Patent ID: 7299193
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for automated meeting scheduling using delegates, representatives, quorums, and teams performed by an electronic calendar meeting scheduling program, said method comprising the steps of: storing meeting settings and invitees data for a meeting for each of the delegates, representatives, quorums, and teams; said meeting settings and invitees data including an invitee attendance type, delegates, representatives, quorums, and teams data; identifying a solution time block for automated meeting scheduling including at least a subset of a plurality of selected invitees utilizing said stored invitee attendance type, delegates, representatives, quorums, and teams data; said stored meeting settings and invitee data including a quorum value, a quorum meeting value, a quorum invitee value; an invitee value, a delegate value, and a team member value; said electronic calendar meeting scheduling program utilizing said stored meeting settings and invitees data to calculate a selection score for each potential time block for the automated meeting scheduling; wherein said selection score is calculated using the largest increment associated with said meeting settings and invitees data and said meeting attendee automation properties to result in a maximum calculated selection score; said electronic calendar meeting scheduling program utilizing said maximum calculated selection score to identify said solution time block for the automated meeting scheduling; and said electronic calendar meeting scheduling program storing said identified solution time block for the automated meeting scheduling.