COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE HAVING A COMMUTE TIME FUNCTION AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
First Claim
1. A machine-implemented method for operating a mobile electronic device having a commute time function, the method comprising:
- receiving and storing commute information associated with a user on the mobile electronic device, the commute information including a start address and a destination address;
in response to an event having a time entry and a day entry received on the mobile electronic device from the user, associating the event with the stored commute information; and
automatically activating the commute time function on the mobile electronic device based on the event, includingdetermining an up-to-date commute time based on the stored commute information, includingsending the stored commute information to a remote facility that computes the up-to-date commute time based on up-to-date traffic conditions and the stored commute information, andreceiving the up-to-date commute time from the remote facility, andpresenting the up-to-date commute time.
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods to operate a commute time function of a communications device are described herein. In one embodiment, the commute time function is automatically activated based on an event and is then performed by (i) determining an up-to-date commute time based on commute information and (ii) displaying or speaking the up-to-date commute time on the device. In one embodiment, triggered by and before the occurrence of a calendar event, a device obtains a current commute time (based on the commute information and based on current traffic conditions1). In this embodiment, the device reschedules the calendar event based on the current commute time, by sending an update to the contacts with whom the user is to meet that indicates a change to the calendar event. Other embodiments are also described.
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22 Claims
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1. A machine-implemented method for operating a mobile electronic device having a commute time function, the method comprising:
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receiving and storing commute information associated with a user on the mobile electronic device, the commute information including a start address and a destination address; in response to an event having a time entry and a day entry received on the mobile electronic device from the user, associating the event with the stored commute information; and automatically activating the commute time function on the mobile electronic device based on the event, including determining an up-to-date commute time based on the stored commute information, including sending the stored commute information to a remote facility that computes the up-to-date commute time based on up-to-date traffic conditions and the stored commute information, and receiving the up-to-date commute time from the remote facility, and presenting the up-to-date commute time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A machine-readable storage medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method for operating a mobile electronic device having a commute time function, the method comprising:
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receiving and storing commute information associated with a user on the mobile electronic device, the commute information including a start address and a destination address; in response to an event having a time entry and a day entry received on the mobile electronic device from the user, associating the event with the stored commute information; and automatically activating the commute time function on the mobile electronic device based on the event, including determining an up-to-date commute time based on the stored commute information, including sending the stored commute information to a remote facility that computes the up-to-date commute time based on up-to-date traffic conditions and the stored commute information, and receiving the up-to-date commute time from the remote facility, and presenting the up-to-date commute time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile device, comprising:
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a map module to receive and store commute information associated with a user, the commute information including a start address and a destination address; a calendar module to receive an event having a time entry and a day entry from the user and to associate the event with the stored commute information; a commute time module to automatically determine an up-to-date commute time based on the stored commute information, including sending the stored commute information to a remote facility that computes the up-to-date commute time based on up-to-date traffic conditions and the stored commute information, and receiving the up-to-date commute time from the remote facility; and a user interface to present the up-to-date commute time. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving and storing commute information associated with a user, the commute information including a start address and a destination address; in response to an event having a time entry and a day entry received from the user, means for associating the event with the stored commute information; and means for automatically activating a commute time function based on the event, including determining an up-to-date commute time based on the stored commute information, including sending the stored commute information to a remote facility that computes the up-to-date commute time based on up-to-date traffic conditions and the stored commute information, and receiving the up-to-date commute time from the remote facility, and presenting the up-to-date commute time.
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