Method for managing schedule using user'S location information and system thereof

• US 8,600,670 B2
• Filed: 12/10/2007
• Issued: 12/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thinkware Systems Corporation
• Original Assignee: Thinkware Systems Corporation
• Inventors: Kim, Bo Young
• Primary Examiner(s): Algahaim, Helal A
• Application Number:
  US12/530,255
• Publication Number:
  US 20100106404A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,185 Days
• Field of Search: 701/204, 705/8, 705/7.18, 705/7.19
• US Class Current: 701/465
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3691 Retrieval, searching and output of information related to real-time traffic, weather, or environmental conditions arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions G08G1/09
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A method for managing a schedule based on a user'"'"'s location information by a system for managing a schedule. The method comprises receiving a schedule including at least one of an appointment location, appointment contents an appointment time, and appointment target person'"'"'s phone number from the user; registering the schedule which includes the user'"'"'s location information by a schedule registration unit of the system; detecting the user'"'"'s location by a location detection unit of the system; and sending a message related to the schedule or the user'"'"'s location by a sending unit of the system. The sending of the message related to the schedule or the user'"'"'s location by the sending unit of the system sends information of a changed appointment time and place to the appointment target person when the user changes the appointment schedule.

Claims

1. A method for managing a schedule based on a user'"'"'s location information by a system for managing a schedule, the method comprising:

receiving a schedule including at least one of an appointment location, appointment contents, an appointment time, and an appointment target person'"'"'s phone number from the user;

registering the schedule which includes the user'"'"'s location information by schedule registration unit of the system;

detecting the user'"'"'s location by a location detection unit of the system; and

sending a message related to the schedule or the user'"'"'s location by a sending unit of the system,

wherein the sending of the message related to the schedule or the user'"'"'s location by the sending unit of the system sends information of a changed appointment time and place to the appointment target person when the user changes the appointment schedule, and

wherein the sending of the message related to the schedule or the user'"'"'s location sends a message reporting an increase and/or a decrease of an index number related to a user'"'"'s character depending on whether the user arrives at the appointment location in time based on the user'"'"'s location detected by the location detection unit.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending of the message related to the schedule or the user'"'"'s location sends traffic information from the user'"'"'s location to the appointment location.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending of the message related to the schedule or the user'"'"'s location sends information about an estimated time of arrival to a terminal of the appointment target person'"'"'s telephone number based on the user'"'"'s location.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending of the message related to the user'"'"'s location sends a message reporting the user'"'"'s location information to a pre-registered person when the detected user'"'"'s location information is close to a location corresponding to the user'"'"'s location registered in the schedule.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the registering of the schedule which includes the user'"'"'s location information receives the user'"'"'s location and a self-management message to register as a schedule, and the sending of the message related to the user'"'"'s location sends the self-management message to the user when the detected user'"'"'s location information is close to a location corresponding to the user'"'"'s location registered in the schedule.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for implementing the method of any one of claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein sending a message related to the schedule or the user'"'"'s location further comprising displaying information about a short-cut of a route from the user'"'"'s location to the appointment location.

13. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

sending a message reporting the appointment time and the appointment location to at least one of the user'"'"'s terminal and a terminal of the appointment target person'"'"'s telephone number in advance, by a sending unit of the system.

7. A system for managing a schedule, the system comprising:

a schedule registration unit registering a schedule which includes at least one of an appointment location, appointment contents, an appointment time, and an appointment target person'"'"'s phone number from the user;

a location detection unit detecting the user'"'"'s location;

a sending unit sending a message related to the schedule or the user'"'"'s location; and

a character management unit increasing and/or decreasing an index number related to a user'"'"'s character depending on whether the user arrives at the appointment location in time based on the user'"'"'s location detected by the location detection unit,

wherein the sending unit sends information of a changed appointment time and place to the appointment target person when the user changes the appointment schedule.

8. The system of claim 7, further comprising a traffic information providing unit providing traffic information from the user'"'"'s location to the appointment location.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the sending unit sends information about an estimated time of arrival to a terminal of the appointment target person'"'"'s telephone number based on the user'"'"'s location.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the sending unit sends a message reporting the user'"'"'s location information to a pre-registered person when the detected user'"'"'s location information is close to a location corresponding to the user'"'"'s location registered in the schedule.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the schedule registration unit receives a self-management message from the user, and the sending unit sends the self-management unit to the user when the detected user'"'"'s location information is close to a location corresponding to the user'"'"'s location registered in the schedule.

14. The system of claim 7, wherein the message related to the schedule sent by the sending unit further comprising displaying information about a short-cut of a route from the user'"'"'s location to the appointment location.

15. The system of claim 7, wherein the sending unit further sends a message reporting the appointment time and the appointment location to at least one of the user'"'"'s terminal and a terminal of the appointment target person'"'"'s telephone number in advance.

16. A method for managing a schedule based on an objects'"'"'s location information, the method comprising:

receiving schedule information including appointment location and a target person'"'"'s contact information;

registering the schedule information;

receiving the object'"'"'s location information from a location detecting device; and

sending a message to a device related to a registered person confirming the appointment location,

wherein the message includes traffic information from the object'"'"'s location information to the appointment location, the traffic information including map data related to the object'"'"'s location information and an expected arrival time of the object,

wherein the message includes information related to an object'"'"'s character depending on whether the object arrives at the appointment location in time.

17. A system for managing a schedule based on an object'"'"'s location information, the system comprising:

a schedule registration unit configured to;

receive schedule information including appointment location and a target person'"'"'s contact information;

register the schedule information;

a controller configured to;

receive the object'"'"'s location information from a location detecting device; and

send a message to a device related to a registered person confirming the appointment location,

wherein the message includes traffic information from the object'"'"'s location information to the appointment location, the traffic information including map data related to the object'"'"'s location information and an expected arrival time of the object,

wherein the message includes information related to an object'"'"'s character depending on whether the object arrives at the appointment location in time.

18. A method for managing a changed schedule, the method comprising:

receiving a schedule information including at least one of an appointment location, appointment contents, an appointment time, and a target person'"'"'s phone number;

registering the schedule information which includes the target person'"'"'s location information by a schedule registration unit;

receiving a current object'"'"'s location information from a location detecting device;

determining whether the current object'"'"'s location information is included in area corresponding to the target person'"'"'s location information or not; and

sending a message related to the schedule or the current object'"'"'s location information to a device related to a registered person, when the current object'"'"'s location information is included in the area corresponding to the target person'"'"'s location information,

wherein the message includes traffic information from the object'"'"'s location information to the appointment location, the traffic information including map data related to the object'"'"'s location information and an expected arrival time of the object,

wherein the message includes information related to an object'"'"'s character depending on whether the object arrives at the appointment location in time.

19. A system for managing a changed schedule, the system comprising:

a schedule registration unit configured to;

receive a schedule information including at least one of an appointment location, appointment contents, an appointment time, and a target person'"'"'s phone number;

register the schedule information which includes the target person'"'"'s location information by a schedule registration unit;

a controller configured to;

receive a current object'"'"'s location information from a location detecting device;

determine whether the current object'"'"'s location information is included in area corresponding to the target person'"'"'s location information or not; and

send a message related to the schedule or the current object'"'"'s location information to a device related to a registered person, when the current object'"'"'s location information is included in the area corresponding to the target person'"'"'s location information,

wherein the message includes traffic information including map data related to the object'"'"'s location information and an expected arrival time of the object,

wherein the message includes information related to an object'"'"'s character depending on whether the object arrives at the appointment location in time.