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Location and time sensitive wireless calendaring

  • US 7,139,722 B2
  • Filed: 06/27/2001
  • Issued: 11/21/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing location-sensitive and time-sensitive calendaring to a wireless device, the method comprising the steps of:

  • determining that a time reading is within a predetermined minimum of a meeting start time of an appointment of a calendar of a user, wherein the appointment comprises a meeting start time, a meeting place and a plurality of meeting attendees stored in association with the appointment on the wireless device and wherein the time reading is the present time;

    determining the location of the user based on the location of the wireless device;

    determining the location of the meeting place;

    determining an estimated time of arrival of the user at the meeting place based on a velocity of the user;

    if the estimated time of arrival is after the meeting start time, then sending a late message from a server to the plurality of meeting attendees via a wireless network;

    sending a roll call request to the plurality of meeting attendees;

    receiving at least one of current locations or approximate arrival times of the plurality of attendees in response to sending the roll call request; and

    providing a notification to the user as to when to proceed to the meeting place in order to be on time based on the estimated time of arrival.

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