SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT PRESENTATION

• US 20150135085A1
• Filed: 11/08/2013
• Published: 05/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Kavaanu, Inc.
• Inventors: Shoham, Yoav, Bank, Jacob E., Weiner, Zachary I., Toft, Kumiko T., Cobbe, Karl, Matta, Annika, Rubin, Matthew
• Granted Patent: US 10,088,973 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/739
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1093 Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1097 Task assignment

Abstract

A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and computer-implemented method for presenting a set of intention objects arranged by coarse time windows is disclosed. In example embodiments, the method may include accessing a set of intention objects belonging to a user. Each of the intention objects may define the intention of the user to undertake an intention and each object may comprise a data structure including a plurality of activity attributes of the intended activity. The method may further include assigning particular intention objects of the set of intention objects to a coarse time window based on the attributes of the respective intention objects. The method may further include presenting at least a portion of the set of intention objects to a user in a day view that is arranged based on the assigned coarse time windows.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

accessing a set of intention objects for respectively corresponding activities a user intends to undertake, each of the intention objects comprising a data structure including a plurality of activity attributes of the corresponding activity, the plurality of activity attributes including one or more temporal attributes;

in an automated operation using one or more processors, assigning a first intention object of the set of intention objects to a first coarse time window based on the one or more temporal attributes of the first intention object;

assigning a second intention object of the set of intention objects to a second coarse time window based on the one or more temporal attributes of the second intention object;

presenting, on a user device operated by the user, a day view of intention objects associated with a particular day, the day view including a graphical representation of the first and second intention objects, the day view being arranged by at least the first and second coarse time windows.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, from the user device, activity data defining an intention of the user to undertake an additional activity, the activity data including a third coarse time window for undertaking the additional activity.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising presenting, on the user device, an updated day view, the updated day view including a graphical representation of the additional activity and the first and second intention objects.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the first and third time windows are identical.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving user input to reassign the first intention object to a third coarse time window; and

in response to receiving the user input, reassigning the first intention object to the third coarse time window.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the user input is a single touch-based gesture.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein each respective coarse time window is selected from the group comprising:

morning, afternoon, and night.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving user input indicating that the activity defined by the plurality of activity attributes of the first intention object has been completed; and

presenting a completion indicator in conjunction with the graphical representation of the first intention object.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more temporal attributes included in the plurality of activity attributes of the first intention object includes an approximate time for undertaking the activity.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of activity attributes include at least one contextual attribute identifying a context for undertaking the activity.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising detecting an occurrence of a context event, the context event being related to a context for undertaking the activity defined by the plurality of activity attributes included in the first intention object, wherein the first intention object is assigned to the first coarse time window in response to detecting the occurrence of the context event.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one contextual attribute is selected from the group:

a location, a mental state of the user, a proximity to another user, a mode of transportation, or a season.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one temporal attribute is selected from the group:

a deadline, a duration of time, a date of creation, a start time, an end time and a frequency.

14. A tangible machine-readable storage medium embodying instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

accessing a set of intention objects for respectively corresponding activities a user intends to undertake, each of the intention objects comprising a data structure including a plurality of activity attributes of the corresponding activity, the plurality of activity attributes including one or more temporal attributes;

in an automated operation using one or more processors, assigning a first intention object of the set of intention objects to a first coarse time window based on the one or more temporal attributes of the first intention object;

assigning a second intention object of the set of intention objects to a second coarse time window based on the one or more temporal attributes of the second intention object;

presenting, on a user device operated by a user, a day view of intention objects associated with a particular day, the day view including a graphical representation of the first and second intention objects, the day view being arranged by at least the first and second coarse time windows.

15. The tangible machine-readable storage medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to receive, from the user device, activity data defining an intention of the user to undertake an additional activity, the activity data including a third coarse time window for undertaking the additional activity.

16. The tangible machine-readable storage medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to present, on the user device, an updated day view, the updated day view including a graphical representation of the additional activity and the first and second intention objects.

17. The tangible machine-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the first and second coarse time windows are identical.

18. The tangible machine-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the first and second coarse time windows are each an approximate time.

19. The tangible machine-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the one or more temporal attributes included in the plurality of activity attributes of the first intention object includes a time range.

20. A system comprising:

a processor of a machine;

a tangible machine-readable storage medium storing a set of intention objects for respectively corresponding activities a user intends to undertake, each of the intention objects comprising a data structure including a plurality of activity attributes of the corresponding activity, the plurality of activity attributes including one or more temporal attributes;

an assignment module to assign, using the processor of the machine, each intention object of the set of intention objects to a respective coarse time window based on the one or more temporal attributes of each respective intention object; and

an interface module to cause a day view of intention objects associated with a particular day to be presented on a user device of the user, the day view including a graphical representation of at least a portion of the set of intention objects, the day view being arranged by a plurality of coarse time windows.