Location-Based Status Checking

• US 20070264969A1
• Filed: 05/11/2007
• Published: 11/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Workday Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Zellner, Samuel, Tischer, Steven, Ruckart, John, Starr, Robert, Frank, Scott
• Granted Patent: US 8,112,100 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.200
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods of location-based status checking. Such a method comprises scheduling an event to occur at a scheduled time at a defined location; inviting an individual to attend the event; querying the individual as to whether the individual will attend the event; and tracking a physical location of the individual to determine whether the individual is on schedule to appear at the event by the scheduled time. Other methods and systems are also provided.

Claims

1. A method of location-based status checking comprising:

scheduling an event to occur at a scheduled time at a defined location;

inviting an individual to attend the event;

querying the individual as to whether the individuals will attend the event; and

tracking a physical location of the individual to determine whether the individual is on schedule to appear at the event by the scheduled time.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

reporting a number of individuals who are at the defined location for the event before the scheduled time.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing a notification of a likelihood that the individual will arrive at the scheduled event by the scheduled time based upon the physical location of the individual.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

notifying an organizer of the event of an estimate of whether the individual invited to attend the event is expected to arrive at the event before the scheduled time.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

notifying an organizer of the event of an estimate for which the individual invited to attend the event is expected to arrive at the event.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

notifying another individual invited to attend the event of a progress that the individual is making towards arriving at the event by the scheduled time.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

notifying an organizer of the event of the physical location of the individual who is expected to attend the event.

8. A computer readable storage medium having a program for location-based status checking, the program when executed by a computer processor, causes the processor to perform:

scheduling an event to occur at a scheduled time at a defined location;

inviting an individual to attend the event;

querying the individual as to whether the individuals will attend the event; and

tracking a physical location of the individual to determine whether the individual is on schedule to appear at the event by the scheduled time.

9. The computer readable medium of claim 8 further comprising:

reporting a number of individuals who are at the defined location for the event before the scheduled time.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 8 further comprising:

providing a notification of a likelihood that the individual will arrive at the scheduled event by the scheduled time based upon the physical location of the individual.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 8 further comprising:

notifying an organizer of the event of an estimate of whether the individual invited to attend the event is expected to arrive at the event before the scheduled time.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 8 further comprising:

notifying an organizer of the event of an estimate for which an individual invited to attend the event is expected to arrive at the event.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 8 further comprising:

notifying another individual invited to attend the event of a progress that the individual is making towards arriving at the event by the scheduled time.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 8 further comprising:

notifying an organizer of the event of a current location of an individual who is expected to attend the event.

15. A system for location-based status checking comprising:

an event server configured to schedule an event to occur at a scheduled time at a defined location;

invite an individual to attend the event;

query the individual as to whether the individual will attend the event; and

track a physical location of the individual to determine whether the individual is on schedule to appear at the event by the scheduled time.

16. The system of claim 15 further comprising:

a location server configured to receive location information from a personal communications device of the individual and relay the location information to the event server.

17. The system of claim 15 further comprising:

a user interface application reporting a number of individuals that are at the defined location for the event before the scheduled time.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the user interface application notifies an organizer of the event of an estimate of whether an individual invited to attend the event is expected to arrive at the event before the scheduled time.

19. The system of claim 15 wherein the event server sends a message to a personal communications device of an individual notifying an individual of a likelihood that the individual will arrive at the scheduled event by the scheduled time based upon a current location of the individual.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the event server sends a message to an individual expecting to attend the event, the message notifying another individual invited to attend the event of a progress that the individual is making towards arriving at the event by the scheduled time.