System and method for automated community schedule management

• US 8,818,834 B1
• Filed: 01/09/2013
• Issued: 08/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Reso Holdings, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Reso Holdings, Inc.
• Inventors: Ehrlich, David, Rastovich, Rob, Cashman, Mark, Felson, Suzanne Dryan, Jenkins, Rita
• Primary Examiner(s): Padot, Timothy
• Application Number:
  US13/737,038
• Time in Patent Office: 594 Days
• Field of Search: 705/5, 705/6, 705/7.18, 705/7.19
• US Class Current: 705/7.19
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment

Abstract

A system and method for automated community schedule management, including registration, management, and sharing of activity, group, and carpool information for a community is provided. The system may enable a caregiver to register participants in one or more activities. The system and method may also enable one or more activity providers to register and administer one or more activities. The system may further enable a carpool creator to create and/or manage one or more carpools to activities and/or destinations and events separate from activities.

Claims

1. A system for event management and carpool scheduling, the system comprising:

one or more computing devices comprising one or more physical processors configured to execute computer code, the one or more computing devices comprising;

a first code portion for facilitating events, the first code portion configured to;

receive event registration information;

generate a registered event based on the event registration information, wherein the event registration information describes the registered event; and

facilitate registration of a first participant in the registered event by a first caregiver associated with the first participant;

a second code portion for facilitating carpools, the second code portion configured to;

receive a request to generate a first carpool related to organizing transport to at least one first location related to the registered event;

generate the first carpool in association with the registered event, the first carpool comprising;

information related to one or more drivers, wherein a first driver of the one or more drivers is associated with a first subset of the one or more participants;

information related to one or more participants of the registered event as respective one or more passengers of the first carpool; and

a recurring carpool including a plurality of carpool instances, an individual carpool instance being associated with a single transport of a subset of the one or more passengers,

automatically determine an individual driver from the one or more drivers for a first carpool instance based on respective number of carpool instances assigned to the one or more drivers and based on respective associations of the one or more drivers with the subset of passengers associated with the first carpool instance;

receive a second request to generate a second carpool related to organizing transport to at least one second location related to an unregistered event that is separate from the registered event; and

generate the second carpool, the second carpool being different from the first carpool; and

a third code portion for facilitating calendars, the third code portion configured to;

receive caregiver registration information for the first caregiver;

register the first caregiver with the system;

provide access to a calendar for the first caregiver;

responsive to a registration of the first participant for a registered event, automatically add a schedule associated with the registered event to the calendar for the first caregiver; and

responsive to an assignment of the first driver to the first carpool, automatically add a schedule associated with the first driver to the calendar for the first caregiver.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the unregistered event is not associated with corresponding event registration information.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of instances comprises the first carpool instance and a second carpool instance different from the first carpool instance, wherein the first carpool instance is associated with a first transport of passengers and the second carpool instance is associated with a second transport of passengers different from the first transport of passengers.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the first carpool instance is associated with a first set of locations and the second carpool instance is associated with a second set of locations different from the first set of locations.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the second code portion is configured to:

automatically determine the individual driver for the first carpool instance further based on respective schedules of the one or more drivers.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the computing device comprises a fourth code portion for facilitating groups, the fourth code portion configured to:

responsive to a determination that the registered event has been registered, automatically create a first group related to the registered event, the first group comprising one or more caregivers associated with the registered event as group members;

provide, for the first group, a forum for sharing information among group members.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the fourth code portion is configured to:

receive a group request to generate a second group not related to a registered event;

generate the second group;

facilitate invitation of one or more users to the second group as second group members; and

provide, for the second group, a forum for sharing information among second group members.

