Location and time sensitive wireless calendaring

• US 8,768,739 B2
• Filed: 05/23/2013
• Issued: 07/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Perrella, Ronald, Menon, Jai, Zhou, Gaiye
• Primary Examiner(s): LOFTIS, JOHNNA RONEE
• Application Number:
  US13/900,574
• Publication Number:
  US 20130282422A1
• Time in Patent Office: 404 Days
• Field of Search: 705/7.13, 705/7.18, 705/7.19
• US Class Current: 705/7.19
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063116 Schedule adjustment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06314 Calendaring for a resource
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1093 Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A computer-implemented method provides location-sensitive and time-sensitive calendaring to a wireless device, such as a cell phone, pager, PDA, etc. A user'"'"'s calendar is maintained with a number of appointments, start times and end times for the appointments, meeting place and a list of attendees for the appointments. When the present time reading is within a predetermined minimum of a meeting start time of an appointment of a calendar user, the location of the user is determined based on the location of the wireless device. The location of the meeting place is also determined. Using historical data (of the user or others), the estimated time of arrival of the user at the meeting place is determined. If the estimated time of arrival is after the meeting start time, then a late message may be sent to the user and/or to the other meeting attendees.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, responsive to a roll call request, a location of a wireless device;

determining, by a processor, an appointment location among multiple appointment locations that is closest to the location of the wireless device;

scheduling an appointment at the appointment location determined to be the closest;

calculating, by the processor, an estimated time of arrival of the wireless device at the appointment location of the scheduled appointment, wherein the time of arrival is estimated based upon the location of the wireless device and a velocity of the wireless device;

notifying the wireless device of the appointment location of the scheduled appointment; and

notifying a device at the appointment location of the scheduled appointment of the estimated time of arrival of the wireless device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a route of travel for the wireless device to the appointment location of the scheduled appointment.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising providing the route of travel to the wireless device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein calculating the estimated time of arrival at the appointment location of the scheduled appointment is further based upon historical data.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the historical data comprises a historical commute time from the location of the wireless device to the appointment location of the scheduled appointment.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the historical data comprises an average of historical commute times of multiple wireless devices from the location of the wireless device to the appointment location of the scheduled appointment.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the historical data is received from a traffic source that tracks traffic trends.

8. A non-transitory computer readable storage device comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, responsive to a roll call request, a location of a wireless device;

determining an appointment location among multiple appointment locations that is closest to the location of the wireless device;

scheduling an appointment at the appointment location determined to be the closest;

calculating an estimated time of arrival of the wireless device at the appointment location of the scheduled appointment, wherein the time of arrival is estimated based upon the location of the wireless device and a velocity of the wireless device;

notifying the wireless device of the appointment location of the scheduled appointment; and

notifying a device at the appointment location of the scheduled appointment of the estimated time of arrival of the wireless device.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage device of claim 8, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to determine a route of travel for the wireless device to the appointment location of the scheduled appointment.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage device of claim 9, wherein the route of travel is provided to the wireless device.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage device of claim 8, wherein calculating the estimated time of arrival at the appointment location of the scheduled appointment is further based upon historical data.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage device of claim 10, wherein the historical data comprises a historical commute time from the location of the wireless device to the appointment location of the scheduled appointment.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage device of claim 10, wherein the historical data comprises an average of historical commute times of multiple wireless devices from the location of the wireless device to the appointment location of the scheduled appointment.

14. A device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory, in communication with the processor, the memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving, responsive to a roll call request, a location of a wireless device;

determining an appointment location among multiple appointment locations that is closest to the location of the wireless device;

scheduling an appointment at the appointment location determined to be the closest;

calculating an estimated time of arrival of the wireless device at the appointment location of the scheduled appointment, wherein the time of arrival is estimated based upon the location of the wireless device and a velocity of the wireless device;

notifying the wireless device of the appointment location of the scheduled appointment; and

notifying a device at the appointment location of the scheduled appointment of the estimated time of arrival of the wireless device.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to determine a route of travel for the wireless device to the appointment location of the scheduled appointment.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the route of travel is provided to the wireless device.

17. The device of claim 14, wherein calculating the estimated time of arrival at the appointment location of the scheduled appointment is further based upon historical data.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein the historical data comprises a historical commute time from the location of the wireless device to the appointment location of the scheduled appointment.

19. The device of claim 17, wherein the historical data comprises an average of historical commute times of multiple wireless devices from the location of the wireless device to the appointment location of the scheduled appointment.

20. The device of claim 17, wherein the historical data is received from a traffic source that tracks traffic trends.