Calendar entry creation by interaction with map application

• US 10,664,328 B2
• Filed: 05/22/2018
• Issued: 05/26/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Breijo Baullosa, Eduardo M., Price, Dana L., Adington, Lori L., Curran, Mary A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Anya, Charles E
• Application Number:
  US15/985,755
• Publication Number:
  US 20190361754A1
• Time in Patent Office: 735 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/252 between a Database Management System and a front-end application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/34 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]

Abstract

In an approach to creating an electronic calendar entry, one or more computer processors receive a selection of a location in a map application from a first device associated with a first user. In response to receiving a selection of a location in a map application from the first device associated with the first user, the one or more computer processors create a first calendar entry in the electronic calendar application associated with the first user. The one or more computer processors input information corresponding to the selected location in the first calendar entry. The one or more computer processors store the first calendar entry.

Claims

1. A method for creating an electronic calendar entry, the method comprising:

receiving, by one or more computer processors, a selection of a location from an electronic map in a map application from a first device associated with a first user;

displaying, by the one or more computer processors, to the first user a list of one or more electronic calendar applications available on one or more devices, wherein the one or more devices include the first device;

receiving, by the one or more computer processors, a selection of one of the one or more electronic calendar applications and a selection of one of the one or more devices on which to open the selected electronic calendar application;

based on the selected location in the map application from the first device associated with the first user, creating, by the one or more computer processors, a first calendar entry associated with the selected location in the selected electronic calendar application associated with the first user;

inputting, by the one or more computer processors, information corresponding to the selected location in the first calendar entry, wherein the information corresponding to the selected location includes a hot link to the selected location in the map application; and

storing, by the one or more computer processors, the first calendar entry.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, opening, by the one or more computer processors, the electronic calendar application associated with the first user.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving, by the one or more computer processors, additional input to the first calendar entry;

closing, by the one or more computer processors, the electronic calendar application; and

displaying, by the one or more computer processors, the map application in a same context in which the map application existed prior to receiving the selection of the location.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the additional input to the first calendar entry is selected from the group consisting of an entry title, a date, a start time, an end time, a reminder notification, an invitee list, a note, and an attachment.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to receiving the selection of the location in the map application, prompting, by the one or more computer processors, the first user with one or more options, wherein in one of the one or more options is an option to create a calendar entry; and

receiving, by the one or more computer processors, a selection of the option to create a calendar entry.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein information corresponding to the selected location is selected from the group consisting of an address, a location description, a GPS coordinate, a latitude coordinate, a longitude coordinate, and an information of relative proximity to another location or object.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising, populating, by the one or more computer processors, one or more fields of the first calendar entry based on one or more preferences of the first user, wherein the one or more preferences include choosing one or more fields to pre-populate based on a device associated with the user and choosing an electronic calendar application based on a type of calendar entry.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the first calendar entry further comprises, determining, by the one or more computer processors, that a number of fields in the calendar entry that are filled in meets a pre-defined threshold.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to receiving the selection of the location in the map application from the first device associated with the first user, opening, by the one or more computer processors, the map application associated with the first user.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting, by the one or more computer processors, one or more additional users within a pre-defined distance from the first device; and

adding, by the one or more computer processors, at least one of the one or more detected additional users as an invitee in the first calendar entry.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the first calendar entry further comprises, determining, by the one or more computer processors, that a pre-defined duration of time has passed since the first calendar entry was created.

12. A computer program product for creating an electronic calendar entry, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage devices and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage devices, the stored program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive a selection of a location from an electronic map in a map application from a first device associated with a first user;

program instructions to display to the first user a list of one or more electronic calendar applications available on one or more devices, wherein the one or more devices include the first device;

program instructions to receive a selection of one of the one or more electronic calendar applications and a selection of one of the one or more devices on which to open the selected electronic calendar application;

based on the selected location in the map application from the first device associated with the first user, program instructions to create a first calendar entry associated with the selected location in the electronic calendar application associated with the first user;

program instructions to input information corresponding to the selected location in the first calendar entry, wherein the information corresponding to the selected location includes a hot link to the selected location in the map application; and

program instructions to store the first calendar entry.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising, program instructions to open the electronic calendar application associated with the first user.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, the stored program instructions further comprising:

program instructions to receive additional input to the first calendar entry;

program instructions to close the electronic calendar application; and

program instructions to display the map application in a same context in which the map application existed prior to receiving the selection of the location.

15. The computer program product of claim 12, the stored program instructions further comprising:

responsive to receiving the selection of the location in the map application, program instructions to prompt the first user with one or more options, wherein in one of the one or more options is an option to create a calendar entry; and

program instructions to receive a selection of the option to create a calendar entry.

16. A computer system for creating an electronic calendar entry, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage devices;

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the stored program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive a selection of a location from an electronic map in the map application from a first device associated with a first user;

program instructions to display to the first user a list of one or more electronic calendar applications available on one or more devices, wherein the one or more devices include the first device;

program instructions to receive a selection of one of the one or more electronic calendar applications and a selection of one of the one or more devices on which to open the selected electronic calendar application;

based on the selected location in a map application from the first device associated with the first user, program instructions to create a first calendar entry associated with the selected location in the electronic calendar application associated with the first user;

program instructions to input information corresponding to the selected location in the first calendar entry, wherein the information corresponding to the selected location includes a hot link to the selected location in the map application; and

program instructions to store the first calendar entry.

17. The computer system of claim 16, further comprising, program instructions to open the electronic calendar application associated with the first user.

18. The computer system of claim 17, the stored program instructions further comprising:

program instructions to receive additional input to the first calendar entry;

program instructions to close the electronic calendar application; and

program instructions to display the map application in a same context in which the map application existed prior to receiving the selection of the location.

19. The computer system of claim 16, the stored program instructions further comprising:

responsive to receiving the selection of the location in the map application, program instructions to prompt the first user with one or more options, wherein in one of the one or more options is an option to create a calendar entry; and

program instructions to receive a selection of the option to create a calendar entry.