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Techniques for visual integration of meeting space in calendar systems

  • US 8,799,048 B2
  • Filed: 11/14/2008
  • Issued: 08/05/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A machine-implemented method residing in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and for execution on a processing device, the processing device performing the method, comprising:

  • presenting, by the processing device, an interactive map of an enterprise when a meeting room is requested for a meeting, wherein the interactive map is presented within a calendar application of an email client, the interactive map is a graphical or image presentation representing a blueprint of a single building of the enterprise including rooms, cubicles, the meeting room, other meeting rooms, packing lot, floors, hallways, restrooms, stairs, elevators, recreation rooms, boiler rooms, and closets;

    depicting, by the processing device, within the calendar application an availability of the meeting room that is selected by the user from the interactive map; and

    scheduling, by the processing device, the meeting with the meeting room for a time slot that includes the availability of the meeting room and other attendees to the meeting and including an estimated travel time to the meeting room based on each attendee'"'"'s location and customizing each attendee'"'"'s calendar system to include the estimated travel time unique to that attendee and a notice reminder that accounts for that attendee'"'"'s estimated travel time, and customizing each email invitation for each attendee to include text directions for that attendee to travel from that attendee'"'"'s location to a meeting location for the meeting room and customizing each email invitation for each attendee to include that attendee'"'"'s estimated travel time from that attendee'"'"'s location to the meeting location.

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