Method and System for Generating Visually Enhanced Calendar from Pre-Existing Calendar on Electronic Device

• US 20140207805A1
• Filed: 01/17/2014
• Published: 07/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gordon Anthony Ebanks
• Original Assignee: Gordon Anthony Ebanks
• Inventors: Ebanks, Gordon Anthony
• Granted Patent: US 9,747,584 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/755
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5866 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, manually generated location and time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A method for enhancing a pre-existing calendar on an electronic device includes parsing an event of the pre-existing calendar for an item of information associated with the event. The method further includes searching at least one source for a visual representation indicative of the information associated with the event using the item of information as a search term. The method further includes forming a visual enhancement layer including the visual representation and generating a visually enhanced calendar based on the visual enhancement layer and the pre-existing calendar for display on the electronic device in lieu of the pre-existing calendar.

Claims

1. A method for enhancing a pre-existing calendar on an electronic device, the method comprising:

parsing an event of the pre-existing calendar for an item of information associated with the event;

searching at least one source for a visual representation indicative of the information associated with the event using the item of information as a search term;

forming a visual enhancement layer including the visual representation; and

generating a visually enhanced calendar based on the visual enhancement layer and the pre-existing calendar for display on the electronic device in lieu of the pre-existing calendar.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the step of parsing includes parsing the event of the pre-existing calendar for items of information associated with the event;

the step of searching includes searching the at least one source for visual representations indicative of the items of information associated with the event using the items of information as search terms; and

the step of forming includes forming the visual enhancement layer including the visual representations.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the step of parsing includes parsing events of the pre-existing calendar for items of information respectively associated with the events;

the step of searching includes the at least one source for visual representations indicative of the items of information associated with the events using the items of information as search terms; and

the step of forming includes forming the visual enhancement layer including the visual representations.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the at least one source includes an Internet search provider.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the at least one source includes a social network source.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the at least one source includes the electronic device.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the visual representation includes at least one of an image, a video, an animation, a multi-media asset.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

archiving the visual representations; and

displaying the archived visual representations after the visually enhanced calendar has elapsed.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the electronic device is one of a mobile phone, a tablet computer, and a computer wearable device.

10. A system for enhancing a pre-existing calendar on an electronic device, the system comprising:

a server configured to parse an event of the pre-existing calendar for an item of information associated with the event, search at least one source for a visual representation indicative of the information associated with the event using the item of information as a search term, form a visual enhancement layer including the visual representation, and generate a visually enhanced calendar based on the visual enhancement layer and the pre-existing calendar for display on the electronic device in lieu of the pre-existing calendar.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein:

the at least one source includes at least one of an Internet search provider, a social network source, and the electronic device.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein:

the visual representation includes at least one of an image, a video, an animation, a multi-media asset.

13. The system of claim 10 wherein:

the server is further configured to archive the visual representations and display the archived visual representations after the visually enhanced calendar has elapsed.

14. The system of claim 10 wherein:

the electronic device is one of a mobile phone, a tablet computer, and a computer wearable device.

15. An electronic device comprising:

a pre-existing calendar; and

an agent configured to parse an event of the pre-existing calendar for an item of information associated with the event, search at least one source for a visual representation indicative of the information associated with the event using the item of information as a search term, form a visual enhancement layer including the visual representation, and generate a visually enhanced calendar based on the visual enhancement layer and the pre-existing calendar for display on the electronic device in lieu of the pre-existing calendar.

16. The device of claim 15 wherein:

the visual representation includes at least one of an image, a video, an animation, a multi-media asset.

17. The device of claim 15 wherein:

the agent is further configured to archive the visual representations and display the archived visual representations after the visually enhanced calendar has elapsed.

18. The device of claim 15 wherein:

the electronic device is one of a mobile phone, a tablet computer, and a computer wearable device.