Workflow automation using near-field communication

1. A system comprising:

a client device comprising a processor and a memory; and

an application executable by the client device, the application causing the client device to at least:

initiate capture of an identifier associated with a physical resource, the identifier extracted from an identifying device located in proximity to or on the physical resource;

determine at least one associated action corresponding to the physical resource based upon at least one of: a device type or a location of the physical resource, the at least one associated action comprising an ordered list of uniform resource locators (URLs) defining a workflow;

identify a user associated with the client device by utilizing a first URL from the ordered list of URLs at which the user is authenticated; and

initiate an action associated with the physical resource by accessing a second URL from the ordered list of URLs, wherein the action comprises associating the physical resource with an event in a conferencing service, the second URL adding the physical resource to the event associated with the second URL in the conferencing service.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one associated action is identified by at least:

extracting a unique identifier from the identifying device; and

confirming that a location of the client device is consistent with the location of the physical resource.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the physical resource comprises a conferencing device, and the application causes the client device to at least:

identify a calendar event on a calendar associated with the user;

identify a conferencing service identifier within the calendar event, the conferencing service identifier comprising at least one of: a dial-in number or a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with a conferencing service event; and

cause the conferencing device to be linked to the conferencing service event.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the application causes the conferencing device to be linked to the conferencing service event by causing the conferencing service to initiate a voice session with the conferencing device.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the physical resource comprises a display device, and the application causes the client device to at least:

connect to the display device using a display application programming interface (API) on the client device; and

cause content to be displayed on the display device using the display API.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the physical resource comprises a display device, and the application causes the client device to at least:

identify a computing device associated with the identity of the user; and

cause a management command to be sent from a remotely executed management service to the computing device, the management command causing the computing device to initiate a display sharing session with the display device.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the application identifies the computing device associated with the identity of the user by querying the management service to identify a device associated with an account of the user in a directory service that is connected to a common network relative to the display device.

8. A method for reserving a physical resource associated with an electronic record in a directory service comprising:

initiating capture of an identifier associated with a physical resource, the identifier extracted from an identifying device located in proximity to or on the physical resource;

determining an at least one associated action corresponding to the physical resource based upon at least one of: a device type or a location of the physical resource, the at least one associated action comprising an ordered list of uniform resource locators (URLs) defining a workflow;

identifying a user associated with a client device by utilizing a first URL from the ordered list of URLs at which the user is authenticated; and

initiating an action associated with the physical resource by accessing a second URL from the ordered list of URLs, wherein the action comprises associating the physical resource with an event in a conferencing service, the second URL adding the physical resource to the event associated with the second URL in the conferencing service.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein identifying the at least one associated action further comprises:

extracting a unique identifier from the identifying device; and

confirming that a location of the client device is consistent with the location of the physical resource.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the physical resource comprises a conferencing device, and the method further comprises:

identifying a calendar event on a calendar associated with the user;

identifying a conferencing service identifier within the calendar event, the conferencing service identifier comprising at least one of: a dial-in number or a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with the event in the conferencing service; and

causing the conferencing device to be linked to the event.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising causing the conferencing device to be linked to the event by causing the conferencing service to initiate a voice call to the conferencing device.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the physical resource comprises a display device, and the method further comprises:

connecting to the display device using a display application programming interface (API) on the client device; and

causing content to be displayed on the display device using the display API.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the physical resource comprises a display device, and the method further comprises:

identifying a computing device associated with the identity of the user; and

causing a management command to be sent from a remotely executed management service to the computing device, the management command causing the computing device to initiate a display sharing session with the display device.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein identifying the computing device associated with the identity of the user further comprises:

querying the management service to identify a device associated with an account of the user in a directory service that is connected to a common network relative to the display device.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising machine-readable instructions, wherein when executed by a processor of a client device, the machine-readable instructions cause the client device to at least:

initiate capture of an identifier associated with a physical resource, the identifier extracted from an identifying device located in proximity to or on the physical resource;

determine at least one associated action corresponding to the physical resource based upon at least one of: a device type or a location of the physical resource, the at least one associated action comprising an ordered list of uniform resource locators (URLs) defining a workflow;

identify a user associated with the client device by utilizing a first URL from the ordered list of URLs at which the user is authenticated; and

initiate an action associated with the physical resource by accessing a second URL from the ordered list of URLs, wherein the action comprises associating the physical resource with an event in a conferencing service, the second URL adding the physical resource to the event associated with the second URL in the conferencing service.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the at least one associated action is identified by at least:

extracting a unique identifier from the identifying device; and

confirming that a location of the client device is consistent with the location of the physical resource.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the physical resource comprises a conferencing device, and the instructions cause the client device to at least:

identify a calendar event on a calendar associated with the user;

identify a conferencing service identifier within the calendar event, the conferencing service identifier comprising at least one of: a dial-in number or a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with a conferencing service event; and

cause the conferencing device to be linked to the conferencing service event.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions cause the conferencing device to be linked to the conferencing service event by causing the conferencing service to initiate a voice session with the conferencing device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the physical resource comprises a display device, and the instructions cause the client device to at least:

connect to the display device using a display application programming interface (API) on the client device; and

cause content to be displayed on the display device using the display API.