DYNAMIC MEETING LOCATION DETERMINATION

• US 20130080204A1
• Filed: 09/23/2011
• Published: 03/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Khorashadi, Behrooz, Das, Saumitra Mohan, Garin, Lionel Jacques, Naguib, Ayman Fawzy, Padovani, Niccolo A., Holm, Eric K.
• Application Number:
  US13/243,616
• Publication Number:
  US 20130080204A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.19
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• 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 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A method for dynamically selecting a meeting location for a plurality of meeting participants includes receiving a position of each meeting participant. The method also includes identifying one or more potential meeting location(s) based on the positions. The method further includes informing the meeting participants of the one or more potential meeting location(s). Furthermore, the method includes determining the meeting location, from the one or more potential meeting location(s), based on input from the meeting participants.

Claims

1. A method for dynamically selecting a meeting location for a plurality of meeting participants, comprising:

receiving a position of each meeting participant;

identifying an at least one potential meeting location based on the positions;

informing the meeting participants of the at least one potential meeting location; and

determining a meeting location selection, from the at least one potential meeting location, based on input from the meeting participants.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

seeking incentives from the at least one potential meeting location to influence the meeting location selection; and

informing the meeting participants of the incentives.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein seeking incentives includes informing the at least one potential meeting location of a number of meeting participants.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein seeking incentives includes informing the at least one potential meeting location of a plurality of competing potential meeting locations and rankings of the plurality of competing potential meeting locations.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein seeking incentives includes informing the at least one potential meeting location of an age range of the meeting participants and gender of the meeting participants.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein seeking incentives includes informing the at least one potential meeting location of a plurality of activities being considered by the meeting participants.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying comprises selecting the at least one potential meeting location to reduce at least one of an overall distance to be covered among all meeting participants, differences in distance to be covered for each meeting participant, and differences in travel time for each meeting participant.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the identifying is based on, for each participant, at least one of:

distance to each potential meeting location, and a time until a meeting.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying is based on an activity type specified by at least one of the meeting participants.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising de-weighting a location of at least one of the meeting participants;

and the identifying comprises identifying at least one potential meeting location while accounting for the de-weighted location.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the de-weighting is based on the at least one of the meeting participants moving away from an identified meeting location, the method further comprising subsequently calculating a new meeting location after determining the at least one of the meeting participants is moving away.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the de-weighting is based on the at least one of the meeting participants frequently voting differently from a majority of meeting participants, when the meeting participants are voting for the meeting location.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the de-weighting is based on the at least one of the meeting participants being located a very large distance away from other meeting participants.

14. An apparatus for dynamically selecting a meeting location for a plurality of meeting participants, comprising:

means for receiving a position of each meeting participant;

means for identifying an at least one potential meeting location based on the positions;

means for informing the meeting participants of the at least one potential meeting location; and

means for determining the meeting location, from the at least one potential meeting location, based on input from the meeting participants.

15. An apparatus for dynamically selecting a meeting location for a plurality of meeting participants, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured;

to receive a position of each meeting participant;

to identify at least one potential meeting location based on the positions;

to inform the meeting participants of the at least one potential meeting location; and

to determine the meeting location, from the at least one potential meeting location, based on input from the meeting participants.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured:

to seek incentives from the at least one potential meeting location to influence meeting location selection; and

to inform the meeting participants of the incentives.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to seek incentives by informing the at least one potential meeting location of a number of meeting participants.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to seek incentives by informing the at least one potential meeting location of a plurality of competing potential meeting locations and rankings of the plurality of competing potential meeting locations.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to seek incentives by informing the at least one potential meeting location of an age range of the meeting participants and gender of the meeting participants.

20. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to seek incentives by informing the at least one potential meeting location of a plurality of activities being considered by the meeting participants.

21. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to identify by selecting the at least one potential meeting location to reduce at least one of an overall distance to be covered among all meeting participants, differences in distance to be covered for each meeting participant, and differences in travel time for each meeting participant.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to identify based on, for each participant, at least one of:

distance to each potential meeting location, and a time until a meeting.

23. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to identify based on an activity type specified by at least one of the meeting participants.

24. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to de-weight a location of at least one of the meeting participants;

and to identify by identifying at least one potential meeting location while accounting for the de-weighted location.

25. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to de-weight based on the at least one of the meeting participants moving away from an identified meeting location;

and to subsequently calculate a new meeting location after determining the at least one of the meeting participants is moving away.

26. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to de-weight based on the at least one of the meeting participants frequently voting differently from a majority of meeting participants, when the meeting participants are voting for the meeting location.

27. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to de-weight based on the at least one of the meeting participants being located a very large distance away from other meeting participants.

28. A computer program product for dynamically selecting a meeting location for a plurality of meeting participants, comprising:

a computer-readable medium having non-transitory program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising;

program code to receive a position of each meeting participant;

program code to identify at least one potential meeting location based on the positions;

program code to inform the meeting participants of the at least one potential meeting location; and

program code to determine the meeting location, from the at least one potential meeting location, based on input from the meeting participants.