SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT METHOD, SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT SERVER, AND MOBILE TERMINAL USING THE METHOD

• US 20140052675A1
• Filed: 08/06/2013
• Published: 02/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KO, Jae-woo
• Granted Patent: US 10,643,134 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 706/12
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 20/00 Machine learning
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/02 Knowledge representation; Symbolic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1093 Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups

Abstract

A schedule management method is provided. The schedule management method includes acquiring user schedule information, extracting at least one piece of expected event information based on the user schedule information, collecting event information generated through near field communication, comparing the collected event information and the expected event information, and providing guidance information corresponding to the collected event information based on a result of the comparison.

Claims

1. A schedule management method of a mobile terminal, the schedule management method comprising:

acquiring user schedule information;

extracting at least one piece of expected event information based on the user schedule information;

collecting event information generated through near field communication;

comparing the collected event information and the expected event information; and

providing guidance information corresponding to the collected event information based on a result of the comparison.

2. The schedule management method of claim 1, wherein the expected event information includes at least one from among expected event attribute, expected occurrence time, and expected occurrence location.

3. The schedule management method of claim 1, further comprising outputting the extracted expected event information.

4. The schedule management method of claim 1, further comprising updating the expected event information based on a difference between the collected event information and the expected event information.

5. The schedule management method of claim 4, wherein the updating of the expected event information comprises:

searching for a new travel route and transportation to get to a destination, based on a location at which the event information generated through the near field communication is collected; and

updating the expected event information according to the new travel route and transportation.

6. The schedule management method of claim 1, further comprising updating the expected event information at predetermined periods.

7. The schedule management method of claim 1, further comprising updating the expected event information based on a location of the mobile terminal.

8. The schedule management method of claim 4, further comprising outputting the updated expected event information.

9. The schedule management method of claim 4, wherein the updating of the expected event information comprises:

generating a plurality of pieces of expected route information based on the collected event information;

displaying the plurality of pieces of generated expected route information;

receiving a selection of at least one of the plurality of pieces of expected route information; and

updating the expected event information based on the selected expected route information.

10. The schedule management method of claim 1, wherein the acquiring of the user schedule information comprises:

transmitting reservation request information including at least one from among traffic information, lodging information, and restaurant information to a reservation server based on a user input; and

receiving reservation result information from the reservation server.

11. The schedule management method of claim 1, wherein the extracting of the expected event information comprises:

determining a travel route and transportation based on the user schedule information; and

extracting the expected event information based on the travel route and transportation.

12. The schedule management method of claim 11, wherein the determining of the travel route and transportation comprises determining the travel route and transportation in further consideration of a user preference.

13. The schedule management method of claim 1, further comprising displaying guidance information corresponding to an event, which is to occur first, based on the extracted expected event information.

14. The schedule management method of claim 1, wherein the user schedule information includes at least one from among origin information, route information, destination information, traffic reservation information, lodging reservation information, and restaurant reservation information.

15. The schedule management method of claim 1, wherein the providing of the guidance information comprises:

setting a disclosure range of the guidance information based on a user input; and

providing the guidance information within the set disclosure range.

16. The schedule management method of claim 1, wherein the providing of the guidance information comprises providing the guidance information corresponding to the collected event information in a pop-up form.

17. A schedule management method of a schedule management server, the schedule management method comprising:

acquiring user schedule information;

extracting at least one piece of expected event information based on the user schedule information;

receiving event information collected through near field communication by a mobile terminal from the mobile terminal;

comparing the received event information and the expected event information; and

providing guidance information corresponding to the received event information to the mobile terminal based on a result of the comparison.

18. The schedule management method of claim 17, wherein the expected event information includes at least one from among expected event attribute, expected occurrence time, and expected occurrence location.

19. The schedule management method of claim 17, further comprising providing the extracted expected event information to the mobile terminal.

20. The schedule management method of claim 17, further comprising updating the expected event information based on a difference between the received event information and the expected event information.

21. The schedule management method of claim 20, wherein the updating of the expected event information comprises:

searching for a new travel route and transportation to get to a destination, based on a location at which the received event information is collected; and

updating the expected event information according to the new travel route and transportation.

22. The schedule management method of claim 20, further comprising providing the updated expected event information to the mobile terminal.

23. The schedule management method of claim 20, wherein the updating of the expected event information comprises:

generating a plurality of pieces of expected route information based on the collected event information;

providing the plurality of pieces of generated expected route information to the mobile terminal;

receiving a user selection of at least one of the plurality of pieces of expected route information from the mobile terminal; and

updating the expected event information based on the selected expected route information.

24. The schedule management method of claim 17, wherein the acquiring of the user schedule information comprises receiving reservation request information including at least one from among traffic information, lodging information, and restaurant information from the mobile terminal.

25. The schedule management method of claim 17, wherein the user schedule information includes at least one from among origin information, route information, destination information, traffic reservation information, lodging reservation information, and restaurant reservation information.

26. The schedule management method of claim 17, wherein the extracting of the expected event information comprises:

determining a travel route and transportation based on the user schedule information; and

extracting the expected event information based on the travel route and transportation.

27. The schedule management method of claim 26, wherein the determining of the travel route and transportation comprises determining the travel route and transportation in further consideration of a user preference.

28. The schedule management method of claim 17, wherein the extracting of the expected event information comprises providing guidance information corresponding to an event, which is to occur first, to the mobile terminal based on the extracted expected event information.

29. The schedule management method of claim 17, wherein the providing of the guidance information to the mobile terminal comprises:

receiving disclosure range setting information of the guidance information from the mobile terminal; and

providing the guidance information to the mobile terminal based on the disclosure range setting information.

