Calendar entry display method

• US 8,566,728 B2
• Filed: 01/03/2008
• Issued: 10/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bhogal, Kulvir S., Grigsby, Travis M., Peterson, Robert R., Seacat, Lisa A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Abdul-Ali, Omar
• Assistant Examiner(s): BHARGAVA, ANIL K
• Application Number:
  US11/968,723
• Publication Number:
  US 20090177984A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,119 Days
• Field of Search: 715751-758, 715/733, 715/963
• US Class Current: 715/751
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A method of displaying a calendar entry of an electronic calendar application is disclosed. The method includes determining if a user of the electronic calendar application is within a specified distance of a location of an appointment corresponding to the calendar entry at a specified time prior to the appointment. In response to determining that the user is within the specified distance at the specified time, displaying an indication with the calendar entry that the appointment is face-to-faceable. In response to determining that the user is not within the specified distance at the specified time, displaying an indication with the calendar entry that the appointment is not face-to-faceable.

Claims

1. A method of displaying a calendar entry of an electronic calendar application, the method comprising:

determining an actual location of a user of the electronic calendar application;

automatically determining if the actual location of the user of the electronic calendar application is within a specified distance of a location of an appointment corresponding to the calendar entry at a specified time prior to the appointment;

in response to determining that the user is within the specified distance at the specified time, displaying a first graphical icon with the calendar entry that indicates that the appointment is face-to-faceable; and

in response to determining that the user is not within the specified distance at the specified time, displaying a second graphical icon, different than the first graphical icon, with the calendar entry that indicates that the appointment is not face-to-faceable and that the user may attend the appointment and will require remote access to the meeting.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

in response to a difference between a present time and a time of the appointment being greater than a threshold value, the determining is based upon data of a planned location of the user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

in response to a difference between a present time and a time of the appointment being less than a threshold value, the determining is based upon data of an actual location of the user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication that the appointment is face-to-faceable comprises a graphical icon comprising two faces.