Meeting notification and modification service

• US 9,243,911 B2
• Filed: 10/15/2013
• Issued: 01/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Coughlin, Stephen J., Meisels, Adrienne C., Greenberg, Steven E.
• Primary Examiner(s): ARTHUR JEANGLAUDE, GERTRUDE
• Application Number:
  US14/054,349
• Publication Number:
  US 20140114571A1
• Time in Patent Office: 833 Days
• Field of Search: 701/408, 701/66, 701/465, 701/467, 701/300, 701/527, 701/533, 701/526, 701/541, 455/456.5
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3438 Rendez-vous, i.e. searching a destination where several users can meet, and the routes to this destination for these users; Ride sharing, i.e. searching a route such that at least two users can share a vehicle for at least part of the route
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/42 Determining position
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063116 Schedule adjustment for a person or group
• 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: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like

Abstract

Techniques are described for providing a meeting notification and automatic modification service. A system may be configured to identify an appointment in a calendar application, identify a geographic location of the appointment, and identify, before the appointment time, a geographic location of a first participant of the appointment. Based on the geographic information, the system may identify a route extending from the geographic location of the first participant to the geographic location of the appointment, and may identify a travel time associated with the route. Based on the travel time and the appointment time, the system may determine whether the first participant is estimated to arrive at the appointment on time and, based on the determination, the system may send a message to participants of the appointment or dynamically reschedule the appointment.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying, using at least one processor, a first geographic location associated with a user of a calendar application;

identifying, using the at least one processor, a second geographic location and a start time associated with an appointment in the calendar application;

identifying, using the at least one processor, a travel time associated with a route extending from the first geographic location to the second geographic location;

incorporating, using the at least one processor, the travel time into a calendar event in the calendar application;

identifying, using the at least one processor, a specified time associated with the user'"'"'s travel to the second geographic location; and

providing, using the at least one processor, a reminder to the user at the specified time to inform the user to leave the first geographic location in order to arrive at the second geographic location in time for the appointment.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling presentation of the calendar event within a calendar interface.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the calendar event is separate from a calendar event associated with the appointment.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the calendar event is presented within the calendar interface before a calendar event associated with the appointment.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein a size of the calendar event, as presented within the calendar interface, corresponds to the travel time.

6. The method of claim 2, further comprising enabling presentation of a description of the calendar event.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing, by way of the calendar event, directions for traveling from the first geographic location to the second geographic location.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the first geographic location comprises detecting a location of a mobile device associated with the user.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing, by way of a graphical user interface, a selectable option for requesting a reservation of a time block for travel time.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising creating the calendar event based on a selection of the selectable option by the user.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the selectable option comprises a check box.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a change associated with the appointment; and

in response to the change associated with the appointment, modifying or canceling the calendar event.

13. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to;

identify a first geographic location associated with a user of a calendar application;

identify a second geographic location and a start time associated with an appointment in the calendar application;

identify a travel time associated with a route extending from the first geographic location to the second geographic location;

incorporate the travel time into a calendar event in the calendar application;

identify, using the at least one processor, a specified time associated with the user'"'"'s travel to the second geographic location; and

provide, using the at least one processor, a reminder to the user at the specified time to inform the user to leave the first geographic location in order to arrive at the second geographic location in time for the appointment.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to enable presentation of the calendar event within a calendar interface.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the calendar event is separate from a calendar event associated with the appointment.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the calendar event is presented within the calendar interface before a calendar event associated with the appointment.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the system is incorporated into a mobile device associated with the user.

18. The system of claim 13, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to provide, by way of a graphical user interface, a selectable option for requesting a time block be reserved for travel time.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to create the calendar event based on a selection of the selectable option by the user.

20. The system of claim 13, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:

detect a change associated with the appointment; and

in response to the change associated with the appointment, modify or cancel the calendar event.

21. A mobile device comprising:

a display;

at least one processor; and

a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to;

identify a first geographic location and an end time associated with a first appointment in a calendar application;

identify a second geographic location and a start time associated with a second appointment in the calendar application;

identify a travel time associated with travel from the first geographic location to the second geographic location;

create a calendar event associated with the travel time;

identify, using the at least one processor, a specified time associated with the travel from the first geographic location to the second geographic location; and

provide, using the at least one processor, a reminder at the specified time to inform a user of the mobile device to leave the first geographic location in order to arrive at the second geographic location in time for the second appointment.