Smart calendar for scheduling and controlling collaboration devices

• US 9,444,774 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2012
• Issued: 09/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Krishna, Vikas, Li, Xiaomin, Bailloeul, Timothee
• Primary Examiner(s): Bates, Kevin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pant, Ranjan
• Application Number:
  US13/691,513
• Publication Number:
  US 20140149771A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,383 Days
• Field of Search: 709/226
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/329 by task scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/41 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/43 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal

Abstract

A system and method for implementing a service oriented architecture that supports complex event processing and business activity monitoring. An enterprise service bus (ESB) generates a first list of one or more devices, receives a selection from a user associated with a first device of a second device in the first list, generates a second list that includes functions associated with the selection from the first user, receives a request from the first device to perform one of the functions in the second list, translates a first communication protocol of the request received from the first device into a second communication protocol used by the second device to create a translated request, translates a first message format of the request into a second message format and transmits the translated request to the second device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, using one or more computing devices, a request from an organizer to create a calendar event for a list of attendees, wherein the request includes the organizer, a selection of a location for the calendar event and a start time of the calendar event;

determining, using the one or more computing devices, a list of devices provided for use at the location;

receiving, using the one or more computing devices, a request to reserve one or more first devices in the list for the calendar event;

receiving, using the one or more computing devices, a request to display one or more media on the one or more first devices during the calendar event;

storing, using the one or more computing devices, a copy of the one or more media;

transmitting, using the one or more computing devices, a command to power on the one or more first devices for the start time of the calendar event; and

transmitting, upon reaching the start time of the calendar event, the copy of the one or more media for display on the one or more first devices.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining an end time for the calendar event; and

transmitting a command to power off the one or more first devices at the end time of the calendar event.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a location of one or more second devices associated with the list of attendees prior to the start time of the calendar event; and

generating one or more notifications for at least one of the users in the list of attendees based on the location of one or more second devices prior to the start time of the calendar event.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that one or more second devices associated with the list of attendees prior to the start time of the calendar event is present at the location; and

generating a notification requesting confirmation from at least one of the users in the list of attendees to start the calendar event based on determining that the one or more second devices are present at the location for the event.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that at least one device from one or more second devices associated with the list of attendees prior to the start time of the calendar event is absent from the location for the event; and

generating a notification requesting confirmation from at least one user in the list of attendees to delay starting the calendar event based on determining that the at least one device from the one or more second devices is absent from the location for the event.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that at least one device from one or more second devices associated with the list of attendees prior to the start time of the calendar event is within a threshold distance of the location for the event; and

generating a notification requesting confirmation from at least one user from the list of attendees to start the calendar event based on the at least one device from the one or more second devices determined to be within a threshold distance of the location for the event.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that at least one device from one or more second devices associated with the list of attendees prior to the start time of the calendar event is over a threshold distance of the location for the event; and

generating a notification requesting confirmation from at least one user in the list of attendees to delay starting the calendar event based on the at least one device from the one or more second devices determined to be over a threshold distance of the location for the event.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining at least one device from one or more second devices associated with the list of attendees that is absent from the location for the event or over a threshold distance of the location for the event is granted optional attendance by the organizer; and

generating a notification requesting confirmation from at least one user in the list of attendees that are given mandatory attendance to start the calendar event based on the at least one device from the one or more second devices determined to be granted optional attendance.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining which of the one or more first devices in the list of devices provided for use are idle for a set amount of time after the calendar event ended; and

generating a notification indicating which of the one or more first devices in the list of devices are idle to at least one user in the list of attendees.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, using the one or more computing devices, whether information for displaying the media on the one or more first devices is missing;

in response to determining that information for displaying the media on the one or more first devices is missing, modifying the request, using the one or more computing devices, by adding additional information to the request to display the media; and

routing, using the one or more computing devices, the modified request to display the one or more media, including the media and the additional information, to the one or more first devices in the list for the calendar event.

