Mobile Device Event Modification via Arrival Time Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing event management applications require users to manually update or cancel events due to late arrivals, which can be cumbersome, especially when users are en route and cannot easily access their devices.
Innovation Solution
A method for a mobile device to automatically detect if a user will be late to an event by calculating arrival time and, if exceeding a threshold, initiate a notification to adjust the event by adding electronic conference options or replacing the user with an alternate attendee without altering the event time or location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually update or cancel events through scheduling applications, then event modifications can be made, but the operation becomes cumbersome especially when users are en route and cannot easily access their devices
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic event modification by monitoring user location and arrival time without requiring manual user input. The mobile device autonomously determines lateness status and executes event cancellation or rescheduling based on predetermined criteria, eliminating the need for users to manually access and operate scheduling applications during travel.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures automatic event modification rules and thresholds before travel begins. Users set preferences in advance regarding what constitutes lateness and how events should be modified, allowing the system to execute predetermined actions automatically when conditions are met, without requiring real-time user decisions.
2Reliability
If users wait to manually update events until they realize they will be late, then they can make informed decisions, but they may miss the event entirely due to travel delays
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors user location via GPS and calculates predicted arrival time by comparing current position and speed against the event schedule. This real-time feedback loop automatically detects when the user is running late and triggers appropriate event modifications, ensuring reliable event attendance management without requiring user awareness or intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual mechanical interaction with automated electronic monitoring and control. Instead of requiring users to physically access devices and manually update schedules, the system uses GPS tracking, automated calculations, and electronic notifications to manage event attendance, reducing response time and improving reliability.
3Productivity
If the system automatically modifies events based on location data, then event management efficiency improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system leverages existing multi-functional mobile device components (GPS receiver, processor, communication interfaces) already present in modern smartphones. By integrating event modification functionality with these existing universal components, the system achieves automated event management without requiring dedicated specialized hardware, thus limiting the increase in device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system combines multiple functions into a unified automated process: location tracking, arrival time calculation, lateness determination, and event modification are merged into a single integrated system. This consolidation improves event management efficiency by eliminating separate manual steps while utilizing existing device capabilities rather than adding complex separate subsystems.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided are systems and methods for operating a mobile device of a first user that may include accessing a data repository to retrieve a first location of a future event scheduled at an event time to be attended by the first user and a second user, obtaining, from a position determination circuit of the mobile device, a second location of the mobile device, initiating transmission of a query to a route server to responsively obtain a time of arrival message including an arrival time for the first user to arrive at the first location from the second location, and, responsive to a difference in the arrival time and the event time exceeding a threshold duration, initiating transmission of a notification message that triggers a change in attendees that are physically present at the first location of the event without altering the event time of the event.