Method for reminding users about future appointments while taking into account traveling time to the appointment location
US8457888B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/1093
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of notifying a user of an appointment at a remote location includes receiving an appointment time and an appointment location inputted into a personal navigation device operated by a user, determining the current location of the personal navigation device, and determining the user's routing preferences when traveling to the appointment location. The method also includes estimating a travel time for the user to travel from the current location to the appointment location when traveling according to the user's routing preferences, determining a notification time based on the estimated travel time and the appointment time, and notifying the user of the appointment at the notification time.
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