METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTEGRATING TIMING AND LOCATION INTO APPOINTMENT SCHEDULES
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving by a scheduler a current location of a mobile device of a worker;
calculating by the scheduler, a first estimated travel time from the current location of the worker to a first appointment;
transmitting by the scheduler to the mobile device of the worker, a description of a first appointment with a first customer and an estimate first duration for the first appointment; and
transmitting by the scheduler to an electronic device of the first customer, a message that includes an estimated arrival time of the worker to the first appointment based upon the first estimated travel time.
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Abstract
A scheduler integrates worker time and location into customer appointment schedules by obtaining the status of workers'"'"' meetings with customers and forwarding updated schedule messages to waiting customers if the worker is late for an appointment due to traffic or unexpected delays at the previous customer meeting. The waiting customers receiving the updated schedules can respond by accepting the updated schedule, adjusting the meeting time or cancelling the appointment. The scheduler eliminates the need for customers to have to wait for long periods of time for service workers to arrive and allows them to adjust the meeting appointment based upon their schedules.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving by a scheduler a current location of a mobile device of a worker; calculating by the scheduler, a first estimated travel time from the current location of the worker to a first appointment; transmitting by the scheduler to the mobile device of the worker, a description of a first appointment with a first customer and an estimate first duration for the first appointment; and transmitting by the scheduler to an electronic device of the first customer, a message that includes an estimated arrival time of the worker to the first appointment based upon the first estimated travel time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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calculating by the scheduler, a first arrival time of a worker to a first appointment; calculating by the scheduler, a second arrival time of the worker to a second appointment; transmitting by the scheduler to the mobile device of the worker, a description of a first appointment with a first customer, an estimate first duration for the first appointment, a description of a second appointment with a second customer, an estimate second duration for the second appointment; and transmitting by the scheduler to an electronic device of the first customer, a message that includes an estimated arrival time of the worker to the first appointment; and transmitting by the scheduler to an electronic device of the second customer, a message that includes an estimated arrival time of the worker to the second appointment. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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