Meeting notification and modification service

• US 8,554,476 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Issued: 10/08/2013
• 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:
  US13/620,523
• Publication Number:
  US 20130073199A1
• Time in Patent Office: 389 Days
• Field of Search: 701/300, 701/465, 701/527, 701/533, 705/7.16, 705/7.19, 705/7.18
• US Class Current: 701/465
• 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 and an end time associated with a first appointment in a calendar application;

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

identifying a route extending between the first geographic location and the second geographic location;

identifying a time to travel between the first geographic location and the second geographic location; and

creating a calendar event associated with the travel time.

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 presented within the calendar interface in between the first appointment and the second appointment.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein enabling presentation of the calendar event comprises enabling presentation of a reserved block of time within the calendar interface.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein enabling presentation of the calendar event comprises enabling presentation of a description of the calendar event.

6. 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.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the first geographic location associated with the first appointment comprises accessing a location field associated with the first appointment.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the first geographic location associated with the first appointment comprises searching the first appointment for one or more key words associated with the first geographic location.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, from a user, a request to create the calendar event associated with the travel time.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a cancellation of at least one of the first appointment or the second appointment; and

in response to the cancellation of at least one of the first appointment or the second appointment, modifying or canceling the calendar event.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform the steps of:

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

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

identifying a time to travel between the first geographic location and the second geographic location; and

creating a calendar event associated with the travel time.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, further comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform the step of enabling presentation of the calendar event within a calendar interface.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein enabling presentation of the calendar event comprises enabling presentation of a reserved block of time between the first appointment and the second appointment.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, further comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform the step of providing, by way of the calendar event, directions for traveling from the first geographic location to the second geographic location.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, further comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform the steps of:

detecting a cancellation of at least one of the first appointment or the second appointment; and

in response to the cancellation of at least one of the first appointment or the second appointment, modifying or canceling the calendar event.

16. 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 time to travel between the first geographic location and the second geographic location; and

create a calendar event associated with the travel time.

17. The mobile device of claim 16, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to present, by way of the display, the calendar event within a calendar interface.

18. The mobile device of claim 17, wherein presenting the calendar event comprises presenting a reserved block of time between the first appointment and the second appointment.

19. The mobile device of claim 18, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to provide, by way of the calendar event, directions for traveling from the first geographic location to the second geographic location.

20. The mobile device of claim 17, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

detect a cancellation of at least one of the first appointment or the second appointment; and

in response to the cancellation of at least one of the first appointment or the second appointment, modify or cancel the calendar event.