Patent ID: 11928650
Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. An apparatus comprising:
a network interface configured to communicate in a computer network; and
a processor coupled to the network interface, the processor configured to:
obtain calendar data associated with each user of a plurality of users;
obtain user preferences associated with each user of the plurality of users;
obtain an organization chart associating roles with each user of the plurality of users;
select a first user and a second user among the plurality of users for a social encounter, the first user and the second user selected based on the calendar data, the user preferences, and the organization chart, wherein the organization chart associates a first role with the first user and a second role with the second user;
cause the network interface to provide a first prompt to a first user device associated with the first user for the social encounter;
cause the network interface to provide a second prompt to a second user device associated with the second user for the social encounter; and
responsive to obtaining acceptances from the first user device and the second user device, facilitate the social encounter between the first user and the second user.