ORGANIZATION OF REVERSE FLEXIBLE MEETING SCHEDULES

摘要

A method and system for scheduling a meeting between a schedule entity and a plurality of booking entities over a communications network. The method comprises presenting a meeting schedule of the schedule entity for access by the plurality of booking entities, such that the meeting schedule defines a meeting period including a start time and an end time and the meeting period is divided into a first meeting interval and a second meeting interval such that the intervals are located in the meeting period between the start and end times. The method also confirms booking of a first meeting for a first booking entity of the plurality of booking entities in the first meeting interval and maintains the availability of the first meeting interval to accept another meeting booking by another booking entity of the plurality of booking entities based on a booking number threshold defining the maximum number of allowed meeting bookings for the first meeting interval. The method also confirms a second meeting for a second booking entity of the plurality of booking entities in the same first meeting interval, wherein the meeting intervals are restricted from accepting one or more further meeting bookings based on a comparison of their respective booking number threshold with a total number of booked meetings in the respective meeting interval.

主权项

1. A method for scheduling a meeting between a schedule entity and a plurality of booking entities over a communications network, the method comprising the steps of:
presenting a meeting schedule of the schedule entity for access by the plurality of booking entities, the meeting schedule defining a meeting period including a start time and an end time, the meeting period being divided into a first meeting interval and a second meeting interval such that the intervals are located in the meeting period between the start and end times; confirming booking of a first meeting for a first booking entity of the plurality of booking entities in the first meeting interval; maintaining the availability of the first meeting interval to accept another meeting booking by another booking entity of the plurality of booking entities based on a booking number threshold defining the maximum number of allowed meeting bookings for the first meeting interval; and confirming a second meeting for a second booking entity of the plurality of booking entities in the same first meeting interval; wherein the meeting intervals are restricted from accepting one or more further meeting bookings based on a comparison of their respective booking number threshold with a total number of booked meetings in the respective meeting interval.