11. A system comprising:

one or more processors;

an enterprise service bus stored on a memory and executable by the one or more processors, the enterprise service bus configured to receive a request from an organizer to create a calendar event for a list of attendees, wherein the request includes the organizer, a selection of a location for the calendar event and a start time of the calendar event, to determine a list of devices provided for use at the location, to receive a request to reserve the one or more first devices from the list of devices for the calendar event, to receive a request to display one or more media on the one or more first devices during the calendar event, to store a copy of the one or more media, to transmit a command to power on the one or more devices reserved from the list of devices for the start time of the calendar event, and to transmit, upon reaching the start time of the calendar event, the copy of the one or more media for display on the one or more first devices; and

application services executable by the one or more processors, the application services configured to create the calendar event.

12. The system of claim 11,

wherein the enterprise service bus is further configured to determine that one or more second devices associated with the list of attendees is present at the location for the event prior to the start time of the calendar event and send the determination of presence to the application services;

and

wherein the application services is further configured to generate a notification requesting confirmation from at least one user in the list of attendees to start the calendar event based on receiving the determination of presence from the enterprise service bus.

13. The system of claim 11,

wherein the enterprise service bus is further configured to determine that at least one device from one or more second devices associated with the list of attendees is absent from the location for the event prior to the start time of the calendar event and send the determination of absence to the application services;

and

wherein the application services is further configured to generate a notification requesting confirmation from at least one user in the list of attendees to delay starting the calendar event based on determining that the one or more second devices is absent from the location for the event.

14. The system of claim 11,

wherein the enterprise service bus is further configured to determine that at least one device from one or more second devices associated with the list of attendees is within a threshold distance of the location for the event prior to the start time of the calendar event and send the determination that the at least one device is within the threshold distance to the application;

and

wherein the application services is further configured to generate a notification requesting confirmation from at least one user in the list of attendees to start the calendar event based on receiving the determination that the at least one device is within the threshold distance from the location for the event.

15. The system of claim 11,

wherein the enterprise service bus is further configured to determine that at least one device from one or more second devices associated with the list of attendees is over a threshold distance of the location for the event prior to the start time of the calendar event and send the determination that the at least one device is over the threshold distance to the application;

and

wherein the application services is further configured to generate a notification requesting confirmation from at least one user in the list of attendees to delay starting the calendar event based on determining that the at least one device is over the threshold distance of the location for the event.

16. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium including a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

receive a request from an organizer to create a calendar event for a list of attendees, wherein the request includes the organizer, a selection of a location for the calendar event and a start time of the calendar event;

determine a list of devices provided for use at the location;

receive a request to reserve one or more first devices in the list for the calendar event;

receive a request to display one or more media on the one or more first devices reserved at the calendar event;

store a copy of the one or more media;

transmit a command to power on the one or more first devices for the start time of the calendar event; and

transmit, upon reaching the start time of the calendar event, the copy of the one or more media for display on the one or more first devices.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, further causing the computer to:

determine that one or more second devices associated with the list of attendees prior to the start time of the calendar event is present at the location for the event; and

generate a notification requesting confirmation from at least one user in the list of attendees to start the calendar event based on determining that the one or more second devices is present at the location for the event.

18. The computer program product of claim 16, further causing the computer to:

determine that at least one device from one or more second devices associated with the list of attendees prior to the start time of the calendar event is absent from the location for the event; and

generate a notification requesting confirmation from at least one user in the list of attendees to delay starting the calendar event based on determining that the at least one device from the one or more second devices is absent from the location for the event.

19. The computer program product of claim 16, further causing the computer to:

determine that at least one device from one or more second devices associated with the list of attendees prior to the start time of the calendar event is within a threshold distance of the location of the venue; and

generate a notification requesting confirmation from at least one user in the list of attendees to start the calendar event based on determining that the at least one device from the one or more second devices is within a threshold distance of the location for the event.

20. The computer program product of claim 16, further causing the computer to:

determine that at least one device from one or more second devices associated with the list of attendees prior to the start time of the calendar event is over a threshold distance of the location for the event; and

generate a notification requesting confirmation from at least one user in the list of attendees to delay starting the calendar event based on determining that the at least one device from the one or more second devices is over a threshold distance of the location for the event.