Personalized multi-user location-based event scheduling, management, and coordination systems and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019019161-A1
Application number	US-201715648295-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 12, 2017
Priority date	Jul 12, 2017
Publication date	Jan 17, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A location-based event scheduling and coordination system includes at least one host computing device configured to accept from at least one user a first event and a second event at respectively different locations to be successively attended. The host computing device automatically considers location-based information for each of the first event and the second event to determine a possible scheduling conflict between the first event and the second event, and if a possible scheduling conflict is determined, automatically notifies the at least one user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A location-based event scheduling and coordination system comprising:
at least one host computing device comprising at least one processor in communication with a memory device, wherein the at least one host computing device is configured to:
accept from at least one user a first event and a second event at respectively different locations to be successively attended;
automatically consider location-based information at a first point in time for each of the first event and the second event to determine a possible scheduling conflict between the first event and the second event; and
if a possible scheduling conflict is determined, automatically notify the at least one user.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one host computing device is configured to:
automatically determine at the first point in time a first expected travel time from a location of the first event to the location of the second event at a time of acceptance of the scheduling of the second event; and based on the determined first expected travel time from the location of the first event to the location of the second event, notify the at least one user of a possible scheduling conflict.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one host computing device is further configured to:
automatically determine at a second time subsequent to the first point in time real-time traffic conditions between an actual location of the at least one user and a location of one of the first event and the second event; and determine a second expected travel time from the actual location to the location of one of the first event and the second event in view of real-time traffic conditions.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the at least one host computing device is further configured to:
automatically determine a possible scheduling conflict based on the second expected travel time; and if a possible scheduling conflict is determined, notify the user of a proposed adjustment to the schedule.

5 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one host computing device is configured to:
automatically determine at a second time subsequent to the first point in time real-time weather conditions between an actual location of the at least one user and a location of one of the first event and the second event; and if a possible scheduling conflict is determined, notify the user of a proposed adjustment to the schedule.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one host device is configured to accept profile information for multiple members of a household of the at least one user.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one host device is configured to accept designated event driver information for each of the first event and the second event.

8 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one host device is configured to display a schedule including the first event and the second event to multiple members of the household.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the display is personalized to different ones of the multiple members of the household.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one host computing device is in communication with a payment network for processing a payment-by-card transaction of a fee for at least one of the first event and the second event.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one host computing device is configured to, if the processed fee is approved, generate a display wherein electronic tickets are linked to the at least one of the first event and the second event.

12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one host computing device is configured to accept contact information for scheduled events, and automatically generate late arrival notices based on the location-based information and the contact information.

13 . A location-based event scheduling and coordination method, the method implemented with at least one host computing device having at least one processor in communication with a memory device, the method comprising:
accepting from at least one user and with the at least on processor a first event and a second event at respectively different locations to be successively attended; automatically considering location-based information at a first point in time for each of the first event and the second event to determine a possible scheduling conflict between the first event and the second event; and if a possible scheduling conflict is determined, automatically notifying the at least one user.

14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
automatically determining at the first point in time a first expected travel time from a location of the first event to the location of the second event at a time of acceptance of the scheduling of the second event; and based on the determined first expected travel time from the location of the first event to the location of the second event, notifying the at least one user of a possible scheduling conflict.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
automatically determining at a second point in time subsequent to the first point in time real-time traffic conditions between an actual location of the at least one user and a location of one of the first event and the second event; and determining a second expected travel time from the actual location to the location of one of the first event and the second event in view of the real-time traffic conditions.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
automatically determining a possible scheduling conflict based on the second expected travel time; and if a possible scheduling conflict is determined, notifying the user of a proposed adjustment to the schedule.

17 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
automatically determining at a second time subsequent to the first point in time real-time weather conditions between an actual location of the at least one user and a location of one of the first event and the second event; and if a possible scheduling conflict is determined, notifying the user of a proposed adjustment to the schedule.

18 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising accepting profile information for multiple members of a household of the at least one user.

19 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising accepting designated event driver information for each of the first event and the second event.

20 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising displaying a schedule including the first event and the second event to multiple members of the household.

21 . The method of claim 20 , further comprising personalizing the display for different ones of the multiple members of the household.

22 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising processing a payment-by-card transaction of a fee for at least one of the first event and the second event.

23 . The method of claim 22 , further comprising, if the processed fee is approved, generating a display wherein electronic tickets are linked to the at least one of the first event and the second event.

24 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising accepting contact information for scheduled events, and automatically generating late arrival notices based on the location-based information and the contact information.

Assignees

• Mastercard International Inc

Inventors

• Yasarapu Lova Padmini Devi
• Northington Jarrett
• Mautz Linda M
• Robeen Erika Joann
• Chen Ping X
• Boland Cassandra

Classifications

• G06Q10/1095 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q10/1093 Primary

  Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups · CPC title