involving a plurality of users that brings together the most appropriate individuals to participate in an on-line meeting or teleconference. A user who is a prospective participant in an on-line meeting or teleconference clicks on a hyperlink contained in a document to access a query form. Next, the user enters personal identifying information on the query form. Information relating to that user can also be included in parameters associated with the hyperlink. Next, the user clicks on a button associated with the query form to pass the personal identifying information to a real-time messaging server, which generates a request for an on-line meeting or teleconference, and provides the meeting request to one or more other specified users. Because the meeting request includes some or all of the information entered on the query form and included in the hyperlink parameters, the specified users can decide whether or not to join an on-line meeting or teleconference with the prospective participant based at least in part on the information provided.

A Meeting Attendee Instant Messaging (MAIM) utility is provided and embeds Instant Messaging (IM) functionality in a calendaring software. When a meeting request is sent out from the calendaring application, the request receives invitee responses, which automatically populates a Meeting Invitee Status Display (MISD). The MISD graphically illustrates which invitees have accepted the request to the meeting (i.e., attendees), and also provides an indication of a current IM status of each attendee to the meeting. The meeting facilitator may optionally select specific attendees or all attendees and initiate a one-to-one or group IM chat session with the selected attendees to begin a chat. The group IM session chat is initiated from within the MISD without providing the meeting facilitator with anything other than the e-mail addresses or e-mail IDs of the attendees.

The invention relates to a method for integrating services in a calendar application via the meeting request functionality of calendar programs comprising:

• • initiating one or multiple services, wherein the initiation may involve the transmission of calendar event information from the calendar application to the service, the service requests being sent as meeting request e-mails to one or more service e-mail addresses, each service e-mail address representing a service,
  • receiving the update requests generated by the one or multiple services, the update requests being meeting request response e-mails or one or multiple second meeting request e-mails
  • processing the received update requests, and
  • updating the calendar application.

Methods and systems for dialing into conference calls are presented. A meeting request is received by an attendee, and the dial-in information in the meeting request is stored. A meeting reminder is displayed at the proposed date and time or a predetermined period prior to the proposed date and time, and a conference call confirmation instruction or cancellation instruction is received from the attendee. The conference call dial-in number is automatically dialed at the proposed date and time. A network connection is established and the conference call meeting identification number is transmitted.

In one embodiment, a system is provided for initiating a collaborative computing session during a telephone call involving a plurality of users. The system includes a first advanced capability telephone operable to issue an initiate meeting request in response to an activation signal at the first advanced capability telephone. A first computer in communication with the first advanced capability telephone is operable to issue a start meeting request for establishing a meeting zone for the collaborative computing session. The first computer is operable to open a first collaborative meeting window for enabling a user of the first computer to participate in the collaborative computing session. The first advanced capability telephone is operable to issue a join meeting request to a second advanced capability telephone for causing a second collaborative meeting window to be opened at a second computer for enabling a user of the second computer to participate in the collaborative computing session.

A meeting manager specifies controlled access to the use of an electronic device by sending a meeting request to at least one invitee, wherein the meeting request specifies access rights to control use during the meeting of least one feature of a plurality of features of at least one electronic device associated with the at least one invitee. The meeting manager requires the at least one invitee accept the access rights specified in the meeting request for controlling use at the at least one electronic device in order for the invitee to accept the meeting request.

Embodiments of the invention provide a meeting room reservation method and apparatus. The meeting room reservation method comprises the steps of obtaining free time of multiple participants after a meeting room reservation request is detected; according to the free time, determining common free time of all the participants; obtaining meeting room attribute information meeting the meeting room reservation request; according to the common free time and the meeting room attribute information, determining a candidate meeting room list; and finally according to received selection operation for thecandidate meeting room list, determining a target meeting room. According to the method and the apparatus, the common free time of all the participants and the meeting room attribute information can be automatically determined, and the candidate meeting room list is automatically determined, without manual intervention, so that the manpower and time are saved and the meeting room reservation efficiency is improved; and the size of the meeting room, the usage duration of the meeting room, equipment of the meeting room and the like are considered, so that the reserved meeting room can better meet the meeting request demand, and a user can reserve the expected meeting room more accurately.

