Automatic future meeting scheduler based upon locations of meeting participants

摘要

In a network that supports communications between client devices and at least one meeting server, a meeting request that includes one or more meeting constraints to be satisfied is monitored prior to scheduling or initiating a meeting between a plurality of meeting participants associated with respective client devices. At least one meeting constraint includes a location constraint that identifies a location for a client device associated with a meeting participant prior to scheduling or initiating the meeting. In response to each meeting constraint being satisfied, including the at least one location constraint, the meeting is automatically scheduled or initiated for the participants via the meeting server.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
in a network that supports communications between client devices and at least one meeting server, monitoring a meeting request at a meeting server, the meeting request including one or more meeting constraints to be satisfied prior to scheduling a meeting between a plurality of meeting participants associated with client devices, wherein at least one meeting constraint comprises a location constraint that identifies a location for a client device associated with a meeting participant prior to scheduling the meeting, wherein the at least one meeting constraint further comprises a time constraint defining a time interval after the location constraint is satisfied such that the meeting cannot occur until after at least the location constraint and the time constraint are satisfied; monitoring the client device to identify an arrival of the client device at the location; in response to each meeting constraint being satisfied by the arrival of the client device at the location, automatically scheduling the meeting for the meeting participants via the meeting server; and in response to a change in location of the client device such that the location constraint for the client device is no longer satisfied, automatically canceling or re-scheduling the meeting via the meeting server.