System and method for advanced data insights apparatus

A computerized method for providing advanced data to determine the respective skills of meeting participants, wherein the computerized method comprises the following steps:

• the meeting server hosting a current meeting;
• a plurality of meeting participants joining the current meeting by using participant devices in communication with the meeting server, and wherein each participant device is assigned to a unique one of the plurality of participants;
• a participant determination engine collecting attributes of each of the plurality of meeting participants from a first database, wherein the attributes were obtained from one or more private databases and one or more public databases, the attributes include self-identified expertise attributes;
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• the participant determination engine collecting attributes of each of the plurality of meeting participants from a second database, wherein the attributes are based on participant participation in prior meetings and in the current meeting;
• the meeting server providing a meeting topic, and keywords and phrases related to the topic, to the participant skill determination engine during the current meeting, and based on the topic and keywords and phrases, the participant skill determination engine determining the name of a meeting participant suited to address the topic and communicating the participant name to a host device.

A computerized meeting apparatus configured to provide advanced data to determine the respective skill of meeting participants, wherein the computerized meeting apparatus comprises:

• (a) a meeting server;
• (b) a plurality of participant devices in communication with the meeting server, wherein each participant device is assigned to a unique participant;
• (c) a participant skill determination engine in communication the meeting server and with a host device;
• (d) a first database of participant attributes gathered from authorized private data sources and public data sources;
• (e) a second database of participant participation in prior meetings and in a current meeting;
• and (f) a processor and a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the processor, the non-transitory memory having stored instructions which, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the computerized meeting apparatus to execute a method including the following steps:
• the meeting server starting the current meeting;
• each of the plurality of user devices connecting to the current meeting via the meeting server;
• the meeting server or the host device communicating a topic of the current meeting to the participant skill determination engine;
• the participant skill determination engine, based on the topic, querying the first database and the second database to determine the name of a participant suited to address the topic and to communicate the participant name to the host device;
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• a host either querying the participant identified by the participant skill determination engine as suited to address the topic, or instead direct a query to a known expert on the topic in order to enhance discussion efficiency and outcome relevancy.