SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL TWO-DIMENSIONAL SCHEDULING METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOF

• US 20090234659A1
• Filed: 03/12/2008
• Published: 09/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MediaTek, Inc.
• Original Assignee: MediaTek, Inc.
• Inventors: Liao, Shang-I, Lee, Shao-Ting
• Application Number:
  US12/046,466
• Publication Number:
  US 20090234659A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/047 Optimisation of routes or paths, e.g. travelling salesman problem

Abstract

A method of event scheduling includes scheduling an event having an event time and an event location; determining a position of the user prior to the event; calculating a travel time required before the event according to the event location and the position of the user prior to the event; and reminding the user of the event according to the travel time before the event time.

Claims

1. A method of event scheduling, the method comprising:

scheduling an event having an event time and an event location;

determining a position of the user prior to the event;

calculating a travel time required before the event according to the event location and the position of the user prior to the event; and

reminding the user according to the travel time before the event time.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the position of the user prior to the event is a current location of the user determined by a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein calculating the travel time is performed according to real-time traffic information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein calculating the travel time is performed according to a user profile specifying travel preferences for the user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein calculating the travel time is performed according to historical user data including how long the user required to travel to events in the past.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising reminding the user of the event at least the travel time and a predetermined warning time before the event time.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

scheduling a plurality of events, each event having a respective event time and event location;

determining a position of the user prior to each event;

calculating a travel time required before each event according to the respective event location of each event and the position of the user prior to each event; and

reminding the user of each event according to the travel time before each event.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the position of the user prior to each event is the event location of a previous event.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

determining an order of the events according to at least one scheduling factor;

automatically scheduling the events according to the determined order of events; and

reminding the user according to the travel time of each event.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the scheduling factor comprises a total travel time required between the events within a predetermined period according to the event location of each event.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising scheduling a suggested event time for each event according to the order of events and the at least one scheduling factor.

12. A scheduling system comprising:

a calendar database for scheduling a plurality of events, each event having a respective event time and event location;

a GIS navigation system for determining a position of the user prior to each event;

a spatial and temporal 2D validation module for calculating a travel time required before each event according to the respective event location of each event and the position of the user prior to each event; and

a real-time calendar check module for reminding the user of each event according to the travel time before each event.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the position of the user prior to each event is the event location of a previous event.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the position of the user prior to each event is a current location of the user determined by the GIS navigation system.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the spatial and temporal 2D validation module further calculates the travel time according to real-time traffic information.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the spatial and temporal 2D validation module further calculates the travel time according to a user profile specifying travel preferences for the user.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the spatial and temporal 2D validation module further calculates the travel time is performed according to historical user data including how long the user required to travel to events in the past.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the real-time calendar check module further reminds the user of each event at least the travel time and a predetermined warning time before each event time.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein the spatial and temporal 2D validation module is further for determining an order of the events according to at least one scheduling factor, and for automatically scheduling the events according to the determined order of events.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the scheduling factor comprises a total travel time required between the events within a predetermined period according to the event location of each event.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the spatial and temporal 2D validation module is further for scheduling a suggested event time for each event according to the order of events and the at least one scheduling factor.