Calendar overlay features

• US 9,704,138 B2
• Filed: 02/24/2009
• Issued: 07/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Siegel, Laurence
• Primary Examiner(s): Miller, Alan S
• Assistant Examiner(s): Anderson, Folashade
• Application Number:
  US12/391,892
• Publication Number:
  US 20100217646A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,059 Days
• Field of Search: 705 712, 705 713, 705 718, 705 7, 705 27
• 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

Abstract

Calendar overlay features are provided. A first calendar that includes a schedule for occurrence of a first event is provided, and second calendar that includes a schedule for occurrence of a second event is provided. A unified calendar interface presents for display the scheduled first event and scheduled the second event. The unified calendar interface is configured as an overlay with the first calendar and the second calendar.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

scheduling, via a processor, an occurrence of a first event on a first calendar;

scheduling, via the processor, an occurrence of a second event on a second calendar;

providing, via the processor, a unified calendar interface for presenting, for display, on a display of a user device, details of the first event and the second event including scheduled times and dates for the first event and the second event, the unified calendar interface being configured as having a first overlay with the first calendar and a second overlay with the second calendar, wherein the first overlay concurrently overlays the second overlay within the unified calendar interface,

providing, via the processor, a map option associated with a calendar entry, the map option comprising a plurality of selectable location signifiers, each of the plurality of selectable location signifiers comprising an event identifier and being associated with the calendar entry;

in response to receiving a user selection of the map option, generating, via the processor, a map associated with a location of an event of the first event or the second event, the map being displayed in a map window, the map window partially overlapping a calendar view window to only partially obscure calendar data without obscuring the plurality of selectable location signifiers; and

determining, via the processor, a location of the user device, and in response to the location of the user device that is determined via the processor, generating and presenting for display, via the processor, traveling directions to travel to the event and an approximate travel time with which to arrive at the event,

wherein the first calendar includes a group calendar and the first event includes a group event, the group event being related to a group to which a user is a member.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein in the unified calendar interface, the first event is designated via a first indicator and the second event is designated via a second indicator.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the group is provided via a group community portal.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the group calendar includes at least one individual event associated with the group.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing an option to send the group calendar to a local calendar interface.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing an option to filter, from the unified calendar interface, one of the first calendar and the second calendar.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein an entity providing a group community web page determines, for the group, events and event locations to provide directed advertising, and wherein the user is presented with an option to allow the user to provide compensation to the entity, in exchange for the entity not excluding advertisements from the group community web page.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein a display of events on a month at a time calendar view is associated with a group name displayed in a month sub-menu displayed adjacent to the month at a time calendar view, to provide a visual association between each of the displayed events and a respective one of the displayed group names, the visual association comprising a color, shading, and another marking to distinguish between the displayed group names.

9. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores at least the following;

logic configured to schedule an occurrence of a first event on a first calendar;

logic configured to schedule an occurrence of a second event on a second calendar; and

logic configured to provide a unified calendar interface for presenting, for display,

on a display of a user device, details of the first event and the second event including scheduled times and dates for the first event and the second event, the unified calendar interface being configured as having a first overlay with the first calendar and a second overlay with the second calendar, wherein the first overlay concurrently overlays the second overlay within the unified calendar interface,

providing, via the processor, a map option associated with a calendar entry, the map option comprising a plurality of selectable location signifiers, each of the plurality of selectable location signifiers comprising an event identifier and being associated with the calendar entry;

in response to receiving a user selection of the map option, generating, via the processor, a map associated with a location of an event of the first event or the second event, the map being displayed in a map window, the map window partially overlapping a calendar view window to only partially obscure calendar data without obscuring the plurality of selectable location signifiers; and

determining, via the processor, a location of the user device, and in response to the location of the user device that is determined via the processor, generating and presenting for display, via the processor, traveling directions to travel to the event and an approximate travel time with which to arrive at the event,

wherein the first calendar includes a group calendar and the first event includes a group event, the group event being related to a group to which a user is a member.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein in the unified calendar interface, the first event is designated via a first indicator and the second event is designated via a second indicator.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the group is provided via a group community portal.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the group calendar includes at least one individual event associated with the group.

13. The system of claim 9, the memory further storing logic configured to provide an option to send the group calendar to a local calendar interface.

14. The system of claim 9, the memory further storing logic configured to provide an option to filter, from the unified calendar interface, one of the first calendar and the second calendar.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with an executable computer program for providing a unified calendar interface and that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

scheduling an occurrence of a first event on a first calendar;

scheduling an occurrence of a second event on a second calendar; and

providing a unified calendar interface for presenting, for display on a display of a user device, details of the first event and the second event including scheduled times and dates for the first event and the second event, the unified calendar interface being configured as having a first overlay with the first calendar and a second overlay with the second calendar wherein the first overlay concurrently overlays the second overlay within the unified calendar interface,

providing, via the processor, a map option associated with a calendar entry, the map option comprising a plurality of selectable location signifiers, each of the plurality of selectable location signifiers comprising an event identifier and being associated with the calendar entry;

in response to receiving a user selection of the map option, generating, via the processor, a map associated with a location of an event of the first event or the second event, the map being displayed in a map window, the map window partially overlapping a calendar view window to only partially obscure calendar data without obscuring the plurality of selectable location signifiers; and

determining, via the processor, a location of the user device, and in response to the location of the user device that is determined via the processor, generating and presenting for display, via the processor, traveling directions to travel to the event and an approximate travel time with which to arrive at the event,

wherein the first calendar includes a group calendar and the first event includes a group event, the group event being related to a group to which a user is a member.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein in the unified calendar interface, the first event is designated via a first indicator and the second event is designated via a second indicator.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the group is provided via a group community portal.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the group calendar includes at least one individual event associated with the group.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, the program further configured to perform at least the following:

cause the processor to provide an option to send the group calendar to a local calendar interface; and

cause the processor to provide an option to filter, from the unified calendar interface, one of the first calendar and the second calendar.