User computing device with personal agent program for recommending meeting a friend at a service location based on current location, travel direction, and calendar activity

A method for retrieving recommendations on behalf of a user, comprising:

• displaying a recommendation graphical user interface on a display of a user computing device;
• monitoring user activity with a plurality of computer programs according to a user authorization, the user activity including a detected current location of and direction of travel of the user and calendar activity of the user;
• learning a behavioral pattern from the user activity;
• receiving notifications of monitored friend activity of a friend using a friend computing device, the friend activity including a detected current location of and direction of travel of the friend and calendar activity of the friend;
• estimating that the user and the friend will approach an intersecting location within a predetermined window of time, based on the respective detected current locations and directions of travel of the user and the friend;
• determine that the user and the friend are available to meet in the predetermined time window based on calendar information;
• sending a request to a recommendation server for a recommendation for a target service offered at a service location within a threshold distance of the intersecting location, which can facilitate a meeting between the user and the friend;
• receiving the recommendation from the recommendation server, the recommendation including a recommended service offered at the service location;
• and
• displaying the recommendation to meet the friend at the service location on a display associated with the user computing device.

A user computing device, comprising:

• a processor of the user computing device executing a personal agent program, the personal agent program comprising:
• a monitoring engine executed by the processor of the user computing device and configured to:
• monitor user activity with a plurality of computer programs according to a user authorization, the user activity including a detected current location of and direction of travel of the user and calendar activity of the user, the monitoring engine being configured to learn a behavioral pattern from the user activity;
• and
• receive notifications of monitored friend activity of a friend using a friend computing device, the friend activity including a detected current location of and direction of travel of the friend and calendar activity of the friend;
• and
• a recommendation engine executed by the processor of the user computing device and configured to:
• estimate that the user and the friend will approach an intersecting location within a predetermined window of time, based on the respective detected current locations and directions of travel of the user and the friend:
• determine that the user and the friend are available to meet in the predetermined time window based on calendar information;
• send a request to a recommendation server for a recommendation for a target service offered at a service location within a threshold distance of the intersecting location, which can facilitate a meeting between the user and the friend;
• receive the recommendation from the recommendation server, the recommendation including a recommended service offered at the service location, the recommendation generated according to one or more of one or more user recommendation preferences and the behavioral pattern of the user;
• take an action on behalf of the user with respect to an opportunity occurring in the future;
• and
• display the recommendation and information related to the opportunity on a display associated with the user computing device.