Generating a visitation schedule

US9325800B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Sasikanth Eda · Vijayawada, IN
• Deepak R. Ghuge · Sangamner, IN
• John G. Musial · Newburgh, US
• Sandeep R. Patil · Pune, IN
• Gandhi Sivakumar · Melbourne, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 18, 2014
• Grant date: Apr 26, 2016
• Expiry date: Dec 18, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W4/025
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The method includes identifying a location of an individual and an amount of time the individual will be in the location. The method further includes identifying one or more contacts of the individual that are within a threshold distance of the identified location of the individual during the identified amount time the individual will be in the location. The method further includes generating a first visitation schedule and corresponding visitation route for the individual based upon the identified status for the one or more contacts of the individual based upon social media activity, the identified frequency of interaction between the individual and the identified one or more contacts of the individual, and the determined distances from the individual to the identified one or more contacts and between each of the identified one or more contacts.