SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TRAVEL-RELATED INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A CALENDAR APPOINTMENT
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1. A method for providing travel-related information associated with calendar appointments, the method comprising:
- monitoring a calendar application for travel-related appointments;
responsive to identifying a travel-related appointment, retrieving travel-related information associated with a location of the travel-related appointment; and
providing the travel-related information to a user.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing travel-related information associated with a calendar appointment is presented. The method comprises monitoring a calendar application for travel-related appointments. In response to identifying a travel-related appointment, the method retrieves travel-related information associated with a location of the travel-related appointment and provides the travel-related information to a user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing travel-related information associated with calendar appointments, the method comprising:
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monitoring a calendar application for travel-related appointments; responsive to identifying a travel-related appointment, retrieving travel-related information associated with a location of the travel-related appointment; and providing the travel-related information to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing appointment notifications, the method comprising:
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monitoring a calendar application for travel-related appointments of a user, determining an appointment location and an appointment time associated with a travel-related appointment; determining a user location of the user; determining an estimated travel time for traveling from the user location to the appointment location; calculating a remaining time until the appointment time; determining an available time by subtracting the estimated travel time from the remaining time; and notifying the user if the available time is less than or equal to a specified time limit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for providing travel-related information associated with calendar appointments, the apparatus comprising:
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a data bus system; memory coupled to the data bus system, wherein the memory includes computer usable program code; a processing unit coupled to the data bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to; monitor a calendar application for travel-related appointments; retrieve travel-related information associated with a location of a travel-related appointment; and provide the travel-related information to a user. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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