Methods for employing temporary time zones and predictive locations and systems thereof

• US 20080097815A1
• Filed: 10/23/2006
• Published: 04/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BlueTie, Inc.
• Original Assignee: BlueTie, Inc.
• Inventors: Koretz, David, Chamberlin, Robert, Simpson, James, Wong, Stephen
• Application Number:
  US11/584,490
• Publication Number:
  US 20080097815A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.19
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment

Abstract

A method, system, and computer readable medium for enabling a user within an application to select a time zone for a temporary period of time include selecting a temporary time zone having a start time and an end time, and changing a time of events that fall within the temporary time zone.

Claims

1. A method for enabling a user within an application to select a time zone for a temporary period of time, the method comprising:

selecting a temporary time zone having a start time and an end time; and

changing a time of events that fall within the temporary time zone.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying the temporary time zone with a visual identifier.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the application comprises one of a Web-based application, a client-server application, and a calendar application.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein a scheduling system performs the identifying.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a scheduling system performs the changing.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the events include a meeting.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the visual identifier includes a color.

8. The method of claim 3, further comprising creating the temporary time zone in the calendar application for booking meetings in multiple time zones within a single calendar.

9. The method of claim 2, wherein the visual identifier distinguishes the temporary time zone within a calendar application using a color.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprising predicting the temporary time zone based on a location field of the meeting including an address.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising parsing the address into a standard format.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically offering the user an opportunity to create the temporary time zone.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising automatically offering the user the opportunity to create the temporary time zone, when the user books a flight to a location in a different time zone.

14. The method of claim 6, further comprising prompting the user to select from a plurality of choices for destination of the meeting to establish the temporary time zone.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the destination includes one of a home address of an invitee to the meeting, a work address of an invitee to the meeting, a hotel address of an invitee to the meeting, a destination airport of an invitee to the meeting, and an address of a nearest meeting.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein a time of an individual event appears differently in different people'"'"'s calendar, based on the temporary time zone.

17. The method of claim 6, further comprising booking the meeting using a new event dialog box.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the visual identifier includes at least one of text, and a graphic indicator.

19. A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for enabling a user within an application to select a time zone for a temporary period of time and comprising machine executable code which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to perform steps comprising:

selecting a temporary time zone having a start time and an end time; and

changing a time of events that fall within the temporary time zone.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 19, further comprising identifying the temporary time zone with a visual identifier.

21. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the application comprises one of a Web-based application, a client-server application, and a calendar application.

22. The computer readable medium of claim 20, wherein a scheduling system performs the identifying.

23. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein a scheduling system performs the changing.

24. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the events include a meeting.

25. The computer readable medium of claim 20, wherein the visual identifier includes a color.

26. The computer readable medium of claim 21, further comprising creating the temporary time zone in the calendar application for booking meetings in multiple time zones within a single calendar.

27. The computer readable medium of claim 20, wherein the visual identifier distinguishes the temporary time zone within a calendar application using a color.

28. The computer readable medium of claim 24, further comprising predicting the temporary time zone based on a location field of the meeting including an address.

29. The computer readable medium of claim 28, further comprising parsing the address into a standard format.

30. The computer readable medium of claim 19, further comprising automatically offering the user an opportunity to create the temporary time zone.

31. The computer readable medium of claim 30, further comprising automatically offering the user the opportunity to create the temporary time zone, when the user books a flight to a location in a different time zone.

32. The computer readable medium of claim 24, further comprising prompting the user to select from a plurality of choices for destination of the meeting to establish the temporary time zone.

33. The computer readable medium of claim 32, wherein the destination includes one of a home address of an invitee to the meeting, a work address of an invitee to the meeting, a hotel address of an invitee to the meeting, a destination airport of an invitee to the meeting, and an address of a nearest meeting.

34. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein a time of an individual event appears differently in different people'"'"'s calendar, based on the temporary time zone.

35. The computer readable medium of claim 24, further comprising booking the meeting using a new event dialog box.

36. The computer readable medium of claim 35, wherein the visual identifier includes at least one of text, and a graphic indicator.

37. A system that enables a user within an application to select a time zone for a temporary period of time, the system comprising:

means for selecting a temporary time zone having a start time and an end time; and

means for changing a time of events that fall within the temporary time zone.

38. The system of claim 37, further comprising identifying the temporary time zone with a visual identifier.

39. The system of claim 37, wherein the application comprises one of a Web-based application, a client-server application, and a calendar application.

40. The system of claim 38, wherein a scheduling system performs the identifying.

41. The system of claim 37, wherein a scheduling system performs the changing.

42. The system of claim 37, wherein the events include a meeting.

43. The system of claim 38, wherein the visual identifier includes a color.

44. The system of claim 39, further comprising creating the temporary time zone in the calendar application for booking meetings in multiple time zones within a single calendar.

45. The system of claim 38, wherein the visual identifier distinguishes the temporary time zone within a calendar application using a color.

46. The system of claim 42, further comprising predicting the temporary time zone based on a location field of the meeting including an address.

47. The system of claim 46, further comprising parsing the address into a standard format.

48. The system of claim 37, further comprising automatically offering the user an opportunity to create the temporary time zone.

49. The system of claim 48, further comprising automatically offering the user the opportunity to create the temporary time zone, when the user books a flight to a location in a different time zone.

50. The system of claim 42, further comprising prompting the user to select from a plurality of choices for destination of the meeting to establish the temporary time zone.

51. The system of claim 50, wherein the destination includes one of a home address of an invitee to the meeting, a work address of an invitee to the meeting, a hotel address of an invitee to the meeting, a destination airport of an invitee to the meeting, and an address of a nearest meeting.

52. The system of claim 37, wherein a time of an individual event appears differently in different people'"'"'s calendar, based on the temporary time zone.

53. The system of claim 42, further comprising booking the meeting using a new event dialog box.

54. The system of claim 53, wherein the visual identifier includes at least one of text, and a graphic indicator.