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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2012
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Zachary Yeskel, San Francisco, CA (US);
David Scrymgeour Bennett, Issaquah, WA (US);
Kathryn Cushing, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dave Cohen, Mountain View, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and computing system for providing, using one or more computing devices, a plurality of users of a social network with the ability to schedule a topic-specific, synchronous communication session to occur at a future time. An indication is received, from a first user of the plurality of users, to schedule the topic-specific, synchronous communication session to occur at a future time. Electronic invitations are provided concerning the topic-specific, synchronous communication session, using the one or more computing devices, to one or more invited users chosen from the plurality of users of the social network.