The present invention provides a multi-party meeting device, which includes: a UI unit used for generating the multi-party meeting request and sending the generated multi-party meeting request to the agreement unit; an agreement unit which is used for making the IP package to the multi-party meeting request, and sending the IP data pachage to the communication unit; and a communication unit which is used for sending the IP data package to the external part, and transmits the responding information from the external to the agreement unit; wherein, the agreement unit encodes the received responding information and transmits to the UI unit.

A computing device includes one or more memory devices, one or more processors and computer-readable instructions executable by the one or more processors, the computer-readable instructions to cause the computing device to 1) receive real estate product selection from real estate customer; 2) receive real estate meeting request time value and real estate meeting location from the real estate customer; 3) generate query including the real estate product selection, the real estate meeting request time value and the real estate meeting location; 4) communicate the query including the real estate product selection, the real estate meeting request time value and the real estate meeting location to a database server; 5) receive, in real time from the database server, one or more recommended real estate agents based at least in part on the real estate product selection, the real estate meeting request time and the real estate meeting location.

Embodiments described herein provide approaches for managing mobile device originated meetings involving multiple mobile device users belonging to a group. Specifically, a meeting request is sent to the mobile device of each member of the group, and subsequent recognition of responding and non-responding members is established. Those members of the group failing to respond within a predetermined time period are sent a secondary meeting request in an attempt to solicit a response. An optimal meeting request and/or response message type is selected for each mobile device belonging to each member of the group. As such, interoperability between different devices and meeting systems is maintained, while also allowing those users sharing the same meeting system platform to communicate via push-notification internet-based messages, thereby decreasing reliance on cellular based short messaging service (SMS) messages.

A system including: (a) a calendar database adapted to receive calendar events including location information for specified time slots from subscribers; (b) a query engine adapted to receive a meeting request including a time definition, a location definition and a list of invitees including subscribers; and (c) a location module adapted to consider travel times of one or more invitees to and/or from locations of existing calendar events to the location; and (d) a list generator adapted to generate a list of time slots which allow invitees sufficient time to travel to/from adjacent calendar events.

The invention discloses a media stream transmission method, device and system, and the support for media stream transmission between meeting terminals with different protocols is achieved. According to the media stream transmission method, device and system, a meeting request and a media stream which are sent by a source terminal are received, and the meeting request comprises a number used by a target terminal which participates a meeting; a media protocol of the target terminal which uses the number is determined according to the number; the media stream is transmitted to the target terminal according to the media protocol supported by the target terminal. By means of the media stream transmission method, device and system, the media stream can be transmitted to the target terminal according to the target protocol supported by the target terminal, the media stream transmission is completed, and the support for the intercommunication between meeting terminals with different media protocols is achieved.

This invention provides a SAR complex image data real-time compressing method, comprising the following steps: first, dividing complex image into several blocks, compressing and encoding each unit of sub-block, two-dimension Fourier transforming the every sub-block, using sciagraphy to analyze transformed data to defining non-zero coefficient and its zone, quantizing non-zero coefficient; second, differential encoding position information in non-zero zone and setting it in the head of code stream, separately grid coding quantizing real part and imaginary part then through arithmetic encoding to form terminal code stream. The invention is characterized in meeting request of real-time and automatically compressing complex image data in space-borne system and high fidelity of phase.

A method and system to enable dialogue and collaboration among event participants for an event request. Event participants collaborate within the context of the event request, for example a meeting request. The participants are allowed to send their responses on a event request to other participants and not limit or restrict the responses to the event organizer.

The invention provides a video conference call conference joining method and device. The method comprises the following steps: sending a meeting request message initiated by an articulated naturalityweb terminal to a protocol conversion server through the articulated naturality web server; when the meeting request information is the target request information, a protocol conversion server sendingthe meeting request information to a gateway server; wherein the target request information is active conference joining request information; the gateway server adopting the meeting request information to perform conference joining registration on the articulated naturality web terminal; sending registration response information for the conference joining request information to a protocol conversion server; sending the conference participation request information to a conference server by the protocol conversion server; the conference server sending the conference participation response information for the conference participation request information to the protocol conversion server, and the protocol conversion server sending the conference participation response information to the articulated naturality web terminal through the articulated naturality web server, so that the articulated naturality web terminal joins the video conference, thereby reducing the workload and the error rate of conference management personnel, and improving the working efficiency.