Dynamically determining meeting locations

摘要

Systems and methods may provide turn-by-turn directions to a group of users who wish to meet one another. The systems and methods make use of a client application running on client-side devices such as smart phones in conjunction with a server-side application running on a server. The identity of the final meeting place may not be determined until the users are in close proximity to it, as its location is subject to continuous updating using the geo-coordinates of the users as they travel. Additionally, the meeting place may be determined in part by the users' individual preferences. These preferences, along with the locations of the users, may be kept hidden from other users.

主权项

1. A method of automatically facilitating a meeting, comprising:
detecting a meeting request at a server, the meeting request coming from a first set of client devices; detecting at the server an acceptance of the meeting request from a second set of client devices; receiving at the server identifying information from the first and second sets of client devices; receiving at the server geo-location coordinates corresponding to Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates from the first and second sets of client devices; computing a map centroid of the geo-location coordinates; selecting a meeting place within a defined distance from the map centroid; providing turn-by-turn directions to the first and second sets of client devices to the meeting place; receiving updated geo-location coordinates of the client devices; and using the updated geo-location coordinates to update the map centroid and the meeting place.