Mobile Conference Call Scheduling via Server-Mediated Schedule Exchange
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current conference call services in mobile devices require significant user effort and time to schedule and manage, as users must manually contact participants and register conference call schedules, leading to inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A mobile communication system that includes a portable terminal and conference server, enabling users to send and receive participant IDs and schedule information, generate and register conference call reservation information, and control conference call connections, using a communication unit, display unit, input unit, and controller to simplify the conference call process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually contact participants and register conference call schedules, then conference call can be organized, but user effort and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables participants to automatically provide their schedule information through the conference server, which then automatically generates and sends invitation messages with conference call details. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for manual scheduling by the organizer, significantly reducing user effort and time consumption while maintaining effective conference call organization.
Solution Approach 2:
The conference server automatically receives schedule information from participants, processes this feedback, and generates appropriate invitation messages. This feedback loop allows the system to adapt to participant availability automatically, reducing the need for manual coordination and decreasing the time required for scheduling.
2Productivity
If users manually contact participants to check schedules, then conference call can be scheduled, but the process becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The conference server acts as an intermediary between the organizer and participants. It automatically collects schedule information, processes conflicts, and generates invitations, thereby simplifying the scheduling process and improving productivity without requiring users to manually coordinate each detail.
Solution Approach 2:
The conference server performs multiple functions including receiving schedule information, processing availability, generating invitations, and managing conference call details. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise be multiple manual steps into a single automated process, improving efficiency and reducing complexity.
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AI summary
An apparatus and a method for providing a conference call service in a portable terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a communication unit for sending and receiving an IDentifier (ID) of a participant to take part in a conference call, schedule information of the participant, and conference call reservation information by communicating with a conference server, a display unit for outputting the ID, the schedule information, and the conference call reservation information, an input unit for generating input data for selecting the ID, and response data of a conference call connection request, a reservation information generator for identifying a participant to take part in the conference call by detecting the input data for the ID, sending participant information to the conference server, and generating the conference call reservation information including an available conference call schedule by receiving the participant schedule information from the conference server.