Method and system for generating visually enhanced calendar from pre-existing calendar on electronic device

• US 10,692,047 B2
• Filed: 08/28/2017
• Issued: 06/23/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gordon Anthony Ebanks
• Original Assignee: Gordon Anthony Ebanks
• Inventors: Ebanks, Gordon Anthony
• Primary Examiner(s): Arjomandi, Noosha
• Application Number:
  US15/687,888
• Publication Number:
  US 20170357942A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,030 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5866 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, manually generated location and time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A method for enhancing a pre-existing calendar on an electronic device includes parsing an event of the pre-existing calendar for an item of information associated with the event. The method further includes searching at least one source for a visual representation indicative of the information associated with the event using the item of information as a search term. The method further includes forming a visual enhancement layer including the visual representation and generating a visually enhanced calendar based on the visual enhancement layer and the pre-existing calendar for display on the electronic device in lieu of the pre-existing calendar.

Claims

1. A method for enhancing a pre-existing calendar on an electronic device, the method comprising:

parsing an event already existing in the pre-existing calendar for a name of an object associated with the event;

searching at least one source for an image of the object using the name of the object as a search term;

forming a visual enhancement layer including the image of the object;

generating a visually enhanced calendar having the visual enhancement layer overlaid onto the pre-existing calendar with the image of the object being in alignment with the event; and

displaying the visually enhanced calendar on the electronic device in lieu of the pre-existing calendar.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the step of parsing includes parsing the event already existing in the pre-existing calendar for names of objects associated with the event;

the step of searching includes searching the at least one source for images of the objects using the names of the objects respectively as search terms;

the step of forming includes forming the visual enhancement layer including the images of the objects; and

the step of generating includes generating the visually enhanced calendar having the visual enhancement layer with the images of the objects.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the step of parsing includes parsing events already existing in the pre-existing calendar for names of objects respectively associated with the events;

the step of searching includes searching the at least one source for images of the objects using the names of the objects as search terms;

the step of forming includes forming the visual enhancement layer including the images of the objects; and

the step of generating includes generating the visually enhanced calendar having the visual enhancement layer.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the at least one source includes an Internet search provider.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the at least one source includes a social network source.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the at least one source includes the electronic device.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

archiving the images of the objects; and

displaying the archived images of the objects after the visually enhanced calendar has elapsed.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the electronic device is one of a mobile phone, a tablet computer, and a computer wearable device.

9. A system comprising:

an electronic device having a pre-existing calendar; and

a computer for parsing an event already existing in the pre-existing calendar for a name of an object associated with the event,

searching at least one source for an image of the object using the name of the object as a search term,

forming a visual enhancement layer including the image of the object,

generating a visually enhanced calendar having the visual enhancement layer overlaid onto the pre-existing calendar with the image of the object being in alignment with the event, and

displaying the visually enhanced calendar on the electronic device in lieu of the pre-existing calendar.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein:

the at least one source includes at least one of an Internet search provider and a social network source.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein:

the computer is further for archiving the images of the objects and displaying the archived images of the objects after the visually enhanced calendar has elapsed.

12. The system of claim 9 wherein:

the at least one source includes the electronic device; and

the electronic device is one of a mobile phone, a tablet computer, and a computer wearable device.

13. The system of claim 9 wherein:

the computer is further for parsing events already existing in the pre-existing calendar for names of objects respectively associated with the events, searching the at least one source for images of the objects using the names of the objects as search terms, forming the visual enhancement layer including the images of the objects, and generating the visually enhanced calendar having the visual enhancement layer.

14. The system of claim 9 wherein:

the computer is further for parsing the event already existing in the pre-existing calendar for names of objects associated with the event, searching the at least one source for images of the objects using the names of the objects respectively as search terms, forming the visual enhancement layer including the images of the objects, and generating the visually enhanced calendar having the visual enhancement layer overlaid onto the pre-existing calendar.

15. An electronic device comprising:

a pre-existing calendar; and

a computer for parsing an event already existing in the pre-existing calendar for a name of an object associated with the event,

searching at least one source for an image of the object using the name of the object as a search term,

forming a visual enhancement layer including the image of the object,

generating a visually enhanced calendar having the visual enhancement layer overlaid onto the pre-existing calendar with the image of the object being in alignment with the event, and

displaying the visually enhanced calendar on the electronic device in lieu of the pre-existing calendar.

16. The device of claim 15 wherein:

the computer is further for archiving the images of the objects and displaying the archived images of the objects after the visually enhanced calendar has elapsed.

17. The device of claim 15 wherein:

the at least one source includes the electronic device; and

the electronic device is one of a mobile phone, a tablet computer, and a computer wearable device.

18. The device of claim 15 wherein:

the computer is further for parsing events already existing in the pre-existing calendar for names of objects respectively associated with the events, searching the at least one source for images of the objects using the names of the objects as search terms, forming the visual enhancement layer including the images of the objects, and generating the visually enhanced calendar having the visual enhancement layer.

19. The device of claim 15 wherein:

the computer is further for parsing the event already existing in the pre-existing calendar for names of objects associated with the event, searching the at least one source for images of the objects using the names of the objects respectively as search terms, forming the visual enhancement layer including the images of the objects, and generating the visually enhanced calendar having the visual enhancement layer overlaid onto the pre-existing calendar.

20. The device of claim 15 wherein:

the at least one source is an Internet search provider.