8. A computer-implemented method for event management and carpool scheduling, the method being implemented via one or more computing devices comprising one or more physical processors configured to execute computer code, the method comprising:

receiving, by the one or more physical processors, event registration information;

generating, by the one or more physical processors, a registered event based on the event registration information, wherein the event registration information describes the registered event;

facilitating, by the one or more physical processors, registration of a first participant in the registered event by a first caregiver associated with the first participant;

receiving, by the one or more physical processors, a request to generate a first carpool related to organizing transport to at least one first location related to the registered event;

generating, by the one or more physical processors, the first carpool in association with the registered event, the first carpool comprising;

information related to one or more drivers, wherein a first driver of the one or more drivers is associated with a first subset of the one or more participants;

information related to one or more participants of the registered event as respective one or more passengers of the first carpool; and

a recurring carpool including a plurality of carpool instances, an individual carpool instance being associated with a single transport of a subset of the one or more passengers,

automatically determining, by the one or more physical processors, an individual driver from the one or more drivers for a first carpool instance based on respective number of carpool instances assigned to the one or more drivers and based on respective associations of the one or more drivers with the subset of passengers associated with the first carpool instance;

receiving, by the one or more physical processors, a second request to generate a second carpool related to organizing transport to at least one second location related to an unregistered event that is separate from the registered event;

generating, by the one or more physical processors, the second carpool, the second carpool being different from the first carpool;

receiving, by the one or more physical processors, caregiver registration information for the first caregiver;

registering, by the one or more physical processors, the first caregiver with the system;

providing, by the one or more physical processors, access to a calendar for the first caregiver;

responsive to a registration of the first participant for a registered event, automatically adding, by the one or more physical processors, a schedule associated with the registered event to the calendar for the first caregiver; and

responsive to an assignment of the first driver associated with the first participant to the first carpool, automatically adding, by the one or more physical processors, a schedule associated with the first driver to the calendar for the first caregiver.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the unregistered event is not associated with corresponding event registration information.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of instances comprises the first carpool instance and a second carpool instance different from the first carpool instance, the first carpool instance being associated with a first transport of passengers and the second carpool instance being associated with a second transport of passengers different from the first transport of passengers.

11. The method of claim 10, the first carpool instance being associated with a first set of locations and the second carpool instance being associated with a second set of locations different from the first set of locations.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

automatically determining, by the one or more physical processors, the individual driver for the first carpool instance further based on respective schedules of the one or more drivers.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

responsive to a determination that the registered event has been registered, automatically creating, by the one or more physical processors, a first group related to the registered event, the first group comprising one or more caregivers associated with the registered event as group members;

providing, by the one or more physical processors, for the first group, a forum for sharing information among group members.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving, by the one or more physical processors, a group request to generate a second group not related to a registered event;

generating, by the one or more physical processors, the second group;

facilitating, by the one or more physical processors, invitation of one or more users to the second group as second group members; and

providing, by the one or more physical processors, for the second group, a forum for sharing information among second group members.

15. A computer-implemented method for event management and carpool scheduling, the method being implemented via one or more computing devices comprising one or more physical processors configured to execute computer code, the method comprising:

receiving, by the one or more physical processors, event registration information;

generating, by the one or more physical processors, a registered event based on the event registration information, wherein the event registration information describes the registered event;

facilitating, by the one or more physical processors, registration of a first participant in the registered event by a first caregiver associated with the first participant;

receiving, by the one or more physical processors, a request to generate a first carpool related to organizing transport to at least one first location related to the registered event;

generating, by the one or more physical processors, the first carpool in association with the registered event;

receiving, by the one or more physical processors, a second request to generate a second carpool related to organizing transport to at least one second location related to an unregistered event that is separate from the registered event;

generating, by the one or more physical processors, the second carpool, the second carpool being different from the first carpool;

receiving, by the one or more physical processors, caregiver registration information for the first caregiver;

registering, by the one or more physical processors, the first caregiver with the system;

providing, by the one or more physical processors, access to a calendar for the first caregiver;

responsive to a registration of the first participant for the registered event, automatically adding, by the one or more physical processors, a schedule associated with the registered event to the calendar for the first caregiver; and

