Patents Assigned to Nextech Incorporated
  • Patent number: 5387011
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Assignee: Nextech Incorporated
    Inventor: William D. Freund