Method and apparatus for reminding calendar schedule and recording medium

• US 9,052,210 B2
• Filed: 02/07/2013
• Issued: 06/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Lee, Yu-Cheng, Lu, Kuang-Rong, Wang, John C., Cheng, Chi-Chen, Chin, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): CAMBY, RICHARD M
• Application Number:
  US13/761,161
• Publication Number:
  US 20130151143A1
• Time in Patent Office: 852 Days
• Field of Search: 701/425, 701/410, 701/411, 701/412, 701/416, 701/420, 701/426, 701/445, 701/446, 701/447, 701/451, 701/461, 701/462, 455/456.1, 455/414.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/343 Calculating itineraries, i.e. routes leading from a starting point to a series of categorical destinations using a global route restraint, round trips, touristic trips travelling salesman problem G06Q10/04; optimisation of routes G06Q10/047
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/18 Comparators
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2072 Schedules, e.g. personal calendars
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for reminding a calendar schedule and a recording medium are provided. First, a schedule and a location of an event are set in a calendar, and first positioning information of the location is obtained. Then, second positioning information of a current location of a mobile device is obtained. Next, the current location is determining whether to be within a signal range of a signal source. Once the current location is within the signal range, the time for moving from the location with the second positioning information to the location with the first positioning information is calculated. Finally, a reminding time is set according to the transferring time, and a reminding action is taken at the reminding time. Thereby, the reminding time of the event can be dynamically adjusted to avoid delay caused when the mobile device is too far from the event location.

Claims

1. A method for reminding a calendar schedule, suitable for a mobile apparatus, the method comprising:

setting a first schedule and a first location of a first event in a calendar;

obtaining first positioning information of a current location of the mobile apparatus during the first event according to the first schedule, and storing the first positioning information as event positioning information of the first location;

setting a second schedule and a second location of a next event in the calendar, and obtaining the event positioning information of the first location if the second location is equal to the first location;

obtaining second positioning information of the current location of the mobile apparatus;

calculating a transferring time for moving from the location with the second positioning information to the location with the event positioning information; and

setting a reminding time of the next event according to the transferring time, and performing a reminding action of the next event at the reminding time, wherein the reminding time is earlier than the schedule for a length of the transferring time and a predetermined time.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of setting the first schedule and the first location of the first event in the calendar comprises:

retrieving a notification of the first event; and

recognizing a location name in the notification and setting the location name as the first location of the first event.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of storing the first positioning information as event positioning information of the first location comprises:

comparing the first positioning information with a previously stored event positioning information of the first location;

if the first positioning information matches the previously stored event positioning information, keeping the previously stored event positioning information; and

if the first positioning information does not match the previously stored event positioning information, replacing the previously stored event positioning information with the first positioning information.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of obtaining the first positioning information of the current location of the mobile apparatus during the first event according to the first schedule, and storing the first positioning information as the event positioning information of the first location further comprises:

repeatedly obtaining multiple first positioning information during the first event;

comparing the obtained multiple first positioning information with each others;

concluding the first location information as the event positioning information; and

storing the concluded first positioning information as the event positioning information of the first location.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of storing the first positioning information as the event positioning information of the first location comprises:

transmitting the first positioning information to a remote server and storing to store the first positioning information in the remote server as the event positioning information of the first location.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first location comprises meeting room number, office name, company name, building name, or scenic spot name.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first positioning information of the current location of the mobile apparatus is obtained through a base station provided by a communication service provider or through a nearby wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) access point.

6. A non-transitory recording medium, recording program instructions for executing a method for reminding a calendar schedule, suitable for a mobile apparatus, the method comprising:

setting a first schedule and a first location of a first event in a calendar;

obtaining first positioning information of a current location of the mobile apparatus during the first event according to the first schedule, and storing the first positioning information as event positioning information of the first location;

setting a second schedule and a second location of a next event in the calendar, and obtaining the event positioning information of the first location if the second location is equal to the first location;

obtaining second positioning information of the current location of the mobile apparatus;

calculating a transferring time for moving from the location with the second positioning information to the location with the event positioning information; and

setting a reminding time of the next event according to the transferring time, and performing a reminding action of the next event at the reminding time, wherein the reminding time is earlier than the schedule for a length of the transferring time and a predetermined time.

14. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 6, wherein the step of storing the first positioning information as event positioning information of the first location comprises:

comparing the first positioning information with a previously stored event positioning information of the first location;

if the first positioning information matches the previously stored event positioning information, keeping the previously stored event positioning information; and

if the first positioning information does not match the previously stored event positioning information, replacing the previously stored event positioning information with the first positioning information.

15. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 6, wherein the step of obtaining the first positioning information of the current location of the mobile apparatus during the first event according to the first schedule, and storing the first positioning information as the event positioning information of the first location further comprises:

repeatedly obtaining multiple first positioning information during the first event;

comparing the obtained multiple first positioning information with each others;

concluding the first location information as the event positioning information; and

storing the concluded first positioning information as the event positioning information of the first location.

16. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 6, wherein the step of storing the first positioning information as the event positioning information of the first location comprises:

transmitting the first positioning information to a remote server to store the first positioning information in the remote server as the event positioning information of the first location.

17. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 6, wherein the first location comprises meeting room number, office name, company name, building name, or scenic spot name.

18. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 6, wherein the first positioning information of the current location of the mobile apparatus is obtained through a base station provided by a communication service provider or through a nearby wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) access point.

7. An apparatus for reminding a calendar schedule, comprising:

a calendar module, configured to set a first schedule and a first location of a first event in a calendar;

a positioning module, configured to obtain first positioning information of a current location during the first event according to the first schedule;

a storage module, configured to store the first positioning information as event positioning information of the first location;

wherein

the calendar module is further configured to set a second schedule and a second location of a next event and obtain the event positioning information of the first location if the second location is equal to the first location; and

the positioning module is further configured to obtain second positioning information of the current location;

a calculation module, configured to calculate a transferring time for moving from the location with the second positioning information to the location with the event positioning information; and

a reminding module, configured to set a reminding time of the next event according to the transferring time and perform a reminding action of the next event at the reminding time, wherein the reminding time is earlier than the schedule for a length of the transferring time and a predetermined time.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the calendar module is further configured to retrieve a notification of the first event, recognize a location name in the notification, and set the location name as the first location of the first event.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the storage module is further configured to compare the first positioning information with a previously stored event positioning information of the first location, keep the previously stored event positioning information if the first positioning information matches the previously stored event positioning information, and replace the previously stored event positioning information with the first positioning information if the first positioning information does not match the previously stored event positioning information.

10. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the positioning module is further configured to repeatedly obtain multiple first positioning information during the first event, and the storage module is further configured to compare the obtained multiple first positioning information with each other, concluding the first location information as the event positioning information, and store the concluded first positioning information as the event positioning information of the first location.

11. The apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising:

a data transmitting module, configured to transmit the first positioning information to a remote server to store the first positioning information in the remote server as the event positioning information of the first location.

19. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the first location comprises meeting room number, office name, company name, building name, or scenic spot name.

20. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the positioning module obtains the first positioning information of the current location during the first event through a base station provided by a communication service provider or through a nearby wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) access point.