Granted Patent B2

US 12,620,180 · App. 17/821,932 · Granted May 5, 2026

Inventors: Luis Osvaldo Pizana (Austin, TX); Su Liu (Austin, TX); Fang Lu (Billerica, MA); Nadiya Kochura (Bolton, MA)

Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation

G06T19/006G06Q10/0639G06Q10/105G06V20/20

Abstract

Claims (64)

1 . A computer-implemented method for intelligently assigning a virtual office layout (VOL) to one or more users' real on-site office layout (ROL) based on human resource mapping, comprising:

mapping the one or more users' ROL to a correlated VOL, according to human resource data and a real building floor map;

creating an augmented virtual office layout (AVOL) based on the mapping;

customizing the AVOL according to preferences and real office location of the one or more users;

tracking activities of the one or more users' on the AVOL;

rendering the one or more users' real or preferred office location and virtual position of the one or more users' on the AVOL; and

collecting a company's profile information when rendering the AVOL.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

maintaining a human resource data repository;

allowing the one or more users to define AVOL criteria and AVOL algorithms, and to customize VOL preferences;

analyzing defined AVOL criteria, AVOL algorithms, and the customized VOL preferences; and

updating an AVOL-ROL mapping table based on the analysis.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising:

defining a data structure for updating the AVOL-ROL mapping table; and

introducing an AVOL mechanism for mapping the one or more users' ROL layout to a correlated VOL based on the human resource data repository.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

monitoring outcome and success rate of a business meeting conducted in the AVOL.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , further comprising:

associating one or more settings in the AVOL that provide a positive experience versus a negative experience in the business meeting.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , further comprising:

collecting historical data of the monitored outcome and success rate of the business meeting and the associated one or more settings in the AVOL that provide a positive experience versus a negative experience in the business meeting; and

improving the one or more settings of the AVOL to generate positive experiences of future business meetings.

7 . A computer program product for implementing a program that manages a device, comprising a non-transitory tangible storage device having program code embodied therewith, the program code executable by a processor of a computer to perform a method, the method comprising:

mapping one or more users' ROL to a correlated VOL, according to human resource data and a real building floor map;

creating an augmented virtual office layout (AVOL) based on the mapping;

customizing the AVOL according to preferences and real office location of the one or more users;

tracking activities on the AVOL of the one or more users;

rendering the one or more users' real or preferred office location and virtual position of the one or more users on the AVOL; and

collecting a company's profile information when rendering the AVOL.

8 . The computer program product of claim 7 , further comprising:

maintaining a human resource data repository;

allowing the one or more users to define AVOL criteria and AVOL algorithms, and to customize VOL preferences;

analyzing defined AVOL criteria, AVOL algorithms, and the customized VOL preferences; and

updating an AVOL-ROL mapping table based on the analysis.

9 . The computer program product of claim 8 , further comprising:

defining a data structure for updating the AVOL-ROL mapping table; and

introducing an AVOL mechanism for mapping the one or more users' ROL layout to a correlated VOL based on the human resource data repository.

10 . The computer program product of claim 7 , further comprising:

monitoring outcome and success rate of a business meeting conducted in the AVOL.

11 . The computer program product of claim 10 , further comprising:

associating one or more settings in the AVOL that provide a positive experience versus a negative experience in the business meeting.

12 . The computer program product of claim 11 , further comprising:

collecting historical data of the monitored outcome and success rate of the business meeting and the associated one or more settings in the AVOL that provide a positive experience versus a negative experience in the business meeting; and

improving the one or more settings of the AVOL to generate positive experiences of future business meetings.

13 . A computer system for implementing a program that manages a device, comprising:

one or more computer devices each having one or more processors and one or more tangible storage devices; and a program embodied on at least one of the one or more storage devices, the program having a plurality of program instructions for execution by the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising instructions for:

mapping one or more users' ROL to a correlated VOL, according to human resource data and a real building floor map;

creating an augmented virtual office layout (AVOL) based on the mapping;

customizing the AVOL according to preferences and real office location of the one or more users;

tracking activities on the AVOL of the one or more users;

rendering the one or more users' real or preferred office location and virtual position of the one or more users on the AVOL; and

collecting a company's profile information when rendering the AVOL.

14 . The computer system of claim 13 , further comprising:

maintaining a human resource data repository;

allowing the one or more users to define AVOL criteria and AVOL algorithms, and to customize VOL preferences;

analyzing defined AVOL criteria, AVOL algorithms, and the customized VOL preferences; and

updating an AVOL-ROL mapping table based on the analysis.

15 . The computer system of claim 14 , further comprising:

defining a data structure for updating the AVOL-ROL mapping table; and

introducing an AVOL mechanism for mapping the one or more users' ROL layout to a correlated VOL based on the human resource data repository.

16 . The computer system of claim 13 , further comprising:

monitoring outcome and success rate of a business meeting conducted in the AVOL.

17 . The computer system of claim 16 , further comprising:

associating one or more settings in the AVOL that provide a positive experience versus a negative experience in the business meeting.

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