30. A mobile terminal comprising:

a schedule information management unit that acquires user schedule information;

an extraction unit that extracts at least one piece of expected event information based on the user schedule information;

a wireless communication unit that collects event information through near field communication;

a comparison unit that compares the collected event information and the expected event information;

an output unit that provides guidance information corresponding to the collected event information based on a result of the comparison; and

a control unit that controls the schedule information management unit, the extraction unit, the wireless communication unit, the comparison unit, and the output unit.

31. The mobile terminal of claim 30, wherein the expected event information includes at least one from among expected event attribute, expected occurrence time, and expected occurrence location.

32. The mobile terminal of claim 30, wherein the output unit outputs the extracted expected event information.

33. The mobile terminal of claim 30, wherein the control unit updates the expected event information based on a difference between the collected event information and the expected event information.

34. The mobile terminal of claim 33, wherein the control unit searches for a new travel route and transportation to get to a destination, based on a location at which the event information generated through the near field communication is collected, and updates the expected event information according to the new travel route and transportation.

35. The mobile terminal of claim 30, wherein the control unit updates the expected event information at predetermined periods.

36. The mobile terminal of claim 30, wherein the control unit updates the expected event information based on a location of the mobile terminal.

37. The mobile terminal of claim 33, wherein the output unit outputs the updated expected event information.

38. The mobile terminal of claim 33, wherein the control unit generates a plurality of pieces of expected route information based on the collected event information, displays the plurality of pieces of generated expected route information, receives a selection of at least one of the plurality of pieces of expected route information, and updates the expected event information based on the selected expected route information.

39. The mobile terminal of claim 30, wherein the schedule information management unit transmits reservation request information including at least one from among traffic information, lodging information, and restaurant information to a reservation server based on a user input, and receives reservation result information from the reservation server.

40. The mobile terminal of claim 30, wherein the extraction unit determines a travel route and transportation based on the user schedule information, and extracts the expected event information based on the determined travel route and transportation.

41. The mobile terminal of claim 40, wherein the extraction unit determines the travel route and transportation in further consideration of a user preference.

42. The mobile terminal of claim 30, wherein the output unit displays guidance information corresponding to an event, which is to occur first, based on the extracted expected event information.

43. The mobile terminal of claim 30, wherein the user schedule information includes at least one from among origin information, route information, destination information, traffic reservation information, lodging reservation information, and restaurant reservation information.

44. The mobile terminal of claim 30, wherein the control unit sets a disclosure range of the guidance information based on a user input, and the output unit provides the guidance information within the set disclosure range.

45. The mobile terminal of claim 30, wherein the output unit provides the guidance information corresponding to the collected event information in a pop-up form.

46. A schedule management server comprising:

a schedule information management unit that acquires user schedule information;

an extraction unit that extracts at least one piece of expected event information based on the user schedule information;

a reception unit that receives event information collected through near field communication by a mobile terminal from the mobile terminal;

a comparison unit that compares the received event information and the expected event information;

a transmission unit that provides guidance information corresponding to the received event information to the mobile terminal based on a result of the comparison; and

a control unit that controls the schedule information management unit, the extraction unit, the reception unit, the comparison unit, and the transmission unit.

47. The schedule management server of claim 46, wherein the expected event information includes at least one from among expected event attribute, expected occurrence time, and expected occurrence location.

48. The schedule management server of claim 46, wherein the transmission unit provides the extracted expected event information to the mobile terminal.

49. The schedule management server of claim 46, wherein the control unit updates the expected event information based on a difference between the received event information and the expected event information.

50. The schedule management server of claim 49, wherein the control unit searches for a new travel route and transportation to get to a destination, based on a location at which the received event information is collected, and updates the expected event information according to the new travel route and transportation.

51. The schedule management server of claim 49, wherein the transmission unit provides the updated expected event information to the mobile terminal.

52. The schedule management server of claim 49, wherein the control unit generates a plurality of pieces of expected route information based on the collected event information, the transmission unit provides the plurality of pieces of generated expected route information to the mobile terminal, and the reception unit receives a user selection of at least one of the plurality of pieces of expected route information from the mobile terminal.

53. The schedule management server of claim 46, wherein the reception unit receives reservation request information including at least one from among traffic information, lodging information, and restaurant information from the mobile terminal.

54. The schedule management server of claim 46, wherein the user schedule information includes at least one from among origin information, route information, destination information, traffic reservation information, lodging reservation information, and restaurant reservation information.

55. The schedule management server of claim 46, wherein the extraction unit determines a travel route and transportation based on the user schedule information, and extracts the expected event information based on the determined travel route and transportation.

56. The schedule management server of claim 55, wherein the extraction unit determines the travel route and transportation in further consideration of a user preference.

57. The schedule management server of claim 46, wherein the transmission unit provides guidance information corresponding to an event, which is to occur first, to the mobile terminal based on the extracted expected event information.

58. The schedule management server of claim 46, wherein the reception unit receives disclosure range setting information of the guidance information from the mobile terminal, and the transmission unit provides the guidance information to the mobile terminal based on the disclosure range setting information.

59. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for implementing a schedule management method comprising:

acquiring user schedule information;

extracting at least one piece of expected event information based on the user schedule information;

collecting event information generated through near field communication;

comparing the collected event information and the expected event information; and

providing guidance information corresponding to the collected event information based on a result of the comparison.

60. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for implementing a schedule management method comprising:

acquiring user schedule information;

extracting at least one piece of expected event information based on the user schedule information;

receiving event information collected through near field communication by a mobile terminal from the mobile terminal;

comparing the received event information and the expected event information; and

providing guidance information corresponding to the received event information to the mobile terminal based on a result of the comparison.