Application Program and Related Techniques for Organizing a Meeting Between People

• US 20140053083A1
• Filed: 08/02/2013
• Published: 02/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David R. Robinson
• Original Assignee: David R. Robinson
• Inventors: Robinson, David R.
• Granted Patent: US 9,392,038 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/753
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1818 Conference organisation arrangements, e.g. handling schedules, setting up parameters needed by nodes to attend a conference, booking network resources, notifying involved parties
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A computer-implemented application program comprises various graphic user interfaces to facilitate the formation of a physical meeting between people. A computer-readable storage medium comprises instructions to implement the computer-implemented application program.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of generating a meeting among people, comprising:

selecting, with a graphical user interface, a venue;

displaying a map in accordance with the venue on a computer display;

selecting, with a graphical user interface, a location of the meeting;

generating an icon on the map at the location;

selecting, with a graphical user interface, a time of the meeting;

selecting, with a graphical user interface, one or more people to attend the meeting;

associating, with a processor, the selected time and the selected one or more people with the icon on the map; and

communicating information identifying the map, the selected time, the selected location of the meeting, and the selected one or more people.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the venue comprises a city.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the venue comprises an organized event.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the computer display is upon a communication device.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the communication device comprises a smart cellular telephone.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the selecting the one or more people comprises:

storing identifying information of the one or more people as a stored group of information; and

assigning an identifying name to the stored group of information.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

comparing a real time with the selected time of the meeting;

identifying, with a satellite location system, a geographic location of at least one of the one or more people if the real time is within a real time threshold of the selected time of the meeting; and

viewing on a computer screen, the map, the icon, and a location icon representative of the geographic location.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the computer display is upon a communication device.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the communication device comprises a smart cellular telephone.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

enlisting a member organization;

comparing a location of the member organization with the location of the meeting; and

displaying a member icon representative of the member organization on the map at a position representative of the location of the member organization if the location of the member organization is within a threshold distance of the location of the meeting.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the computer display is upon a communication device.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the communication device comprises a smart cellular telephone.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the member organization comprises a concession associated with the venue.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the member organization comprises a restaurant.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the member organization comprises a bar.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising:

selecting, with a graphical user interface, the member organization; and

displaying data on the map in accordance with the selecting the member organization, the data describing a feature of the member organization.

17. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable code stored thereon, the computer readable code comprising instructions for:

selecting, with a graphical user interface, a venue;

displaying a map in accordance with the venue on a computer display;

selecting, with a graphical user interface, a location of the meeting;

generating an icon on the map at the location;

selecting, with a graphical user interface, a time of the meeting;

selecting, with a graphical user interface, one or more people to attend the meeting;

associating, with a processor, the selected time and the selected one or more people with the icon on the map; and

communicating information identifying the map, the selected time, the selected location of the meeting, and the selected one or more people.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the venue comprises a city.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the venue comprises an organized event.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the computer display is upon a communication device.

21. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the communication device comprises a smart cellular telephone.

22. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the selecting the one or more people comprises:

storing identifying information of the one or more people as a stored group of information; and

assigning an identifying name to the stored group of information.

23. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, further comprising:

comparing a real time with the selected time of the meeting;

identifying, with a satellite location system, a geographic location of at least one of the one or more people if the real time is within a real time threshold of the selected time of the meeting; and

viewing on a computer screen, the map, the icon, and a location icon representative of the geographic location.

24. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein the computer display is upon a communication device.

25. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 24, wherein the communication device comprises a smart cellular telephone.

26. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, further comprising:

enlisting a member organization;

comparing a location of the member organization with the location of the meeting; and

displaying a member icon representative of the member organization on the map at a position representative of the location of the member organization if the location of the member organization is within a threshold distance of the location of the meeting.

27. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 26, wherein the computer display is upon a communication device.

28. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the communication device comprises a smart cellular telephone.

30. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 26, wherein the member organization comprises a restaurant.

31. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 26, wherein the member organization comprises a bar.

32. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 26, further comprising:

selecting, with a graphical user interface, the member organization; and

displaying data on the map in accordance with the selecting the member organization, the data describing a feature of the member organization.

29. The computer-readable storage medium claim 260, wherein the member organization comprises a concession associated with the venue.