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Granted Patent B2
US 11,392,863 · App. 16/993,852 · Granted Jul 19, 2022

Optimizing dynamic open space environments through a reservation service using collaboration data

Inventors: Vikas Vashisht (Morrisville, NC); Alberto J. Montilla Bravo (Allen, TX)
Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
G06Q10/02G06Q10/0631G06Q10/06314G06Q10/1095H04L12/1818H04L12/1822H04L65/403
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Patent No.
US 11,392,863
App. No.
16/993,852
Granted
Jul 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to optimizing dynamic open space environments and includes one or more processors and one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the one or more processors and comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause one or more components to perform operations including receiving a reservation request for a workspace through a user device associated with a user; deriving dynamic user information comprising collaboration data derived from a collaboration service, the collaboration data based on a collaboration history of the user; analyzing the user information to determine one or more workspace suggestions for the user; transmitting the one or more workspace suggestions to the user device; receiving, through the user device, a workspace selection from the one or more workspace suggestions; and updating a reservation of the user in accordance with the workspace selection.

Claims (40)

1. A system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause one or more components of the system to perform operations comprising:

receiving a reservation request for a workspace through a user device associated with a user;

deriving dynamic user information, wherein the user information comprises collaboration data derived from a collaboration service, the collaboration data based on a collaboration history of the user that includes identification information of one or more collaborators who are determined to have been engaged in enhanced communications with the user during a predetermined period of time;

analyzing the user information to determine one or more workspace suggestions for the user, wherein the one or more workspace suggestions are based on a proximity of the one or more workspace suggestions to a defined user preference;

transmitting the one or more workspace suggestions to the user device;

receiving, through the user device, a workspace selection from the one or more workspace suggestions; and

updating a reservation of the user in accordance with the workspace selection.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more collaborators are determined to have been engaged in enhanced communications with the user based on an analysis of weighted communication factors, the weighted communication factors comprising one or more of frequency of communications between the user and the one or more collaborators, duration of the communications, modes of the communications, and a number of participants involved in the communications.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the modes of the communications comprise one or more of the following: chatting, electronic messaging, video calling, audio calling, video conferencing, audio conferencing, online meetings, and other modes that allow for sharing of information and content with the one or more collaborators.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein an algorithm is applied to the weighted communication factors to determine the one or more collaborators who have been engaged in enhanced communications with the user.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user information further comprises directory data derived from a directory service, the directory data associated with organizational information of the user.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user information further comprises calendar data derived from a calendar service, the calendar service associated with a daily schedule of the user and daily schedules of collaborators who collaborate with the user.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more workspace suggestions, along with one or more reasons for the workspace suggestions, are displayed in a map format on the user device.

8. A method, comprising:

receiving a reservation request for a workspace through a user device associated with a user;

deriving dynamic user information, wherein the user information comprises collaboration data derived from a collaboration service, the collaboration data based on a collaboration history of the user that includes identification information of one or more collaborators who are determined to have been engaged in enhanced communications with the user during a predetermined period of time;

analyzing the user information to determine one or more workspace suggestions for the user, wherein the one or more workspace suggestions are based on a proximity of the one or more workspace suggestions to a defined user preference;

transmitting the one or more workspace suggestions to the user device;

receiving, through the user device, a workspace selection from the one or more workspace suggestions; and

updating a reservation of the user in accordance with the workspace selection.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the one or more collaborators are determined to have been engaged in enhanced communications with the user based on an analysis of weighted communication factors, the weighted communication factors comprising one or more of frequency of communications between the user and the one or more collaborators, duration of the communications, modes of the communications, and a number of participants involved in the communications.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the modes of the communications comprise one or more of the following: chatting, electronic messaging, video calling, audio calling, video conferencing, audio conferencing, online meetings, and other modes that allow for sharing of information and content with the one or more collaborators.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein an algorithm is applied to the weighted communication factors to determine the one or more collaborators who have been engaged in enhanced communications with the user.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the user information further comprises directory data derived from a directory service, the directory data associated with organizational information of the user.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the user information further comprises calendar data derived from a calendar service, the calendar data associated with a daily schedule of the user and daily schedules of collaborators who collaborate with the user.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the one or more workspace suggestions, along with one or more reasons for the workspace suggestions, are displayed in a map format on the user device.

15. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause performance of operations comprising:

receiving a reservation request for a workspace through a user device associated with a user;

deriving dynamic user information, wherein the user information comprises collaboration data derived from a collaboration service, the collaboration data based on a collaboration history of the user that includes identification information of one or more collaborators who are determined to have been engaged in enhanced communications with the user during a predetermined period of time;

analyzing the user information to determine one or more workspace suggestions for the user, wherein the one or more workspace suggestions are based on a proximity of the one or more workspace suggestions to a defined user preference;

transmitting the one or more workspace suggestions to the user device;

receiving, through the user device, a workspace selection from the one or more workspace suggestions; and

updating a reservation of the user in accordance with the workspace selection.

16. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 15 , wherein the one or more collaborators are determined to have been engaged in enhanced communications with the user based on an analysis of weighted communication factors, the weighted communication factors comprising one or more of frequency of communications between the user and the one or more collaborators, duration of the communications, modes of the communications, and a number of participants involved in the communications.

17. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 16 , wherein the modes of the communications comprise one or more of the following: chatting, electronic messaging, video calling, and audio calling, video conferencing, audio conferencing, online meetings, and other modes that allow for sharing of information and content with the one or more collaborators.

18. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 16 , wherein an algorithm is applied to the weighted communication factors to determine the one or more collaborators who have been engaged in enhanced communications with the user.

19. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 15 , wherein the user information further comprises directory data derived from a directory service, the directory data associated with organizational information of the user.

20. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 15 , wherein the user information further comprises calendar data derived from a calendar service, the calendar data associated with a daily schedule of the user and daily schedules of collaborators who collaborate with the user.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2020
From: VASHISHT, VIKAS; MONTILLA BRAVO, ALBERTO J.
To: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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