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Meeting management device

CA 1283207 C · Owner: Hotaling, Brock · Inventors: Ottaviano, Gerard J.; Hotaling, Brock; Demetriou, George

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Abstract of the Disclosure A meeting management device of a computer system determines the optimal meeting date and time for a specified group of invitees within a set of specified time parameters. A subset of the invitees are designated as critical along with any specified piece of equipment and desired meeting sites. Remote from personal calendars of the invitees, the device compares available dates and times of each critical invitee with each other and that of any critical piece of equipment and meeting sites. The comparison determines common available dates and times in which to schedule the meeting. Available or unavailable dates and times of each invitee are defined in part by the …

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  • Granted April 16, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 16, 2008.
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FiledFebruary 12, 1988
GrantedApril 16, 1991
Term endedApril 16, 2008
Patent numberCA 1283207 C
Classification (IPC)G06Q10/00

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1989199119931995199719992001200320052007Application filedFeb 12, 1988Patent grantedApril 16, 1991Term endedApril 16, 2008

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