Method and system for generating visually enhanced calendar from pre-existing calendar on electronic device

• US 9,747,584 B2
• Filed: 01/17/2014
• Issued: 08/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gordon Anthony Ebanks
• Original Assignee: Gordon Anthony Ebanks
• Inventors: Ebanks, Gordon Anthony
• Primary Examiner(s): Arjomandi, Noosha
• Application Number:
  US14/158,139
• Publication Number:
  US 20140207805A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,320 Days
• Field of Search: 707755
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5866 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, manually generated location and time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A method for enhancing a pre-existing calendar on an electronic device includes parsing an event of the pre-existing calendar for an item of information associated with the event. The method further includes searching at least one source for a visual representation indicative of the information associated with the event using the item of information as a search term. The method further includes forming a visual enhancement layer including the visual representation and generating a visually enhanced calendar based on the visual enhancement layer and the pre-existing calendar for display on the electronic device in lieu of the pre-existing calendar.

Claims

1. A method for enhancing a pre-existing calendar on an electronic device, the method comprising:

parsing events of the pre-existing calendar for names of objects respectively associated with the events;

searching at least one source for images of the object objects using the names of the object objects as search terms;

forming a visual enhancement layer including the images of the objects;

generating a visually enhanced calendar having the visual enhancement layer overlaid onto the pre-existing calendar with the images of the object objects being in alignment with the events; and

displaying the visually enhanced calendar on the electronic device in lieu of the pre-existing calendar.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the at least one source includes an Internet search provider.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the at least one source includes a social network source.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the at least one source includes the electronic device.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

archiving the images of the objects; and

displaying the archived images of the objects after the visually enhanced calendar has elapsed.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the electronic device is one of a mobile phone, a tablet computer, and a computer wearable device.

7. A system for enhancing a pre-existing calendar on an electronic device, the system comprising:

a computer configured to parse an event events of the pre-existing calendar for names of objects respectively associated with the events search at least one source for images of the objects using the name names of the objects as search terms, form a visual enhancement layer including the images of the objects, generate a visually enhanced calendar having the visual enhancement layer overlaid onto the pre-existing calendar with the images of the objects being in alignment with the events, and

displaying the visually enhanced calendar on the electronic device in lieu of the pre-existing calendar.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein:

the at least one source includes at least one of an Internet search provider and a social network source.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein:

the server computer is further configured to archive the images of the objects and display the archived images of the objects after the visually enhanced calendar has elapsed.

10. The system of claim 7 wherein:

the electronic device is one of a mobile phone, a tablet computer, and a computer wearable device.

11. An electronic device comprising:

a pre-existing calendar; and

a computer configured to parse events of the pre-existing calendar for names of objects respectively associated with the events, search at least one source for images of the object objects using the name names of the object objects as search terms, form a visual enhancement layer including the image images of the objects, generate a visually enhanced calendar having the visual enhancement layer overlaid onto the pre-existing calendar with the images of the objects being in alignment with the events, and

display the visually enhanced calendar on the electronic device in lieu of the pre-existing calendar.

12. The device of claim 11 wherein:

the computer is further configured to archive the images of the objects and display the archived images of the objects after the visually enhanced calendar has elapsed.

13. The device of claim 11 wherein:

the electronic device is one of a mobile phone, a tablet computer, and a computer wearable device.

14. The device of claim 11 wherein:

the at least one source is an Internet search provider.