Schedule management device and method therefor

• US 10,250,738 B2
• Filed: 05/20/2016
• Issued: 04/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kang, Fengxia, Yang, Siqun, Tian, Sugang
• Primary Examiner(s): Taylor, Nathan S
• Application Number:
  US15/160,447
• Publication Number:
  US 20160269543A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,047 Days
• Field of Search: 4554142
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/554 involving event detection and direct action
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6227 where protection concerns the structure of data, e.g. records, types, queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1093 Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/022 with dynamic range variability
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Provided is a method of managing a schedule in a mobile device, the method including: receiving information of the event and a first user input of location information related to the event; storing the received information of the event and the location information related to the event; searching for location information matching a second user input of location information from the stored location information related to the event on the basis of the second user input; and if the searched for location information is found, outputting the information of the event about the found location information.

Claims

1. A method of managing a schedule in a mobile device, the method comprising:

receiving information of an event and a first user input of location information related to the event;

storing the received information of the event and the location information related to the event;

searching, upon receiving a search criteria as a second user input of only location information via an input interface, for location information matching the search criteria from the stored location information related to the event; and

if the location information matching the search criteria is found, outputting the information of the event related to the location information found,

wherein the information of the event comprises a location where a reminder is to be provided, and

wherein when the received search criteria does not have a constant shape, the searching for the matched location information is performed by replacing the received search criteria with a minimum closed polygon comprising the received search criteria, and searching for location information matching the minimum closed polygon from the stored location information.

2. The method of claim 1,

wherein the information of the event comprises a date and time of the event,

wherein the searching further comprises determining whether a current time is a same as the date and time of the event, and

wherein, if it is determined that the current time is the same as the date and time of the event and the found location information exists, the outputting comprises outputting the information of the event about the found location information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the location information related to the event indicates information about a location where the event takes place.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the receiving of the first user input and the receiving of the search criteria are performed by a user using a method of selecting a location on a displayed map or by a method of acquiring a real-time location of the user through a global positioning system (GPS).

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the outputting comprises outputting an activity route for the event on a map.

6. The method of claim 1,

wherein the information of the event comprises reminding information about the event,

wherein the search criteria is received via a method of acquiring real-time location information through a global positioning system (GPS), and

wherein the outputting comprises outputting the reminding information about the event.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the reminding information about the event indicates information about a location where the reminding information is provided.

8. The method of claim 1,

wherein the information of the event comprises reminding information about the event and information about a reminding date and time,

wherein the search criteria is received via a method of acquiring real-time location information of a user through a global positioning system (GPS),

wherein the searching comprises determining whether a current time has passed the reminding date and time and searching for the information of the event, the stored location information of which matches the acquired real-time location information of the user, and

wherein the outputting comprises outputting the reminding information about the event if the current time has passed the reminding date and time, or if it is determined that the acquired real-time location information of the user matches the stored location information.

17. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium in which a program configured to implement the method of managing a schedule according to claim 1 is recorded.

9. A schedule management device operating in a mobile device, the schedule management device comprising:

an input interface configured to receive information of an event, a first user input of location information related to the event, and a search criteria as a second user input of only location information;

a memory configured to store the received information of the event and location information related to the event;

at least one processor configured to search, upon receiving the search criteria via the input interface, for location information matching the search criteria from location information stored in the memory; and

an output interface configured to, if the location information matching the search criteria is found, output the information of the event related to the location information found,

wherein the information of the event comprises a location where a reminder is to be provided, and

wherein when the received search criteria does not have a constant shape, the at least one processor is further configured to;

replace the received search criteria with a minimum closed polygon comprising the received search criteria, and

search for location information matching the minimum closed polygon from the stored location information.

10. The schedule management device of claim 9,

wherein the information of the event comprises a date and time of the event,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine whether a current time is a same as the date and time of the event, and

wherein, if it is determined that the current time is the same as the date and time of the event and the searched for location information is found, the output interface is further configured to output the information of the event about the found location information.

11. The schedule management device of claim 9, wherein the location information related to the event indicates information about a location where the event takes place.

12. The schedule management device of claim 9, wherein the first user input and the search criteria are performed by a user using a method of selecting a location on a displayed map or by a method of acquiring a real-time location of the user through a GPS.

13. The schedule management device of claim 9, wherein the output interface is further configured to output an activity route for the event.

14. The schedule management device of claim 9,

wherein the information of the event comprises reminding information about the event,

wherein the search criteria is received via a method of acquiring real-time location information of a user through a global positioning system (GPS), and

wherein the output interface is further configured to output the reminding information about the event.

15. The schedule management device of claim 14, wherein the reminding information about the event indicates information about a location where the reminding information is provided.

16. The schedule management device of claim 9,

wherein the information of the event comprises reminding information about the event and information about a reminding date and time,

wherein the search criteria is received via a method of acquiring real-time location information of a user through a global positioning system (GPS),

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine whether a current time has passed the reminding date and time, and

search for the information of the event, the stored location information of which matches the acquired real-time location information of the user, and

wherein the output interface is further configured to output the reminding information about the event if the current time has passed the reminding date and time, or if it is determined that the acquired real-time location information of the user matches the stored location information.