Systems and methods for providing personalized calendar aggregation

• US 10,318,929 B1
• Filed: 11/11/2015
• Issued: 06/11/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Catherine Claire Newman
• Original Assignee: Catherine Claire Newman
• Inventors: Newman, Catherine Claire
• Primary Examiner(s): Marcus, Leland
• Application Number:
  US14/938,760
• Time in Patent Office: 1,308 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment

Abstract

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can acquire an identifier associated with a calendar client. A first set of one or more events associated with a first calendar subscribed to by the calendar client can be selected based on the identifier. A second set of one or more events associated with a second calendar subscribed to by the calendar client can be selected based on the identifier. An aggregated calendar event for a particular day can be provided when at least one event in at least one of the first set or the second set is scheduled for the particular day. The aggregated calendar event can be presentable at the calendar client to represent the at least one event.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

acquiring, by a computing system, an identifier associated with a calendar client;

selecting, by the computing system, based on the identifier, a first set of one or more events associated with a first calendar subscribed to by the calendar client;

selecting, by the computing system, based on the identifier, a second set of one or more events associated with a second calendar subscribed to by the calendar client;

determining, by the computing system, a particular day when a first event in the first set is in a scheduling conflict with a second event in the second set;

generating, by the computing system, a singular aggregated calendar event for the particular day, wherein the singular aggregated calendar event represents the first event and the second event; and

providing, by the computing system, the singular aggregated calendar event, wherein the singular aggregated calendar event is presentable without appearing to be in conflict with another calendar event that is scheduled for the particular day.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

acquiring, from at least one of the first calendar or the second calendar, additional information about the first event or the second event, the additional information including at least one of a title, a description, a time, a location, contact data, reservation data, price data, or web data;

transmitting, to the calendar client, the additional information about the first event or the second event; and

enabling the calendar client to provide the additional information about the first event or the second event when an interaction with respect to the singular aggregated calendar event is detected.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving information associated with the first calendar;

generating a computer code portion based on the information associated with the first calendar; and

enabling the computer code portion to be implementable at a web resource associated with the first calendar, the computer code portion being configured to provide, when implemented at the web resource associated with the first calendar, an interactive element for subscribing to the first calendar.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting, based on the identifier, that the calendar client has subscribed to a third calendar including a third set of one or more events;

determining that a particular event in the third set is scheduled for the particular day; and

causing the singular aggregated calendar event for the particular day to represent the particular event in the third set and the first event and the second event.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

acquiring information associated with at least one of the calendar client, the first calendar, the second calendar, the first event, the second event;

generating an analytics report based on the information; and

providing the analytics report to at least one of a first entity associated with the first calendar or a second entity associated with the second calendar.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the analytics report indicates at least one of:

1) a quantity of unique users who are subscribed to the first calendar,

     2) a quantity of new users who subscribed to the first calendar during a specified time period,

     3) a quantity of users who unsubscribed from the first calendar during the specified time period,

     4) a net quantity indicating the quantity of users who unsubscribed subtracted from the quantity of new users,

     5) a quantity of links in the first event that have received user engagement,

     6) a number of times the first event was added to user calendars, a number of times the first event was shared, or

     7) an identifier associated with at least a third calendar subscribed to by the calendar client.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first event or the second event is included in the singular aggregated calendar event without event approval or event acceptance from a user of the calendar client.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the singular aggregated calendar event is included in a set of aggregated calendar events comprising the first set and the second set.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing one or more options associated with at least one of;

     1) adding an instance of the first event or the second event to an existing calendar presented via the calendar client,

     2) removing the instance of the first event or the second event from the existing calendar presented via the calendar client,

     3) making a reservation for the first event or the second event,

     4) obtaining a ticket to the first event or the second event,

     5) sharing the first event or the second event, or

     6) accessing a link relating to the first event or the second event.

10. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform;

acquiring an identifier associated with a calendar client;

selecting, based on the identifier, a first set of one or more events associated with a first calendar subscribed to by the calendar client;

selecting, based on the identifier, a second set of one or more events associated with a second calendar subscribed to by the calendar client;

determining a particular day when a first event in the first set is in a scheduling conflict with a second event in the second set;

generating a singular aggregated calendar event for the particular day, wherein the singular aggregated calendar event represents the first event and the second event; and

providing the singular aggregated calendar event, wherein the singular aggregated calendar event is presentable without appearing to be in conflict with another calendar event that is scheduled for the particular day.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the instructions cause the system to further perform:

acquiring, from at least one of the first calendar or the second calendar, additional information about the first event or the second event, the additional information including at least one of a title, a description, a time, a location, contact data, reservation data, price data, or web data;

transmitting, to the calendar client, the additional information about the first event or the second event; and

enabling the calendar client to provide the additional information about the first event or the second event when an interaction with respect to the singular aggregated calendar event is detected.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the instructions cause the system to further perform:

receiving information associated with the first calendar;

generating a computer code portion based on the information associated with the first calendar; and

enabling the computer code portion to be implementable at a web resource associated with the first calendar, the computer code portion being configured to provide, when implemented at the web resource associated with the first calendar, an interactive element for subscribing to the first calendar.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the instructions cause the system to further perform:

detecting, based on the identifier, that the calendar client has subscribed to a third calendar including a third set of one or more events;

determining that a particular event in the third set is scheduled for the particular day; and

causing the singular aggregated calendar event for the particular day to represent the particular event in the third set and the first event and the second event.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the instructions cause the system to further perform:

acquiring information associated with at least one of the calendar client, the first calendar, the second calendar, the first event, or the second event;

generating an analytics report based on the information; and

providing the analytics report to at least one of a first entity associated with the first calendar or a second entity associated with the second calendar.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method comprising:

acquiring an identifier associated with a calendar client;

selecting, based on the identifier, a first set of one or more events associated with a first calendar subscribed to by the calendar client;

selecting, based on the identifier, a second set of one or more events associated with a second calendar subscribed to by the calendar client;

determining a particular day when a first event in the first set is in a scheduling conflict with a second event in the second set;

generating a singular aggregated calendar event for the particular day, wherein the singular aggregated calendar event represents the first event and the second event; and

providing the singular aggregated calendar event, wherein the singular aggregated calendar event is presentable without appearing to be in conflict with another calendar event, that is scheduled for the particular day.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause the computing system to further perform:

acquiring, from at least one of the first calendar or the second calendar, additional information about the first event or the second event, the additional information including at least one of a title, a description, a time, a location, contact data, reservation data, price data, or web data;

transmitting, to the calendar client, the additional information about the first event or the second event; and

enabling the calendar client to provide the additional information about the first event or the second event when an interaction with respect to the singular aggregated calendar event is detected.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause the computing system to further perform:

receiving information associated with the first calendar;

generating a computer code portion based on the information associated with the first calendar; and

enabling the computer code portion to be implementable at a web resource associated with the first calendar, the computer code portion being configured to provide, when implemented at the web resource associated with the first calendar, an interactive element for subscribing to the first calendar.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause the computing system to further perform:

detecting, based on the identifier, that the calendar client has subscribed to a third calendar including a third set of one or more events;

determining that a particular event in the third set is scheduled for the particular day; and

causing the singular aggregated calendar event for the particular day to represent the particular event in the third set and the first event and the second event.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause the computing system to further perform:

acquiring information associated with at least one of the calendar client, the first calendar, the second calendar, the first event, or the second event;

generating an analytics report based on the information; and

providing the analytics report to at least one of a first entity associated with the first calendar or a second entity associated with the second calendar.