DIGITAL STICKY NOTE

• US 20150149452A1
• Filed: 11/25/2013
• Published: 05/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Warner, Jason Michael
• Granted Patent: US 9,424,322 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/725
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/1748 De-duplication implemented within the file system, e.g. based on file segments de-duplication techniques in storage systems for the management of data blocks G06F3/0641
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation

Abstract

An apparatus includes at least one computer readable storage medium that bears instructions executable by a processor to configure the processor for accessing one or more electronically stored calendars of events pertaining to at least one user to obtain first calendar information from the one or more electronically stored calendars. The instructions also configure the processor for accessing at least one social network service for which the user has an account to obtain second calendar information from the site, consolidating the first and second calendar information to render consolidated information, presenting at least some of the consolidated information on a user device associated with the user, and presenting a recommendation for action pertaining to the event along with at least one event in the consolidated information.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one computer readable storage medium that is not a carrier wave and that bears instructions executable by a processor to configure the processor for;

accessing one or more electronically stored calendars of events pertaining to at least one user to obtain first calendar information from the one or more electronically stored calendars;

accessing at least one social network service for which the user has an account to obtain second calendar information from the site;

consolidating the first and second calendar information to render consolidated information;

presenting at least some of the consolidated information on a user device associated with the user; and

presenting, along with at least one event in the consolidated information, a recommendation for action pertaining to the event.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further configure the processor for:

facilitating the user viewing the at least some of the consolidated information on the user device by week or month at the user'"'"'s option.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further configure the processor for:

accessing a user profile to present the recommendation.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further configure the processor for:

accessing at least one email account of the user to obtain third calendar information from the site; and

consolidating the third calendar information with the first and second calendar information to render the consolidated information.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further configure the processor for:

arranging the consolidated information chronologically.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further configure the processor for:

accessing personal information associated with a subject of the event; and

based on the personal information, rendering the recommendation.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further configure the processor for:

automatically recommending a restaurant responsive to a determination that the event is a dinner and attendees associated with the event other than the user are located near the restaurant.

8. A method, comprising:

automatically gathering calendar information of a user from plural sources of calendar information; and

automatically presenting a recommendation pertaining to at least one event in the calendar information based at least in part on a person'"'"'s profile.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the person'"'"'s profile is the user'"'"'s profile.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the person'"'"'s profile is a profile of a person other than the user and associated with the event.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein at least one source is an electronic calendar.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein at least one source is an email account of the user.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein at least one source is a social networking site of the user.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the plural sources include an electronic calendar, an email account of the user, and a social networking site of the user.

15. A computer system, comprising:

a processor; and

a computer readable medium accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor for;

accessing calendar information of a user;

accessing profile information of at least one person associated with the calendar information; and

based at least in part on the profile information, outputting at least one recommendation pertaining to at least one event in the calendar information.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the profile information is the user'"'"'s profile information.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the profile information is profile information of a person other than the user.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the instructions when executed by the processor configure the processor for:

accessing one or more electronically stored calendars of events pertaining to the user to obtain first calendar information;

accessing at least one social network site associated with the user to obtain second calendar information from the site; and

consolidating the first and second calendar information to render consolidated information for presentation thereof on a user device associated with the user.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further configure the processor for:

accessing at least one email account of the user to obtain third calendar information from the site; and

consolidating the third calendar information with the first and second calendar information to render the consolidated information.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further configure the processor for:

accessing personal information associated with a subject of the event; and

based on the personal information, rendering the recommendation.