SCHEDULING EVENTS WITH LOCATION MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- associating each of a plurality of guests with an event time and an event location, wherein the association of each of the plurality of guests includes information indicating whether the guest is expected to be present at the event location at the event time, and wherein the event time and the event location is the same for each of the plurality of guests;
associating each of a plurality of mobile devices with a different one of the plurality of guests that is associated with information indicating that the guest is expected to be present at the event location at the event time;
receiving a location update message from each of the mobile devices, wherein each location update message indicates a location of the corresponding mobile device; and
displaying an indication of the location of the each of the mobile devices as indicative of the location of the associated guest.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method may include associating each of a plurality of guests with an event time and an event location, wherein the association of each of the plurality of guests includes information indicating whether the guest is expected to be present at the event location at the event time, and wherein the event time and the event location is the same for each of the plurality of guests. The method may also include associating each of a plurality of mobile devices with a different one of the plurality of guests that is associated with information indicating that the guest is expected to be present at the event location at the event time. Further, the method may include receiving a location update message from each of the mobile devices, wherein each location update message indicates a location of the corresponding mobile device, and displaying an indication of the location of the each of the mobile devices as indicative of the location of the associated guest.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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associating each of a plurality of guests with an event time and an event location, wherein the association of each of the plurality of guests includes information indicating whether the guest is expected to be present at the event location at the event time, and wherein the event time and the event location is the same for each of the plurality of guests; associating each of a plurality of mobile devices with a different one of the plurality of guests that is associated with information indicating that the guest is expected to be present at the event location at the event time; receiving a location update message from each of the mobile devices, wherein each location update message indicates a location of the corresponding mobile device; and displaying an indication of the location of the each of the mobile devices as indicative of the location of the associated guest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a database to store; an association between each of a plurality of guests and an event time and an event location, wherein the association of each of the plurality of guests indicates whether the guest is expected to be present at the event location at the event time; an association between each of a plurality of mobile devices and a different one of the plurality of guests associated with information indicating that the guest is expected to be present at the event location at the event time; a receiver to receive a location update message from one or more of the plurality of mobile devices, wherein each location update message indicates a location of the corresponding mobile device; and a display to show an indication of the location of the one or more mobile devices and the associated guest. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile device comprising:
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a receiver to receive an invitation to be present at an event location at an event time; and a transmitter to send a response to the invitation to a sync server, wherein the response includes an indication that a guest associated with the mobile device is expected to be present at the event location at the event time, wherein the transmitter is further configured to send a location update message to the sync server indicating a location of the mobile device, wherein the location of the mobile device is indicative of the location of the guest associated with the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions for:
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associating each of a plurality of guests with an event time and an event location, wherein the event time and the event location is the same for each of the plurality of guests; storing information indicating that one or more of the plurality of guests is expected to be present at the event location at the event time; associating each of one or more mobile devices with a different one of the one or more guests that indicate that the guest is expected to be present at the event at the event location; receiving a location update message from each of the one or more mobile devices, wherein each location update message indicates a location of the corresponding mobile device; and displaying an indication of the location of each of the one or more mobile devices as indicative of the location of the associated guest. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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