SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATING AND RESERVING BUILDING SPACES

• US 20140236642A1
• Filed: 02/20/2013
• Published: 08/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC (WalMart Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Wal Mart Stores Inc (WalMart Inc.)
• Inventors: Eskridge, Michael Ryan Earl, Cook, Donald Lawrence III, Langford, David Leroy Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 10,445,664 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events

Abstract

A computer-implemented method executed in a computational device to reserve a room in a building of a campus includes receiving input from a user identifying features associated with a room, retrieving floorplan level mapping information based on the input, retrieving floorplan level security information based on the input, generating a list of potential reservation locations based on the floorplan level mapping information and the floorplan level security information, and rendering at least a portion of the list of potential reservation locations to a screen.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method executed in a computational device to reserve a room in a building of a campus, the method comprising:

receiving input from a user identifying features associated with a room, the input in digital form;

retrieving floorplan level mapping information based on the input;

retrieving floorplan level security information based on the input;

generating a list of potential reservation locations based on the floorplan level mapping information and the floorplan level security information; and

rendering at least a portion of the list of potential reservation locations to a screen.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a user identification code.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein receiving a user identification code comprises identifying a mobile device associated with the user.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

retrieving building level security information based on the user identification code.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising excluding at least a portion of the floorplan level mapping information, determined based on the floorplan level security information as being not accessible for the user identification code, from the generating a list of potential reservation locations.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, further comprising:

retrieving campus level security information based on the user identification code.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving campus level mapping information and building level mapping information.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising displaying an image based on one of the campus level mapping information, the building level mapping information, and the floorplan level mapping information, in an image region.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions configured to cause a computational device to:

receive input from a user identifying features associated with a room, the input in digital form;

retrieve floorplan level mapping information based on the input;

retrieve floorplan level security information based on the input;

generate a list of potential reservation locations based on the floorplan level mapping information and the floorplan level security information; and

render at least a portion of the list of potential reservation locations to a screen.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, the instructions further configured to cause a computational device to receive a user identification code.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein receiving a user identification code comprises identifying a mobile device associated with the user.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, the instructions further configured to cause a computational device to retrieve building level security information based on the user identification code.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, the instructions further configured to exclude at least a portion of the floorplan level mapping information, determined based on the floorplan level security information as being not accessible for the user identification code, from the generating a list of potential reservation locations.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12, the instructions further configured to cause a computational device to retrieve campus level security information based on the user identification code.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, the instructions further configured to cause a computational device to retrieve campus level mapping information and building level mapping information.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, the instructions further configured to cause a computational device to display an image based on one of the campus level mapping information, the building level mapping information, and the floorplan level mapping information, in an image region.

17. A computerized reservation system for receiving a room reservation request comprising:

a memory;

a processor programmable to;

receive input from a user identifying features associated with a room, the input in digital form;

retrieve floorplan level mapping information based on the input;

retrieve floorplan level security information based on the input;

generate a list of potential reservation locations based on the floorplan level mapping information and the floorplan level security information; and

render at least a portion of the list of potential reservation locations to a screen.

18. The computerized reservation system of claim 17, the processor further programmable to receive a user identification code

19. The computerized reservation system of claim 18, the processor further programmable to retrieve building level security information based on the user identification code.

20. The computerized reservation system of claim 18, the processor further programmable to exclude at least a portion of the floorplan level mapping information, determined based on the floorplan level security information as being not accessible for the user identification code, from the generating a list of potential reservation locations.