METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING ACTIVITY COORDINATION SERVICES

• US 20100082735A1
• Filed: 09/30/2008
• Published: 04/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Kellner, Stefan, Hartl, Klaus, Petersen, Felix, Wang, Jeanny, Follmann, Andreas, Birkenback, Katharina
• Granted Patent: US 8,291,018 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/6418 Hybrid transport

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided, which may provide activity coordination services. An apparatus may include a processor configured to receive a request for a context-sensitive calendar. The request may comprise an indication of an associated context. The processor may also be configured to determine the context associated with the received request. The processor may further be configured to aggregate one or more information atoms based at least in part upon the determined context. The processor may additionally be configured to generate a context-sensitive calendar comprising the aggregated information atoms. The processor may also be configured to provide the generated context-sensitive calendar to a user. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a request for a context-sensitive calendar, the request comprising an indication of an associated context;

determining the context associated with the received request;

aggregating one or more information atoms based at least in part upon the determined context;

generating a context-sensitive calendar comprising the aggregated information atoms; and

providing the generated context-sensitive calendar to a user.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein:

receiving a request for a context-sensitive calendar comprises receiving a request for information about a place; and

determining the context associated with the received request comprises determining the context to be place information.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein aggregating one or more information atoms comprises aggregating one or more activities occurring at the place within a predefined time window.

4. A method according to claim 2, wherein aggregating one or more information atoms comprises aggregating one or more contacts scheduled to be located at the place within a predefined time window.

5. A method according to claim 2, wherein aggregating one or more information atoms comprises aggregating one or more contacts scheduled to be located in a town, city, municipality, county, state, region, or country in which the place is located within a predefined time window.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein:

receiving a request for a context-sensitive calendar comprises receiving a request for information about a contact; and

determining the context associated with the received request comprises determining the context to be contact information.

7. A method according to claim 6, wherein aggregating one or more information atoms comprises aggregating one or more activities in which the contact is scheduled to participate within a predefined time window.

8. A method according to claim 6, wherein aggregating one or more information atoms comprises aggregating one or more places at which the contact is scheduled to be located within a predefined time window.

9. A method according to claim 1, wherein:

receiving a request for a context-sensitive calendar comprises receiving a request for creation of a new activity; and

determining the context associated with the received request comprises determining the context to be activity information.

10. A method according to claim 9, wherein aggregating one or more information atoms comprises aggregating one or more contacts scheduled to be located in a predefined proximity to a location associated with the new activity within a predefined time window of a time associated with the new activity.

11. A method according to claim 1, wherein each information atom comprises information about a contact, a place, or an activity.

12. A method according to claim 1, wherein providing the generated context-sensitive calendar to a user comprises causing the context-sensitive calendar to be displayed in a viewing agent on a display device.

13. A method according to claim 1, wherein aggregating one or more information atoms comprises aggregating one or more information atoms stored in a memory.

14. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program instructions stored therein, the computer-readable program instructions comprising:

a first program instruction for receiving a request for a context-sensitive calendar, the request comprising an indication of an associated context;

a second program instruction for determining the context associated with the received request;

a third program instruction for aggregating one or more information atoms based at least in part upon the determined context;

a fourth program instruction for generating a context-sensitive calendar comprising the aggregated information atoms; and

a fifth program instruction for providing the generated context-sensitive calendar to a user.

15. A computer program product according to claim 14, wherein:

the first program instruction includes instructions for receiving a request for information about a place; and

the second program instruction includes instructions for determining the context to be place information.

16. A computer program product according to claim 15, wherein the third program instruction includes instructions for aggregating one or more activities occurring at the place within a predefined time window.

17. A computer program product according to claim 15, wherein the third program instruction includes instructions for aggregating one or more contacts scheduled to be located at the place within a predefined time window.

18. A computer program product according to claim 15, wherein the third program instruction includes instructions for aggregating one or more contacts scheduled to be located in a town, city, municipality, county, state, region, or country in which the place is located within a predefined time window.

19. A computer program product according to claim 14, wherein:

the first program instruction includes instructions for receiving a request for information about a contact; and

the second program instruction includes instructions for determining the context to be contact information.

20. A computer program product according to claim 19, wherein the third program instruction includes instructions for aggregating one or more activities in which the contact is scheduled to participate within a predefined time window.

21. A computer program product according to claim 19, wherein the third program instruction includes instructions for aggregating one or more places at which the contact is scheduled to be located within a predefined time window.

22. A computer program product according to claim 14, wherein:

the first program instruction includes instructions for receiving a request for creation of a new activity; and

the second program instruction includes instructions for determining the context to be activity information.

23. A computer program product according to claim 22, wherein the third program instruction includes instructions for aggregating one or more contacts scheduled to be located in a predefined proximity to a location associated with the new activity within a predefined time window of a time associated with the new activity.

24. A computer program product according to claim 14, wherein each information atom comprises information about a contact, a place, or an activity.

25. A computer program product according to claim 14, wherein the fifth program instruction includes instructions for causing the context-sensitive calendar to be displayed in a viewing agent on a display device.

26. A computer program product according to claim 14, wherein the third program instruction includes instructions for aggregating one or more information atoms stored in a memory.

27. An apparatus comprising a processor configured to:

receive a request for a context-sensitive calendar, the request comprising an indication of an associated context;

determine the context associated with the received request;

aggregate one or more information atoms based at least in part upon the determined context;

generate a context-sensitive calendar comprising the aggregated information atoms; and

provide the generated context-sensitive calendar to a user.

28. An apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the processor is configured to:

receive a request for a context-sensitive calendar by receiving a request for information about a place; and

determine the context associated with the received request by determining the context to be place information.

29. An apparatus according to claim 28, wherein the processor is configured to aggregate one or more information atoms by aggregating one or more activities occurring at the place within a predefined time window.

30. An apparatus according to claim 28, wherein the processor is configured to aggregate one or more information atoms by aggregating one or more contacts scheduled to be located at the place within a predefined time window.

31. An apparatus according to claim 28, wherein the processor is configured to aggregate one or more information atoms by aggregating one or more contacts scheduled to be located in a town, city, municipality, county, state, region, or country in which the place is located within a predefined time window.

32. An apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the processor is configured to:

receive a request for a context-sensitive calendar by receiving a request for information about a contact; and

determine the context associated with the received request by determining the context to be contact information.

33. An apparatus according to claim 32, wherein the processor is configured to aggregate one or more information atoms by aggregating one or more activities in which the contact is scheduled to participate within a predefined time window.

34. An apparatus according to claim 32, wherein the processor is configured to aggregate one or more information atoms by aggregating one or more places at which the contact is scheduled to be located within a predefined time window.

35. An apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the processor is configured to:

receive a request for a context-sensitive calendar by receiving a request for creation of a new activity; and

determine the context associated with the received request by determining the context to be activity information.

36. An apparatus according to claim 35, wherein the processor is configured to aggregate one or more information atoms by aggregating one or more contacts scheduled to be located in a predefined proximity to a location associated with the new activity within a predefined time window of a time associated with the new activity.

37. An apparatus according to claim 27, wherein each information atom comprises information about a contact, a place, or an activity.

38. An apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the processor is configured to provide the generated context-sensitive calendar to a user by causing the context-sensitive calendar to be displayed in a viewing agent on a display device.

39. An apparatus according to claim 27, further comprising a memory, and wherein the processor is configured to aggregate one or more information atoms by aggregating one or more information atoms stored in the memory.