responsive to an assignment of a first driver associated with the first participant to the first carpool, automatically adding, by the one or more physical processors, a schedule associated with the first driver to the calendar for the first caregiver.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the unregistered event is not associated with corresponding event registration information.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the second carpool comprises a recurring carpool including a plurality of carpool instances, an individual carpool instance being associated with a single transport of a plurality of passengers.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the plurality of instances comprises a first carpool instance and a second carpool instance different from the first carpool instance, the first carpool instance being associated with a first transport of passengers and the second carpool instance being associated with a second transport of passengers different from the first transport of passengers.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

storing, by the one or more physical processors, information related to one or more drivers available for the second carpool; and

automatically determining, by the one or more physical processors, an individual driver from the one or more available drivers for an individual carpool instance based on respective number of carpool instances assigned to the one or more available drivers.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

storing, by the one or more physical processors, information related to a plurality of passengers to be transported by the second carpool;

associating, by the one or more physical processors, the first driver of the one or more available drivers with a first subset of passengers of the plurality of passengers; and

automatically determining, by the one or more physical processors, the individual driver from the one or more available drivers for the individual carpool instance further based on respective schedules of the one or more available drivers and based on respective associations of the one or more available drivers with one or more of the plurality of passengers associated with the individual carpool instance.

21. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

responsive to a determination that the registered event has been registered, automatically creating, by the one or more physical processors, a first group related to the registered event, the first group comprising one or more caregivers associated with the registered event as group members;

providing, by the one or more physical processors, for the first group, a forum for sharing information among group members.

22. A system for event management and carpool scheduling, the system comprising:

one or more computing devices comprising one or more physical processors configured to execute computer code, the one or more computing devices comprising;

a first code portion for facilitating events, the first code portion configured to;

receive registration information;

generate a registered event based on the registration information, wherein the event registration information describes the registered event; and

facilitate registration of a first participant in the registered event by a first caregiver associated with the first participant; and

a second code portion for facilitating carpools, the second code portion configured to;

receive a request to generate a first carpool related to organizing transport to at least one first location related to the registered event; and

receive a second request to generate a second carpool related to organizing transport at least one second location related to an unregistered event that is separate from the registered event; and

generate the first carpool in association with the registered event; and

generate the second carpool, the second carpool being different from the first carpool; and

a third code portion for facilitating calendars, the third code portion configured to;

receive caregiver registration information for the first caregiver;

register the first caregiver with the system;

provide access to a calendar for the first caregiver;

responsive to a registration of the first participant for the registered event, automatically add a schedule associated with the registered event to the calendar for the caregiver; and

responsive to an assignment of a first driver associated with the first participant to the first carpool, automatically add a schedule associated with the first driver to the calendar for the first caregiver.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the unregistered event is not associated with corresponding event registration information.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein the first carpool comprises a recurring carpool including a plurality of carpool instances, an individual carpool instance being associated with a single transport of passengers, and

wherein the second code portion is configured to:

store information related to one or more drivers available for the first carpool; and

automatically determine an individual driver from the one or more available drivers for an individual carpool instance based on respective number of carpool instances assigned to the one or more available drivers.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the second code portion is configured to:

store information related to a plurality of passengers to be transported by the first carpool;

associate the first driver of the one or more available drivers with a first subset of passengers of the plurality of passengers; and

automatically determine the individual driver from the one or more available drivers for the individual carpool instance further based on respective schedules of the one or more available drivers and based on respective associations of the one or more available drivers with one or more of the plurality of passengers associated with the individual carpool instance.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the plurality of instances comprises a first carpool instance and a second carpool instance different from the first carpool instance, the first carpool instance being associated with a first transport of passengers and the second carpool instance being associated with a second transport of passengers different from the first transport of passengers.

27. The system of claim 22, wherein the computing device comprises a fourth code portion for facilitating groups, the fourth code portion configured to:

responsive to a determination that the registered event has been registered, automatically create a first group related to the registered event, the first group comprising one or more caregivers associated with the registered event as group members;

provide, for the first group, a forum for sharing information among group members.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the fourth code portion is configured to:

receive a group request to generate a second group not related to a registered event;

generate the second group;

facilitate invitation of one or more users to the second group as second group members; and

provide, for the second group, a forum for sharing information among second group members.