Method and apparatus for intermediation of meetings and calls
CA 2352165 C · Owner: Templeton, Bradley S. · Inventors: Templeton, Bradley S.
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A computer-implemented method and system for assisting in the intermediation of realtime meetings, including telephone calls and face to face meetings. A user informs his system that he wishes to for example, make a telephone call. The system sends a request for a realtime meeting the specified target. Both the target and the requester queue the request. When both the requester and the target are mutually available, the realtime meeting can take place. Some embodiments cause this to happen automatically, some prompt the user to take action, such as dialing the telephone. Some embodiments allow the user to choose from among queued requests.
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- Filed October 14, 1999 and granted March 22, 2011. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 14, 2019.
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