Multi-program scheduling platform with priority tiers

Abstract

A system and method for scheduling a plurality of event programs, including: for each event program, generating a program calendar that enables a corresponding program administrator to assign a priority tier to each of a set of event slots in the corresponding event program; for each event program, generating an administrator dashboard that enables the corresponding program administrator to assign a priority tier to each of a set of schedulees for the corresponding event program; and for each schedulee, generating a schedulee calendar that enables the corresponding schedulee to schedule only the event slots assigned a priority tier that match to the priority tier assigned to the corresponding schedulee.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A scheduling platform for a plurality of event programs, comprising:
 a program calendar mechanism for generating a program calendar for each event program including a user interface that enables a respective program administrator to select a respective priority tier for each of a set of event slots in the respective event program from among a set of predetermined priority tiers depicted in the respective user interface;   a dashboard mechanism for generating an administrator dashboard for each program administrator including a user interface that enables the respective program administrator to select a respective priority tier for each of a set of schedulees of the respective event program from among the predetermined priority tiers; and   a schedulee calendar mechanism for generating a respective schedulee calendar for each schedulee by merging the event slots of the event programs into the schedulee calendars in response to the priority tiers of the event slots and the priority tiers of the schedulees such that, for each event slot, each schedulee calendar allows the respective schedulee to schedule the event slot only if the priority tier assigned to the event slot by the respective program administrator of the event slot matches the priority tier assigned to the respective schedulee by the respective program administrator of the event slot.   
     
     
         2 . The scheduling platform of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined priority tiers include an exclusive tier such that, for each event slot, each schedulee calendar allows the respective schedulee to schedule the event slot only if the event slot is assigned the exclusive tier by the respective program administrator of the event slot and the respective schedulee is assigned the exclusive tier by the respective program administrator of the event slot. 
     
     
         3 . The scheduling platform of  claim 1 , wherein the administrator dashboards enable each program administrator to select a respective view of a set of parameters pertaining to the respective schedulees such that the views enable the program administrators to sort the respective schedulees by one or more of the parameters. 
     
     
         4 . The scheduling platform of  claim 3 , wherein the views enable each program administrator to individually select the schedulees in the respective view and select one of the predetermined priority tiers for assignment to a currently selected schedulee in the respective view. 
     
     
         5 . The scheduling platform of  claim 3 , wherein the views enable each program administrator to select multiple of the schedulees in the respective view and select one of the predetermined priority tiers for assignment to the multiple schedulees in a batch mode. 
     
     
         6 . The scheduling platform of  claim 3 , wherein the views enable each program administrator to individually select the schedulees of the respective view and send an invite to the respective currently selected schedulee. 
     
     
         7 . The scheduling platform of  claim 3 , wherein the views enable each program administrator to select multiple of the schedulees in the respective view and send an invite to each of the multiple schedulees in a batch mode. 
     
     
         8 . The scheduling platform of  claim 3 , wherein each administrator dashboard includes a set of bar graphs each visually depicting a subset of the parameters in the respective view. 
     
     
         9 . The scheduling platform of  claim 3 , wherein each administrator dashboard includes a set of bar graphs visually depicting a set of demographic information pertaining to the schedulees in the respective view. 
     
     
         10 . The scheduling platform of  claim 3 , wherein each administrator dashboard includes a set of bar graphs visually depicting the priority tiers assigned to the schedulees in the respective view. 
     
     
         11 . A method for scheduling a plurality of event programs, comprising:
 generating a program calendar for each event program including a user interface that enables a respective program administrator to select a respective priority tier for each of a set of event slots in the respective event program from among a set of predetermined priority tiers depicted in the respective user interface;   generating an administrator dashboard for each program administrator including a user interface that enables the respective program administrator to select a respective priority tier for each of a set of schedulees of the respective event program from among the predetermined priority tiers; and   generating a respective schedulee calendar for each schedulee by merging the event slots of the event programs into the schedulee calendars in response to the priority tiers of the event slots and the priority tiers of the schedulees such that, for each event slot, each schedulee calendar allows the respective schedulee to schedule the event slot only if the priority tier assigned to the event slot by the respective program administrator of the event slot matches the priority tier assigned to the respective schedulee by the respective program administrator of the event slot.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the predetermined priority tiers include an exclusive tier such that, for each event slot, each schedulee calendar allows the respective schedulee to schedule the event slot only if the event slot is assigned the exclusive tier by the respective program administrator of the event slot and the respective schedulee is assigned the exclusive tier by the respective program administrator of the event slot. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein generating an administrator dashboard comprises generating an administrator dashboard that enables the respective program administrator to select a view of a set of parameters pertaining to the respective schedulees such that the view enables the program administrator to sort the respective schedulees by one or more of the parameters. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein generating an administrator dashboard comprises generating an administrator dashboard that enables the respective program administrator to individually select the schedulees in the respective view and select one of the predetermined priority tiers for assignment to a currently selected schedulee. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein generating an administrator dashboard comprises generating an administrator dashboard that enables the respective program administrator to select multiple of the schedulees in the respective view and select one of the predetermined priority tiers for assignment to the multiple schedulees in a batch mode. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein generating an administrator dashboard comprises generating an administrator dashboard that enables the respective program administrator to individually select the schedulees of the respective view and send an invite to the respective currently selected schedulee. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein generating an administrator dashboard comprises generating an administrator dashboard that enables the respective program administrator to select multiple of the schedulees in the respective view and send an invite to each of the multiple schedulees in a batch mode. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein generating an administrator dashboard comprises generating a set of bar graphs each visually depicting a subset of the parameters in the respective view. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein generating an administrator dashboard comprises generating a set of bar graphs visually depicting a set of demographic information pertaining to the schedulees in the respective view. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein generating an administrator dashboard comprises generating a set of bar graphs visually depicting the priority tiers assigned to the schedulees in the respective view.