COLLECTING, AGGREGATING, AND PRESENTING ACTIVITY DATA

• US 20120311447A1
• Filed: 06/03/2011
• Published: 12/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Ramanathan, Rajesh, Hoof, Hubert Van, Chisa, Ellen Lizabeth
• Granted Patent: US 9,317,390 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/719
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3082 the data filtering being achieved by aggregating or compressing the monitored data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/32 with visual or acoustical indication of the functioning of the machine
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3438 monitoring of user actions tracking the activity of the user H04L67/535
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3466 Performance evaluation by tracing or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/865 Monitoring of software

Abstract

Activity data generated during a day or other time period on one or more computing devices is collected and aggregated. The aggregated data is then presented through an activity review user interface. The activity review user interface can be presented on a large format display device, such as a projector or television. The activity review user interface can also be navigated using natural input methods, such as gesture and voice input.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising performing computer-implemented operations for:

collecting activity data generated by a plurality of application programs executing on a plurality of computing devices during a time period;

aggregating the collected activity data to generate aggregated activity data for the time period;

making the aggregated data available to each of the plurality of computing devices; and

providing a user interface for reviewing the aggregated activity data on the plurality of computing devices, at least one of the plurality of computing devices configured to provide the user interface on a large format display device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of computing devices are configured to aggregate the collected activity data to generate the aggregated activity data.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of computing devices and a server computer are configured to aggregate the collected activity data to generate the aggregated activity data.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the aggregated activity data comprises an activity overview video that summarizes the activity data collected during the time period and a user interface to allow the review of the aggregated activity data.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user interface for reviewing the aggregated activity data is provided by the any of the plurality of computing devices.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein at least one of the plurality of computing devices is connected to the large format display device and configured to display the user interface on the large format display device.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user interface for reviewing the aggregated activity data can be navigated using gesture input.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the user interface for reviewing the aggregated activity data can further be navigated using voice input.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the aggregated activity data comprises one or more of calendar data, location data, notes data, message data, audio data, video data, or a document utilized on or generated by the computing device during the time period.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the aggregated activity data presented in the user interface is organized chronologically.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the aggregated activity data presented in the user interface is organized according to one or more projects.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the aggregated activity data presented in user interface is organized according to one or more tasks.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the aggregated activity data presented in the user interface is organized according to one or more people associated with the activity data.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the aggregated activity data presented in the user interface is organized according to a location of the computing device.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the aggregated activity data presented in the user interface is organized according to an event.

16. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

collect activity data generated on a plurality of devices during a time period;

aggregate the collected activity data to generate aggregated activity data for the time period;

make the aggregated data available to each of the plurality of devices; and

providing a user interface for reviewing the aggregated activity data on the plurality of devices, at least one of the plurality of devices configured to provide the user interface on a large format display device.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the aggregated activity data comprises an activity overview video that summarizes the activity data collected during the time period and provides a user interface for navigating the activity data that can be navigated using gesture and voice input.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the collected activity data is aggregated at one or more of the plurality of devices or a server computer.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the user interface provides functionality for transmitting an e-mail message to one or more meeting attendees and to generate and display a task list containing tasks generated during a meeting.

20. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

collect activity data generated by a plurality of applications executing on a plurality of computing devices during a day;

make the collected activity data available to each of the computing devices;

aggregate the collected activity data on one or more of the computing devices or a server computer to generate an activity overview video that summarizes the activity data collected during the day chronologically, by event, according to projects or tasks, by people associated with the activity data, or based upon a geographical location of the computing devices when the activity data was collected;

provide a user interface by way of a large format display device for viewing the activity overview video; and

to

enable the use of gesture input to navigate the activity overview video shown on the large format display device.