	US 7,590,690 B2
	Air emission avoidance and tracking through the use of online web conferencing
Ethan Terry Abrams, Phoenix, Ariz. (US); and Marie Prentice, Pasadena, Calif. (US)
Assigned to ILinc Communications, Inc., Phoenix, Ariz. (US)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/818,198.
Prior Publication US 2008/0313276 A1, Dec. 18, 2008
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 709—204 [709/203; 709/207; 709/223; 709/224]

20 Claims

1. A method implemented in an information handling system comprising:

allowing a participant and a session leader to join an online meeting wherein the participant joins the online meeting by way of a participant networked computer and wherein the session leader joins the online meeting by way of a session leader networked computer;

determining a participant IP address wherein the participant IP address corresponds to an IP address of the participant networked computer;

determining a session leader IP address wherein the session leader IP address corresponds to an IP address of the session leader networked computer;

determining a participant physical location corresponding to the participant IP address;

determining a session leader physical location corresponding to the session leader IP address;

determining a distance between the participant physical location and the session leader physical location;

determining a quantity of air emission savings corresponding to foregoing a transportation of a round-trip transportation; and

displaying the quantity of air emission savings on a user interface accessible by at least one participant and the session leader;

wherein the step of determining a quantity of air emission savings corresponding to foregoing a transportation of the participant from the participant physical location to the session leader physical location is performed as an automobile emissions calculation when the participant physical location is less than a threshold distance from the session leader physical location and performed as an aircraft emissions calculation when the participant physical location is greater than the threshold distance from the session leader physical location.