HOT DESK SETUP USING GEOLOCATION

• US 20140052974A1
• Filed: 08/20/2012
• Published: 02/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Masters, Jon
• Granted Patent: US 9,435,875 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0027 of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4401 Bootstrapping security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4406 Loading of operating system
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A geolocation system determines a location of a user mobile device. The geolocation system identifies a hot desk policy associated with the location of the user mobile device and automatically configures a workspace according to the hot desk policy associated with the location of the user mobile device.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

determining a location of a user mobile device;

identifying, by a processing device, a hot desk policy associated with the location of the user mobile device; and

configuring a workspace according to the hot desk policy associated with the location of the user mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the location of the user mobile device comprises:

receiving coordinates of the user mobile device;

determining a street address of the user mobile device based on the coordinates; and

resolving the location of the user mobile device based on the street address.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the hot desk policy comprises looking up the location of the user mobile device in a hot desk policy database.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the workspace according to the hot desk policy comprises:

loading a user profile, including user preferences, desktop files, configuration settings, and frequently used files, onto a computer in the workspace; and

routing incoming telephone phone calls to a telephone in the workspace.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a security policy associated with the location of the user mobile device; and

configuring a security system to grant access to a user of the user mobile device according to the security policy associated with the location of the user mobile device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein configuring the security system according to the security policy comprises granting the user access to a building and floor where the workspace is located.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

verifying the location of the user mobile device with data from an application associated with the user.

8. A system comprising:

a processing device; and

a memory coupled to the processing device; and

a geolocation system, executable by the processing device from the memory, to;

determine a location of a user mobile device;

identify a hot desk policy associated with the location of the user mobile device; and

configure a workspace according to the hot desk policy associated with the location of the user mobile device.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein when the geolocation system determines the location of the user mobile device, the geolocation system to:

receive coordinates of the user mobile device;

determine a street address of the user mobile device based on the coordinates; and

resolve the location of the user mobile device based on the street address.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein when the geolocation system identifies the hot desk policy, the geolocation system to look up the location of the user mobile device in a hot desk policy database.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein when the geolocation system configures the workspace according to the hot desk policy, the geolocation system to:

load a user profile, including user preferences, desktop files, configuration settings, and frequently used files, onto a computer in the workspace; and

route incoming telephone phone calls to a telephone in the workspace.

12. The system of claim 8, the geolocation system further to:

identify a security policy associated with the location of the user mobile device; and

configure a security system to grant access to a user of the user mobile device according to the security policy associated with the location of the user mobile device.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein when the geolocation system configures the security system according to the security policy, the geolocation system to grant the user access to a building and floor where the workspace is located.

14. The system of claim 12, the geolocation system further to:

verify the location of the user mobile device with data from an application associated with the user.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed, cause a data processing system to perform a method comprising:

determining a location of a user mobile device;

identifying, by a processing device, a hot desk policy associated with the location of the user mobile device; and

configuring a workspace according to the hot desk policy associated with the location of the user mobile device.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein determining the location of the user mobile device comprises:

receiving coordinates of the user mobile device;

determining a street address of the user mobile device based on the coordinates; and

resolving the location of the user mobile device based on the street address.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein identifying the hot desk policy comprises looking up the location of the user mobile device in a hot desk policy database.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein configuring the workspace according to the hot desk policy comprises:

loading a user profile, including user preferences, desktop files, configuration settings, and frequently used files, onto a computer in the workspace; and

routing incoming telephone phone calls to a telephone in the workspace.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, the method further comprising:

identifying a security policy associated with the location of the user mobile device; and

configuring a security system to grant access to a user of the user mobile device according to the security policy associated with the location of the user mobile device.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein configuring the security system according to the security policy comprises granting the user access to a building and floor where the workspace is located.

21. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 19, the method further comprising:

verifying the location of the user mobile device with data from an application associated with the user.