Event scheduling presentation in a graphical user interface environment

• US 10,088,973 B2
• Filed: 11/08/2013
• Issued: 10/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Shoham, Yoav, Bank, Jacob E, Cobbe, Karl, Matta, Annika, Rubin, Matthew, Weiner, Zachary I, Toft, Kumiko T
• Primary Examiner(s): Arani, Taghi T
• Assistant Examiner(s): Farhadian, F J
• Application Number:
  US14/076,046
• Publication Number:
  US 20150135085A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,789 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1093 Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1097 Task assignment

Abstract

A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and computer-implemented method for presenting a set of intention objects arranged by coarse time windows is disclosed. In example embodiments, the method may include accessing a set of intention objects belonging to a user. Each of the intention objects may define the intention of the user to undertake an intention and each object may comprise a data structure including a plurality of activity attributes of the intended activity. The method may further include assigning particular intention objects of the set of intention objects to a coarse time window based on the attributes of the respective intention objects. The method may further include presenting at least a portion of the set of intention objects to a user in a day view that is arranged based on the assigned coarse time windows.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

presenting, in a free form spatial interface separate from a calendar, a plurality of intention objects for respectively corresponding activities a user intends to undertake, each of the intention objects comprising a data structure including a plurality of activity attributes of the corresponding activity, the plurality of activity attributes including one or more temporal attributes and a category, the free form spatial interface enabling the user to manipulate the intention objects, including to create dependent intention objects wherein a first intention object is on top of a second intention object, the free form spatial interface including a control for presenting or hiding the second intention object;

assigning, in the calendar, each of the intention objects to a respective one of multiple preexisting coarse time windows that are independent of the intention objects, a number of the multiple preexisting coarse time windows being based on user preference, the assigning each of the intention objects to a respective one of the multiple preexisting coarse time windows including;

assigning a first intention object of the plurality of intention objects to a first preexisting coarse time window based on the one or more temporal attributes of the first intention object, a location of the user, and the category of the first intention object; and

assigning a second intention object of the plurality of intention objects to a second preexisting coarse time window based on the one or more temporal attributes of the second intention object;

presenting, in the calendar and on a user device operated by the user, a view of intention objects for which a relevancy rank meets a predefined threshold, the view including a graphical representation of the first and second intention objects, the view being divided into at least the first and second preexisting coarse time windows;

reassigning the first intention object from the first preexisting coarse time window to the second preexisting coarse time window in response to user input; and

in response to a selection of an executable action item associated with the first intention object, opening at least one of a browser application and an email application to enable the user to undertake the activity corresponding to the first intention object.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, from the user device, activity data defining an intention of the user to undertake an additional activity, the activity data including a third preexisting coarse time window for undertaking the additional activity.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving user input to reassign the first intention object to a third preexisting coarse time window; and

in response to receiving the user input, reassigning the first intention object to the third preexisting coarse time window.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the user input is a single touch-based gesture.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein each respective preexisting coarse time window is selected from the group comprising:

morning,

afternoon, and

night.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving user input indicating that the activity defined by the plurality of activity attributes of the first intention object has been completed; and

presenting a completion indicator in conjunction with the graphical representation of the first intention object.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more temporal attributes included in the plurality of activity attributes of the first intention object includes an approximate time for undertaking the activity.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of activity attributes include at least one contextual attribute identifying a context for undertaking the activity.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising detecting an occurrence of a context event, the context event being related to a context for undertaking the activity defined by the plurality of activity attributes included in the first intention object, wherein the first intention object is assigned to the first preexisting coarse time window in response to detecting the occurrence of the context event.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one contextual attribute is selected from the group:

a location,

a mental state of the user,

a proximity to another user,

a mode of transportation, or

a season.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the browser application and the email application includes the browser application.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the browser application and the email application includes the email application.

11. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium embodying instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

presenting, in a free form spatial interface separate from a calendar, a plurality of intention objects for respectively corresponding activities a user intends to undertake, each of the intention objects comprising a data structure including a plurality of activity attributes of the corresponding activity, the plurality of activity attributes including one or more temporal attributes and a category, the free form spatial interface enabling the user to manipulate the intention objects, including to create dependent intention objects wherein a first intention object is on top of a second intention object, the free form spatial interface including a control for presenting or hiding the second intention object;

assigning, in the calendar, each of the intention objects to a respective one of multiple preexisting coarse time windows that are independent of the intention objects, a number of the multiple preexisting coarse time windows being based on user preference, the assigning each of the intention objects to a respective one of the multiple preexisting coarse time windows including;

assigning a first intention object of the plurality of intention objects to a first preexisting coarse time window based on the one or more temporal attributes of the first intention object, a location of the user, and the category of the first intention object; and

assigning a second intention object of the plurality of intention objects to a second preexisting coarse time window based on the one or more temporal attributes of the second intention object;

presenting, in the calendar and on a user device operated by a user, a view of intention objects for which a relevancy rank meets or exceeds a predefined threshold, the view including a graphical representation of the first and second intention objects, the view being divided into at least the first and second preexisting coarse time windows;

reassigning the first intention object from the first preexisting coarse time window to the second preexisting coarse time window in response to user input; and

in response to a selection of an executable action item associated with the first intention object, opening at least one of a browser application and an email application to enable the user to undertake the activity corresponding to the first intention object.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 11, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to receive, from the user device, activity data defining an intention of the user to undertake an additional activity, the activity data including a third preexisting coarse time window for undertaking the additional activity.

13. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 12, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to present, on the user device, an updated view, the updated view including a graphical representation of the additional activity and the first and second intention objects.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the first and second preexisting coarse time windows are identical.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the one or more temporal attributes included in the plurality of activity attributes of the first intention object includes a time range.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the at least one of the browser application and the email application includes the browser application.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the at least one of the browser application and the email application includes the email application.

16. A system comprising:

a processor of a machine;

a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing a set of intention objects for activities a user intends to undertake, each of the intention objects comprising a data structure including a plurality of activity attributes of the corresponding activity, the plurality of activity attributes including one or more temporal attributes and a category;

an assignment module to assign, using the processor of the machine, each intention object of the set of intention objects to a respective preexisting coarse time window based on the one or more temporal attributes of each respective intention object, a location of the user, and the category of the intention object, a number of the preexisting coarse time windows being based on user preference;

an interface module to cause a view of intention objects to be presented on a user device of the user, the view including a graphical representation of at least a portion of the set of intention objects for which a relevancy rank meets or exceeds a predefined threshold, the view being arranged by a plurality of preexisting coarse time windows that are independent of the intention objects, wherein the interface module also causes a free form spatial interface separate from a calendar to be presented on the user device, the free form spatial interface enabling the user to manipulate the intention objects, including to create dependent intention objects wherein a first intention object is on top of a second intention object, the free form spatial interface including a control for presenting or hiding the second intention object;

a reassignment module to reassign a first intention object from a first preexisting coarse time window to a second preexisting coarse time window in response to user input; and

an application opener to open, in response to a selection of an executable action item associated with the first intention object, at least one of a browser application and an email application to enable the user to undertake the activity corresponding to the first intention object.