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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2007
Joseph Ruff, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert P. Starling, Mountain View, CA (US);
Michael D. Trinkala, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Karen M. Cross, Mountain View, CA (US);
Brandon W. Porter, Auburn, WA (US);
Gary Clayton, Daly City, CA (US);
Joseph Ruff, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert P. Starling, Mountain View, CA (US);
Michael D. Trinkala, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Karen M. Cross, Mountain View, CA (US);
Brandon W. Porter, Auburn, WA (US);
Gary Clayton, Daly City, CA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for facilitating a decision-making process are disclosed. In one aspect of the present disclosure, in response to receiving a request to facilitate a decision making process, the decision-making agent participates in a communications thread where users are attempting to reach a decision regarding a business to frequent and/or an activity to partake. Since group activities are oftentimes scheduled via common communication threads, the decision-making agent can intervene in such communication threads, when requested, and assist the participating users in making a decision or making informed suggestions toward reaching an agreement.