Time Zone Sensitive Calendar

• US 20150294273A1
• Filed: 04/14/2014
• Published: 10/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Original Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Inventors: Barraci, Nima, Sindlinger, Andreas
• Granted Patent: US 10,096,002 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 9/0076 in which the time in another time-zone or in another city can be displayed at will
• 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

Methods, computer-readable storage mediums and systems provide for displaying a time zone sensitive calendar. According to aspects of the disclosure, information is accessed that is associated with the time zone sensitive calendar. The information is used in determining the different time zones to include in a calendar view. Each of the different time periods in the calendar view are associated with one of the time zones. The calendar view for the time zone sensitive calendar is then displayed.

Claims

1. A method for displaying a time zone sensitive calendar, comprising:

accessing information that is associated with the time zone sensitive calendar;

determining time zones to include in a calendar view for different time periods in the time zone sensitive calendar;

associating each of the different time periods in the calendar view with one of the time zones; and

displaying the calendar view for the time zone sensitive calendar such that the time periods that are associated with different time zones are visually distinguishable.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the calendar view for the time zone sensitive calendar such that the time periods that are associated with the different time zones are visually distinguishable comprises formatting each of the different time periods using at least one of a different color or a different fill pattern.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the time zones to include in the calendar view comprise determining a travel event from the information that starts in a first time zone and ends in a second time zone.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein associating the time periods in the calendar view with the time zones comprises determining a first time period in the calendar view to associate with one of the time zones and determining a second time period in the calendar view to associate with one of the time zones.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising for each event that has a time within the calendar view determining a time zone to associate with the event.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a travel duration indicator on the time zone sensitive calendar that indicates a compression of time or an expansion of time that indicates a duration of time that is associated with a travel event.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a current time zone of a user that is associated with the time zone sensitive calendar;

automatically associating a current time period in the time zone sensitive calendar with the current time zone; and

updating the display of the time zone sensitive calendar to reflect the current time zone.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining when a user is indicated to be within a first time zone and determining when the user is indicated to be within a second time zone.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically adding a virtual travel event to the time zone sensitive calendar when a location of an event in the time zone sensitive calendar is in a different time zone.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically adjusting a time of an occurrence of a recurring event to a first time zone when a user is indicated to be in the first time zone and adjusting the time of the occurrence of the recurring event to a second time zone when the user is indicated to be in the second time zone.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein a same period of time is displayed in the time zone sensitive calendar using both a first formatting and a second formatting.

12. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to,

access information that is associated with a time zone sensitive calendar that includes events that include travel events;

determine time zones to include in a calendar view for different time periods in the time zone sensitive calendar using the information;

associate each of the different time periods in the calendar view with one of the time zones;

associate each event during the time periods that are displayed in the calendar view with the associated time zone; and

display the calendar view for the time zone sensitive calendar such that the time periods that are associated with different time zones are visually distinguishable.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein each of the time periods is displayed using at least one of a different color or a different fill pattern.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein determining the time zones to include in the calendar view comprise determining a travel event from the information that starts in a first time zone and ends in a second time zone.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, further comprising for each event that has a time within the calendar view determining a time zone to associate with each event.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, further comprising to display a travel duration indicator on the time zone sensitive calendar that indicates a compression of time or an expansion of time that indicates a duration of time that is associated with the travel event.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, further comprising to automatically add a virtual travel event to the time zone sensitive calendar.

18. A system for displaying a time zone sensitive calendar, comprising:

a display; and

a processor and a computer-readable medium;

the processor configured to perform actions, to;

determine time zones to include in a calendar view for different time periods in the time zone sensitive calendar based on one or more travel events from one time zone to another time zone;

associate each of the different time periods in the calendar view with one of the time zones;

associate each event during the time periods that are displayed in the calendar view with one of the time zones; and

display the calendar view for the time zone sensitive calendar.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the actions include to determine a travel event from information that starts in a first time zone and ends in a second time zone.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the actions include to automatically add a virtual travel event to the time zone sensitive calendar when a location of an event in the time zone sensitive calendar is in a different time zone.