SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CALENDARING EVENTS AND ASSOCIATED REMINDERS

• US 20140278057A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John Michael Berns
• Original Assignee: John Michael Berns
• Inventors: Berns, John Michael
• Application Number:
  US13/844,068
• Publication Number:
  US 20140278057A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/410
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3484 Personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or user-defined profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3492 employing speed data or traffic data, e.g. real-time or historical traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096811 where the route is computed offboard
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096838 where the user preferences are taken into account or the user selects one route out of a plurality
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096844 where the complete route is dynamically recomputed based on new data
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096883 where input information is obtained using a mobile device, e.g. a mobile phone, a PDA

Abstract

A method and structure for automatically scheduling a meeting and associated reminders in an electronic calendar system combining location, time, traffic, and weather conditions. Calendars and locations of one or more participants invited to a meeting being scheduled are accessed. A participant'"'"'s location and a corresponding weather, traffic, or other data is checked to determine an anticipated travel time to the meeting, and the participant is advised when the participant must depart for the meeting.

Claims

1. A platform, comprising:

an input mechanism configured to receive input;

a calendar;

a scheduling program configured to;

receive a user location;

receive an event location;

calculate a route from digital map data between the user location and the event location;

calculate a travel time between the user location and the event location; and

determine if the user can attend the event

2. The platform of claim 1, wherein the platform is a mobile device.

3. The platform of claim 1, wherein the scheduling program further comprises a network interface device.

4. The platform of claim 1, wherein the scheduling program is further configured to receive the user location by previewing the calendar to determine a prior location associated with a prior event.

5. The platform of claim 1, wherein the scheduling program is further configured to receive the user location by receiving a user setting, the user setting defining preset locations for the user.

6. The platform of claim 1, wherein the scheduling program is further configured to receive the user location via a user input.

7. The platform of claim 1, wherein the scheduling program is further configured to receive the user location by determining a real time location of the user.

8. The platform of claim 7, wherein the scheduling program is further configured to consult a mobile device to determine the user'"'"'s real time location.

9. The platform of claim 8, wherein the scheduling program is further configured to consult a second device to determine the user'"'"'s real time location.

10. The platform of claim 1, wherein the scheduling program is further configured to calculate the travel time by determining a route between the user location and the event location.

11. The platform of claim 10, wherein the scheduling program is further configured to calculate the travel time by determining a current traffic condition on the determined route.

12. The platform of claim 10, wherein the scheduling program is further configured to calculate the travel time by determining a current weather condition on the determined route.

13. The platform of claim 1, wherein the scheduling program is configured to set a reminder for the user to depart a sufficient time before the event to attend on time.

14. The platform of claim 13, wherein the scheduling program is configured to recalculate the travel time prior to the event, and further configured to adjust the reminder if the travel time has changed.

15. A method implemented on an electronic calendar apparatus by a processor configured to execute instructions that, when executed by the processor, directs the electronic calendar apparatus to perform steps comprising:

receiving a user location;

receiving an event location;

calculating a route from digital map data between the user location and the event location;

calculating a travel time between the user location and the event location;

determining if the user can attend the event; and

automatically advising the user of the result.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of consulting a mobile device to learn a real time location of the user

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of determining a route between the user location and the event location.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising the step of consulting a traffic service to determine a traffic condition at or near the time the user will travel between the user location and the event location.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising the step of consulting a weather service to determine a weather condition at or near the time the user will travel between the user location and the event location.

20. A method implemented on an electronic calendar apparatus by a processor configured to execute instructions that, when executed by the processor, directs the electronic calendar apparatus to perform steps comprising:

determining a user location;

determining an event location;

calculating a travel time between the user location and the event location;

determining if the user can attend the event;

adding the event to the calendar;

automatically calculating a reminder time based on the event time and the travel time; and

automatically adding a reminder to the calendar.