System and method for dynamic meeting notification

• US 20070288291A1
• Filed: 06/12/2006
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Caterpillar Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Caterpillar Incorporated
• Inventors: Earle, Kevin C.
• Application Number:
  US11/451,080
• Publication Number:
  US 20070288291A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06311 Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A method and system for providing notification of scheduled meetings in a meeting room. The method includes determining that a first meeting has been scheduled in a meeting room and that another meeting has been scheduled or is occurring in the meeting room within a predetermined time range prior to the first meeting. An automatic notification may then be provided in the meeting room as a function of the predetermined time range.

Claims

1. A method for providing notification in a meeting room of a scheduled meeting, comprising:

determining that a first meeting has been scheduled in a meeting room, the first meeting having a first start time and a first end time; and

providing at least one automatic notification in the meeting room of the first meeting at a predetermined time prior to the first start time.

2. The method, as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

determining that a meeting room user is in the meeting room prior to the start time.

3. The method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the predetermined time is a function of equipment being used in the meeting room.

4. The method, as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

determining that a second meeting is scheduled in the meeting room, the second meeting having a second start time and a second end time;

determining that the second end time and the first start time are within a predetermined time range; and

providing the at least one automatic notification of the second end time as a function of the predetermined time range.

5. The method, as set forth in claim 4, further including:

determining a first set of equipment scheduled for used in the first meeting; and

determining a second set of equipment being used in the second meeting.

6. The method, as set forth in claim 5, wherein the predetermined time range is a function of at least one of the first and second sets of equipment.

7. The method, as set forth in claim 5, wherein determining the first and second sets of equipment includes receiving at least one of a first set of equipment requirements from a first meeting room user and a second set of equipment requirements from a second meeting user.

8. The method, as set forth in claim 4, further comprising:

receiving at least one of a first set of equipment requirements from a first meeting room user and a second set of equipment requirement from a second meeting room user.

9. The method, as set forth in claim 8, wherein the predetermined time range is a function of at least one of the first and second equipment requirements.

10. The method, as set forth in claim 4, wherein the first start time is altered as a function of the predetermined time range.

11. A system for providing notification of scheduled meetings, comprising:

a scheduling system including;

a scheduling module for scheduling a first meeting in a meeting room having a first start time and a first end time and a second meeting in the meeting room having a second start time and a second end time;

a time range module for determining that the first start time and the second end time are within a predetermined time range; and

a notification module for determining that a notification of the second end time should be made in the meeting room; and

a notification system in the meeting room, the notification system operably connected to the notification module.

12. The system, as set forth in claim 11, the scheduling system further comprising:

an equipment usage module for determining an equipment requirement for at least one of the first and second meetings.

13. The system, as set forth in claim 12, wherein the equipment usage module inputs the equipment requirement for the meeting room to the time range module to modify the predetermined time range.

14. The system, as set forth in claim 12, wherein at least one of a first and second meeting room users input the equipment requirement for at least one of the first and second meetings.

15. The system, as set forth in claim 12, wherein the equipment usage module detects the equipment being used in the meeting room during at least one of the first and second meetings.

16. The system, as set forth in claim 11, wherein the notification system is operable to provide notification of the first end time.

17. A method for receiving notification of a scheduled meeting, comprising:

using a meeting room for a first purpose;

receiving an automatic notification in the meeting room at a predetermined time prior to a start time of a scheduled meeting, the automated notification being provided as a function of the predetermined time; and

leaving the meeting room prior to the start time.

18. The method, as set forth in claim 17, wherein the predetermined time is a function of at least one of a first set of equipment being used in the meeting room for the first purpose and a scheduled set of equipment for the scheduled meeting.