Methods and systems for scheduling events

• US 20070088592A1
• Filed: 01/23/2006
• Published: 04/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Original Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Inventors: Wu, Chin-Cheng, Tsai, Tse-Ming, Liu, Chien-Tsun, Liao, Jun-Jie, Chang, Chun-Ho
• Application Number:
  US11/336,893
• Publication Number:
  US 20070088592A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06311 Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests

Abstract

A method for scheduling events according to network information. Network information, event information, and user preference information are acquired. The Network information is time-related. The network information, event information, and user preference information are then matched to obtain a matching result. Events are scheduled according to the matching result. Each event includes event name, event time, and event location. The scheduled events can be recorded in a personal

Claims

1. A method for scheduling events according to network information, comprising:

acquiring network information, event information, and user preference information, wherein the network information is time-related;

matching the network information, the event information, and the user preference information to obtain a matching result; and

scheduling at least one event according to the matching result, wherein each event comprises event name, event time, and event location.

2. The method for scheduling events according to network information as claimed in claim 1, wherein the time-related network information comprises explicit time information and implicit time information.

3. The method for scheduling events according to network information as claimed in claim 1, wherein the time-related network information is retrieved based on a knowledge domain of a network.

4. The method for scheduling events according to network information as claimed in claim 3, wherein the time-related network information is retrieved by a network information search engine.

5. The method for scheduling events according to network information as claimed in claim 3, further analyzing information of the knowledge domain to acquire the time-related network information.

6. The method for scheduling events according to network information as claimed in claim 1, wherein the user reference information is recorded in a tree structure.

7. The method for scheduling events according to network information as claimed in claim 1, wherein the user reference information is acquired by a user interface.

8. The method for scheduling events according to network information as claimed in claim 1, wherein the scheduled events are recorded in a personal schedule.

9. The method for scheduling events according to network information as claimed in claim 1, further sending a notification according to the scheduled events.

10. A machine-readable storage medium storing a computer program providing a method for scheduling events according to network information, comprising:

acquiring network information, event information, and user preference information, wherein the network information is time-related;

matching the network information, the event information, and the user preference information to obtain a matching result; and

scheduling at least one event according to the matching result, wherein each event comprises event name, event time, and event location.

11. The machine-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 10, wherein the time-related network information comprises explicit time information and implicit time information.

12. The machine-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 10, wherein the time-related network information is retrieved based on a knowledge domain of a network.

13. The machine-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 12, wherein the time-related network information is retrieved by a network information search engine.

14. The machine-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 12, further analyzing information of the knowledge domain to acquire the time-related network information.

15. The machine-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 10, wherein the user reference information is recorded in a tree structure.

16. The machine-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 10 wherein the user reference information is acquired by a user interface.

17. The machine-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 10, wherein the scheduled events are recorded in a personal schedule.

18. The machine-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 10, further sending a notification according to the scheduled events.

19. A system for scheduling events according to network information, comprising:

an information acquisition module, acquiring network information, event information, and user preference information, wherein the network information is time-related;

an information matching module, coupled to the information acquisition module, matching the network information, the event information, and the user preference information to obtain a matching result; and

an event scheduling module, coupled to the information matching module, scheduling at least one event according to the matching result, wherein each event comprises event name, event time, and event location.

20. The system for scheduling events according to network information as claimed in claim 19, wherein the time-related network information comprises explicit time information and implicit time information.

21. The system for scheduling events according to network information as claimed in claim 19, wherein the time-related network information is retrieved based on a knowledge domain of a network.

22. The system for scheduling events according to network information as claimed in claim 21, further comprising a network information search engine to retrieve the time-related network information.

23. The system for scheduling events according to network information as claimed in claim 21, further comprising an information analysis module to analyze information of the knowledge domain to acquire the time-related network information.

24. The system for scheduling events according to network information as claimed in claim 19, wherein the user reference information is recorded in a tree structure.

25. The system for scheduling events according to network information as claimed in claim 19, wherein the user reference information is acquired by a user interface.

26. The system for scheduling events according to network information as claimed in claim 19, wherein the scheduled events are recorded in a personal schedule.

27. The system for scheduling events according to network information as claimed in claim 19, further comprising a notification module sending a notification according to the scheduled events.