Digital sticky note

• US 9,424,322 B2
• Filed: 11/25/2013
• Issued: 08/23/2016
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Tuan A
• Application Number:
  US14/089,433
• Publication Number:
  US 20150149452A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,002 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 die consolidated information.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one 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 second calendar information;

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;

facilitating first user input to cause presentation of calendar information for all classes users and/or all specific people in the consolidated information;

facilitating second user input to cause presentation of calendar information for only a single person in the consolidated information;

facilitating third user input to cause presentation of calendar information for only a designated class of people in the consolidated information;

presenting a listing of events in the consolidated information in chronological order and/or in reverse-chronological order; and

facilitating fourth user input to cause presentation of more events not initially provided on display;

facilitating user input to cause a reminder message of at least one event in the consolidated information to be sent before the event is to occur;

facilitating user input to send an electronic notification of at least one event in the consolidated information.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable 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 second calendar information is from a social networking site.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable 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 are executable for:

arranging the consolidated information chronologically.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable 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 are executable 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. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable for:

presenting a first selector selectable to cause a reminder message of at least one event in the consolidated information to be sent at a designated time before the event is to occur;

presenting a second selector selectable to send an electronic notification of plural events in the consolidated information occurring within a predetermined period of time.

9. A method, comprising:

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 second calendar information;

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;

facilitating first user input to cause presentation of calendar information for all classes users and/or all specific people in the consolidated information;

facilitating second user input to cause presentation of calendar information for only a single person in the consolidated information;

facilitating third user input to cause presentation of calendar information for only a designated class of people in the consolidated information;

presenting a listing of events in the consolidated information in chronological order and/or in reverse -chronological order; and

facilitating fourth user input to cause presentation of more events not initially provided on display;

facilitating user input to cause a reminder message of at least one event in the consolidated information to be sent before the event is to occur;

facilitating user input to send an electronic notification of at least one event in the consolidated information.

10. The method of claim 9, comprising automatically presenting a recommendation pertaining to at least one event in the calendar information based at least in part on a person'"'"'s profile, wherein plural sources for the calendar information include an electronic calendar, an email account of the user, and a social networking site of the user,

wherein the person'"'"'s profile is the user'"'"'s profile.

11. The method of claim 9, comprising automatically presenting a recommendation pertaining to at least one event in the calendar information based at least in part on a person'"'"'s profile, wherein plural sources for the calendar information include an electronic calendar, an email account of the user, and a social networking site of the user, wherein the person'"'"'s profile is a profile of a person other than the user and associated with the event.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one source for the calendar information is an electronic calendar.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one source for the calendar information is an email account of the user.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one source for the calendar information is a social networking site of the user.

15. A computer system, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one computer readable medium accessible to the processor and comprising instructions executable by the processor for;

accessing stored calendar information of a user and/or calendar information related to an email application of the user, and accessing social network information of the user to render consolidated calendar information;

presenting on a display at least one user interface (UI), the UI facilitating at least;

user input to cause presentation on the display of all of the consolidated calendar information,

user input to cause presentation on the display of consolidated calendar information only for a single user,

user input to cause presentation on the display of consolidated calendar information only for a designated class of people;

user input to cause presentation of consolidated calendar information relating only to a user'"'"'s job;

accessing profile information of at least one person associated with the consolidated calendar information, wherein the profile information of a person other than the user.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the instructions are executable for accessing profile information of at least one person associated with the calendar information, wherein the profile information is the user'"'"'s profile information.

17. 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 the calendar information related to an email application of the user; and

consolidating the calendar information related to an email application of the user with the first and second calendar information to render the consolidated information.