Granted Patent B2

US 12,346,855 · App. 17/842,529 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Inventors: Prerana Dharmesh Gambhir (San Jose, CA); Prayank Mathur (Redmond, WA); Ashish Mehta (Redmond, WA); Kruthika Ponnusamy (Redmond, WA); Sandhya Rajendra Rao (Bellevue, WA); Sarah Leslie Sutton (Auburn, WA)

Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

G06Q10/06312G06F21/31

Abstract

Claims (51)

1. A shared computer device comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium in communication with the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform:

receiving a reservation request associated with a user at the shared computer device to reserve a predetermined reserved period of time for usage of the shared computer device;

receiving an input from a first device of the user on the shared computer device during the predetermined reserved period of time to sign in to and use the shared computer device to access and use a predetermined application;

based on the signing in, downloading, from a server, predetermined personal information of the user stored in the server regarding the predetermined application and granting access to the user to use the predetermined application on the shared computer device during the predetermined reserved period of time using the downloaded personal information of the user; and

deleting the personal information of the user from the shared computer device after the predetermined reserved period of time for usage of the shared computer device expires,

wherein:

the input from the first device to authenticate the user to the shared computer device is provided by the shared computer device detecting physical proximity of the first device of the user during the predetermined reserved period of time;

the first device and the shared computer device are paired during the predetermined reserved period of time while they are in physical proximity to one another;

the input is provided from a QR code on the first device during the predetermined reserved period of time;

the QR code is obtained by the first device by scanning a display of the QR code on the shared computer device during the predetermined reserved period of time; and

the input comprises an access code included in the QR code and entered into the shared computer device by the user during the predetermined period of time to confirm the physical proximity of the first device of the user to the shared computer device after the user determines the access code based on scanning the QR code displayed by the shared computer device.

2. The shared computer device of claim 1 , wherein signing into the shared computer device provides the user with one-click access to services and capabilities of the predetermined application on the shared computer device.

3. The shared computer device of claim 1 , wherein the reservation request is received from a first device associated with the user, and the reservation request is made on an application on the first device which includes calendar capabilities and/or meeting scheduling capabilities.

4. The shared computer device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform using an artificial intelligence machine learning model, based on previous interactions of the user with the shared computer device, to make suggestions to the user regarding details of making a reservation in response to receiving the reservation request from the user.

5. The shared computer device of claim 4 , wherein the details of the reservation include at least one of possible preferred reservation times and possible seating preferences relative to the shared computer device.

6. The shared computer device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform:

receiving an extension request from the user, during the predetermined reserved period of time, to extend the predetermined reserved period of time by an additional period of time in response to an indication by the shared computer device that additional time is available for extension at an end of the predetermined reserved period of time; and

granting the extension request and extending the predetermined reserved period of time by the additional period of time if the additional period of time is not already reserved.

7. The shared computer device of claim 3 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform locking the shared computer device in response to detecting that the first device has been locked during the predetermined reserved period of time.

8. The shared computer device of claim 3 , wherein the user can sign in and authenticate to use the shared computer device during the predetermined reserved period of time while the first device is out of proximity to the shared computer device.

9. The shared computer device of claim 1 , wherein the reservation request is received on the shared computer device.

10. A method performed by a shared computer device comprising:

receiving a reservation request associated with a user at the shared computer device to reserve a predetermined reserved period of time for usage of the shared computer device;

receiving an input from the user on the shared computer device during the predetermined reserved period of time to sign in to and use the shared computer device to access and use a predetermined application;

based on the signing in, downloading, from a server, predetermined personal information of the user stored in the server regarding the predetermined application and granting access to the user to use the predetermined application on the shared computer device during the predetermined reserved period of time using the downloaded personal information of the user; and

deleting the personal information of the user from the shared computer device after the predetermined reserved period of time for usage of the shared computer device expires,

wherein:

signing into the shared computer device provides the user with one-click access to services and capabilities of the predetermined application on the shared computer device; and

the predetermined application on the shared computer device is a meeting application including a calendar user interface (UI), and wherein the one-click access permits creating and joining meetings with one-click without having to sign in again to the meeting application.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the reservation request is received from a first device associated with the user, and the reservation request is made on an application on the first device which includes calendar capabilities and/or meeting scheduling capabilities.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the input from the user is provided from a QR code on the first device during the predetermined reserved period of time.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the input from the user to authenticate the user to use the shared computer device is provided by the shared computer device detecting physical proximity of the first device of the user during the predetermined reserved period of time, and wherein the first device and the shared computer device are paired during the predetermined reserved period of time while they are in physical proximity to one another.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising using an artificial intelligence machine learning model, based on previous interactions of the user with the shared computer device, to make suggestions to the user regarding details of making a reservation in response to receiving the reservation request from the user.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the details of the reservation include at least one of possible preferred reservation times and possible seating preferences relative to the shared computer device.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving an extension request from the user, during the predetermined reserved period of time, to extend the predetermined reserved period of time by an additional period of time in response to an indication by the shared computer device that additional time is available for extension at an end of the predetermined reserved period of time; and

granting the extension request and extending the predetermined reserved period of time by the additional period of time if the additional period of time is not already reserved.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to control a system to perform functions comprising:

receiving a reservation request associated with a user at a shared computer device to reserve a predetermined reserved period of time for usage of the shared computer device;

receiving an input from the user on the shared computer device during the predetermined reserved period of time to sign in to and use the shared computer device to access and use a predetermined application;

based on the signing in, downloading, from a server, predetermined personal information of the user stored in the server regarding the predetermined application and granting access to the user to use the predetermined application on the shared computer device during the predetermined reserved period of time using the downloaded personal information of the user, wherein signing into the shared computer device provides the user with one-click access to services and capabilities of the predetermined application on the shared computer device; and

deleting the personal information of the user from the shared computer device after the predetermined reserved period of time for usage of the shared computer device expires,

wherein:

signing into the shared computer device provides the user with one-click access to services and capabilities of the predetermined application on the shared computer device; and

the predetermined application on the shared computer device is a meeting application including a calendar user interface (UI), and wherein the one-click access permits creating and joining meetings with one-click without having to sign in again to the meeting application.

18. The shared computer device of claim 2 , wherein the predetermined application on the shared computer device is a meeting application including a calendar user interface (UI), and wherein the one-click access permits creating and joining meetings with one-click without having to sign in again to the meeting application.

19. The method of claim 10 , wherein the one-click access to the predetermined application is provided to the user based on receiving an input of a user identifier from the user on an access list screen displayed on the shared user device, determining if the user identifier is on an access list of users allowed to access the predetermined application, and authorizing the one-click access to the user if the user identifier is on the access list.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the user identifier is a name of the user.

21. The method of claim 19 , wherein, in response to determining that the user is authorized to access the predetermined application, and downloading a version of the predetermined application that is personalized for the user to include the personal information of the user which allows the user to utilize features of the predetermined application with one-click access.

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