Inventors:
Bernard M. Elliot - Philadelphia PA
Nicolas F. Elliot - Newton MA
Robert McConaghy - Scottsdale AZ
Charles W. Federico - Reading PA
Steve D. Mach - Lawrence MA
Thomas N. Gilmore - Philadelphia PA
Assignee:
Grapevine Software, Inc. - Philadelphia PA
International Classification:
H04M 350
Abstract:
Voice message based administration is a method that allows the directed and controlled collection and presentation of numeric and symbolic information between a group leader and a population of group members, thus allowing many previously impossible administration and management functions to be performed, including those commonly associated with Group Decision-Making Support Systems. The preferred embodiment is implemented as an extension to a Voice Message System. A group leader subscriber account is defined by the Voice Message system administrator. This account type has certain privileges not available to other subscribers. The group leader subscriber defines lists of other subscribers who become group members, the group leader also controls the access to and the content of data tables. The group leader initiates a "Session" on a topic with the group members. A variety of Session types are supported.