CALENDAR ENTRY DISPLAY METHOD

• US 20090177984A1
• Filed: 01/03/2008
• Published: 07/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Seacat, Lisa A., Grigsby, Travis M., Peterson, Robert R., Bhogal, Kulvir S.
• Granted Patent: US 8,566,728 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/763
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A method of displaying a calendar entry of an electronic calendar application is disclosed. The method includes determining if a user of the electronic calendar application is within a specified distance of a location of an appointment corresponding to the calendar entry at a specified time prior to the appointment. In response to determining that the user is within the specified distance at the specified time, displaying an indication with the calendar entry that the appointment is face-to-faceable. In response to determining that the user is not within the specified distance at the specified time, displaying an indication with the calendar entry that the appointment is not face-to-faceable.

Claims

1. A method of displaying a calendar entry of an electronic calendar application, the method comprising:

determining if a user of the electronic calendar application is within a specified distance of a location of an appointment corresponding to the calendar entry at a specified time prior to the appointment;

in response to determining that the user is within the specified distance at the specified time, displaying an indication with the calendar entry that the appointment is face-to-faceable; and

in response to determining that the user is not within the specified distance at the specified time, displaying an indication with the calendar entry that the appointment is not face-to-faceable.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

in response to a difference between a present time and a time of the appointment being greater than a threshold value, the determining is based upon data of a planned location of the user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

in response to a difference between a present time and a time of the appointment being less than a threshold value, the determining is based upon data of an actual location of the user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication that the appointment is face-to-faceable comprises a graphical icon comprising two faces.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication that the appointment is not face-to-faceable comprises a graphical icon comprising a face and a telephone.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication that the appointment is face-to-faceable comprises an audible message.