Printed matter – Strips and leaves
Patent
1993-09-27
1995-02-07
Rosenbaum, Mark
Printed matter
Strips and leaves
283 62, 283115, 281 2, 281 5, 434430, B42D 1500
Patent
active
053870115
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for scheduling a meeting uses several partially translucent sheets, one for each prospective attendee. Each partially translucent sheet contains an array of blocks of time, in which the rows correspond to time periods and the columns correspond to dates. The prospective attendee darkens the blocks corresponding to times that he is not available to attend the meeting, and sends the completed sheet to the organizer. The organizer then assembles the sheets, and stacks and aligns them so that the blocks line up. By viewing the stack of partially translucent sheets, preferably with a light source, the organizer can quickly identify the times when all prospective attendees are available for the meeting by identifying those blocks that remain translucent. If each prospective attendee uses the same type of writing apparatus so that the intensity of the darkened blocks is consistent among all the prospective attendees, then when the organizer assembles the sheets, if no time is available that all prospective attendees can meet, the next best time and date is the block that appears lightest. This allows the organizer to identify the times that the most people can attend the meeting, and not just the time when everyone can attend the meeting.
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Han Frances
Nextech Incorporated
Rosenbaum Mark
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