SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING RESOURCE UTILIZATION
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for notifying a party of an appointment status, the method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more computing devices, information corresponding to an appointment, between a consumer party;
retrieving, by the one or more computing devices, a location of the consumer party;
retrieving, by the one or more computing devices, additional data points relating to the provider party from at least one datasource;
determining, by the one or more computing devices, an expected time of commencement of the appointment based on the retrieved additional, data points relating to the provider party;
wherein the expected time of commencement is earlier than a time associated with the appointment;
determining an expected arrival time of the consumer party based on the location of the consumer party and a location associated with the appointment;
providing a notification to the provider party when the expected commencement time is earlier than the expected arrival time of the consumer party;
providing, by the one or more computing devices, a notification to the consuming party providing a quantitative value indicating how much earlier the expected time of commencement is relative to the appointment.
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Abstract
A system and a computer-implemented method for notifying a party of an appointment status is provided. Information corresponding to an appointment between two or more parties is received, and a location of a first party of the two or more parties is retrieving. Additional data points relating to the first party is further retrieved from at least one datasource. An expected time of commencement of the appointment is determined based on the received information corresponding to the appointment, the retrieved location, and the retrieved additional data points. A notification to at least a second party of the two or more parties is provided based on the determined expected commencement time of the appointment.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for notifying a party of an appointment status, the method comprising:
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receiving, by one or more computing devices, information corresponding to an appointment, between a consumer party; retrieving, by the one or more computing devices, a location of the consumer party; retrieving, by the one or more computing devices, additional data points relating to the provider party from at least one datasource; determining, by the one or more computing devices, an expected time of commencement of the appointment based on the retrieved additional, data points relating to the provider party;
wherein the expected time of commencement is earlier than a time associated with the appointment;determining an expected arrival time of the consumer party based on the location of the consumer party and a location associated with the appointment; providing a notification to the provider party when the expected commencement time is earlier than the expected arrival time of the consumer party; providing, by the one or more computing devices, a notification to the consuming party providing a quantitative value indicating how much earlier the expected time of commencement is relative to the appointment. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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10. A non-transitory, machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by a system, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
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receiving information corresponding to an appointment between a first party and at least a second party; retrieving data points relating to the first party from at least one datasource, the data points comprising information on an availability of resources and a quantity of available resources; determining an expected time of commencement of the appointment based on the received information corresponding to the appointment and the retrieved data points;
wherein the expected time of commencement is earlier than a time associated with the appointment;determining an expected arrival time of the second party based on a location of the second party and a location associated with the appointment; providing a notification to the first party when the expected commencement time is earlier than the expected arrival time of the consumer party; and providing a notification to the at least second party providing a quantitative value indicating how much earlier the expected time of commencement is relative to the appointment. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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18. A system for notifying a party of an appointment status, the system comprising:
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one or more processors; and a machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by the processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising; receiving information corresponding to an appointment between a first party and a second party; retrieving a location of the first party; retrieving data, points relating to the first party and data points relating to the second party from at least one datasource; determining an expected time of arrival of the first party at the appointment based on the retrieved location of the first party and the retrieved data points relating to the first party; determining an expected time of availability of resources required for the appointment based on the retrieved data points relating to the second party;
the expected time of availability of resources being earlier than a time associated with the appointment.providing a notification to the second party when the expected time of arrival of the first party at the appointment is later than the expected time of availability of resources required for the appointment; providing a notification to the first party providing a quantitative value indicating how much earlier the expected time of availability is relative to the appointment. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification