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Method and apparatus for using estimated travel time to schedule an event and event reminders

  • US 9,165,260 B1
  • Filed: 08/24/2006
  • Issued: 10/20/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer implemented method of using estimated travel time to schedule an event, the method comprising:

  • determining, by a computer system, at least one scheduled event participant;

    determining, by a computer system, a location of the at least one scheduled event participant;

    computing, by a computer system, a travel time of at least one scheduled event participant to travel to said scheduled event;

    scheduling, by a scheduler, a scheduled event for the at least one scheduled event participant, said scheduling taking into account the computed travel time of the at least one scheduled event participant;

    storing, by a said scheduler, said scheduled event in an electronic device having a calendar software application and wherein said travel time for the scheduled event is stored in said electronic device so another event will not be scheduled in the same timeframe as the travel time, and wherein the travel time for a scheduled event is stored as a calendar entry separate from a calendar entry of the scheduled event;

    wherein said computing a travel time is performed periodically and when a change in a recently computed travel time from an earlier computed travel time is detected, notifying the scheduled event participant that the computed travel time has changed; and

    wherein storing said scheduled event in an electronic device having a calendar software application includes;

    rendering a first calendar entry representative of scheduled event;

    rendering a second calendar entry representative of the travel time, wherein the second calendar entry is displayed by the calendar software application as visibly separate from the first calendar entry;

    wherein notifying the scheduled event participant that the computed travel time has changed includes;

    updating an appearance of the second calendar entry, wherein an updated second calendar entry is representative of a new computed travel time.

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