Updating a conference invitation responsive to user location

• US 9,026,489 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2012
• Issued: 05/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bank, Judith H., Bryant, Erik S., Denner, Gary, O'Sullivan, Patrick J.
• Primary Examiner(s): THAI, HANH B
• Application Number:
  US13/690,367
• Publication Number:
  US 20140156592A1
• Time in Patent Office: 886 Days
• Field of Search: 707/609, 707/654, 370/256, 370260-261, 379/93.21, 379/158, 379/202.01, 379/205.01
• US Class Current: 707/609
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/23 Updating

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a computer method, computer program product, and computer system for automatically updating a conference invitation with contact information corresponding to a user'"'"'s geographical location. A user on a client device accepts an invitation to a conference. The geographical location of the client device is determined and stored in a database. Using the location of the client device, a conference information database is accessed, and location specific conference contact information is determined. The location specific conference contact information is then input into the conference invitation so that the user has location specific conference contact information. In another embodiment, when the user accesses the conference invitation, the location of the client device is determined, and if the location has changed from when the invitation was accepted, a new location is determined. The conference contact information for the new location is determined and input into the invitation.

Claims

1. A computer method for updating a conference invitation with contact information corresponding to a geographical location of a user, the computer method comprising the actions of:

receiving an indication that the user, utilizing a computing device, has accepted the conference invitation;

determining the geographical location of the user based on location information corresponding to the computing device utilized by the user, wherein the location information includes one or more of;

IP address ranges of service providers associated with the computing device, WiFi connection points utilized by the computing device, and mobile telephony towers utilized by the computing device;

storing the determined geographical location of the user in a location storage database;

accessing a conference information database and determining conference contact information corresponding to the determined geographical location of the user;

updating the conference invitation with the conference contact information corresponding to the determined geographic location of the user;

receiving a request to access the conference invitation from the user;

determining a current geographical location of the user, wherein the current geographical location of the user is based on location information corresponding to the computing device utilized by the user at the time the user requested to access the conference invitation;

determining that the current geographical location of the user is different than the geographical location of the user at the time that the user accepted the conference invitation; and

in response to determining that the current geographical location of the user is different than the geographical location of the user at the time that the user accepted the conference invitation, updating the conference invitation with conference contact information corresponding to the current geographical location of the user.

2. The computer method of claim 1, wherein the conference contact information comprises a location specific call-in telephone number and a participant access code.

3. The computer method of claim 1, wherein the action of updating the conference invitation with conference contact information corresponding to the current geographical location of the user further comprises the actions of:

sending conference contact information corresponding to the current geographical location of the user to the user.

4. The computer method of claim 1, further comprising the actions of:

prior to updating the conference invitation with the conference contact information corresponding to the geographic location of the user, removing conference contact information that is in the conference invitation.

5. The computer method of claim 1, wherein the action of determining the geographical location of the user comprises receiving a geographic location inputted by the user.

6. The computer method of claim 1, wherein the action of determining the geographical location of the user comprises utilizing an IP address of the computing device that the user utilized to accept the conference invitation.

7. A computer program product for updating a conference invitation with contact information corresponding to a geographical location of a user, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive an indication that the user, utilizing a computing device, has accepted the conference invitation;

program instructions to determine the geographical location of the user based on location information corresponding to the computing device utilized by the user, wherein the location information includes one or more of;

IP address ranges of service providers associated with the computing device, WiFi connection points utilized by the computing device, and mobile telephony towers utilized by the computing device;

program instructions to store the determined geographical location of the user in a location storage database;

program instructions to access a conference information database and determining conference contact information corresponding to the determined geographical location of the user;

program instructions to update the conference invitation with the conference contact information corresponding to the determined geographic location of the user;

program instructions to receive a request to access the conference invitation from the user;

program instructions to determine a current geographical location of the user, wherein the current geographical location of the user is based on location information corresponding to the computing device utilized by the user at the time the user requested to access the conference invitation;

program instructions to determine that the current geographical location of the user is different than the geographical location of the user at the time that the user accepted the conference invitation; and

in response to determining that the current geographical location of the user is different than the geographical location of the user at the time that the user accepted the conference invitation, program instructions to update the conference invitation with conference contact information corresponding to the current geographical location of the user.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the conference contact information comprises a location specific call-in telephone number and a participant access code.

9. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the program instructions to update the conference invitation with conference contact information corresponding to the current geographical location of the user, further comprises program instructions to:

send the conference contact information corresponding to the current geographical location of the user to the user.

10. The computer program product of claim 7, further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media, to:

prior to updating the conference invitation with the conference contact information corresponding to the geographic location of the user, remove conference contact information that is in the conference invitation.

11. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the program instructions to determine the geographical location of the user comprise program instructions to receive a geographic location inputted by the user.

12. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the program instructions to determine the geographical location of the user comprise program instructions to utilize an IP address of the computing device that the user utilized to accept the conference invitation.

13. A computer system for updating a conference invitation with contact information corresponding to a geographical location of a user, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices;

program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive an indication that the user, utilizing a computing device, has accepted the conference invitation;

program instructions to determine the geographical location of the user based on location information corresponding to the computing device utilized by the user, wherein the location information includes one or more of;

IP address ranges of service providers associated with the computing device, WiFi connection points utilized by the computing device, and mobile telephony towers utilized by the computing device;

program instructions to store the determined geographical location of the user in a location storage database;

program instructions to access a conference information database and determining conference contact information corresponding to the determined geographical location of the user;

program instructions to update the conference invitation with the conference contact information corresponding to the determined geographic location of the user;

program instructions to receive a request to access the conference invitation from the user;

program instructions to determine a current geographical location of the user, wherein the current geographical location of the user is based on location information corresponding to the computing device utilized by the user at the time the user requested to access the conference invitation;

program instructions to determine that the current geographical location of the user is different than the geographical location of the user at the time that the user accepted the conference invitation; and

in response to determining that the current geographical location of the user is different than the geographical location of the user at the time that the user accepted the conference invitation, program instructions to update the conference invitation with conference contact information corresponding to the current geographical location of the user.

14. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the conference contact information comprises a location specific call-in telephone number and a participant access code.

15. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the program instructions to update the conference invitation with conference contact information corresponding to the current geographical location of the user, further comprises program instructions to:

send the conference contact information corresponding to the current geographical location of the user to the user.

16. The computer system of claim 13, further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, to:

prior to updating the conference invitation with the conference contact information corresponding to the geographic location of the user, remove conference contact information that is in the conference invitation.

17. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the program instructions to determine the geographical location of the user comprise program instructions to receive a geographic location inputted by the user.

18. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the program instructions to determine the geographical location of the user comprise program instructions to utilize an IP address of the computing device that the user utilized to accept the conference invitation.