Complementary and shadow calendars

US10216734B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Shira Weinberg · Herzliya, IL
• Haim Somech · Ramat Gan, IL
• Scott V. Fynn · Seattle, US
• Uri Barash · Tel Mond, IL
• Colleen Elizabeth Hamilton · Bellevue, US
• Robert J. Howard · Clifton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 4, 2018
• Grant date: Feb 26, 2019
• Expiry date: Sep 4, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L67/54
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for constructing a complementary calendar and/or a shadow calendar. A user may maintain a primary calendar within which the user may schedule user specified tasks and/or meetings, but may inadvertently omit other entries. Accordingly, a complementary calendar may be constructed based upon inferences derived from user signal data (e.g., information used to identify/infer activities of the user, such as social network profile information, messages, temporal information, locational information, documents, etc.). The complementary calendar may be automatically populated with entries corresponding to inferences derived from user signals and/or real-time conditions (e.g., weather, store hours, traffic conditions, etc.). The primary calendar and the complementary calendar may be merged to create a shadow calendar. The complementary calendar and/or the shadow calendar may be displayed to the user and/or may be used to provide dynamic notifications and/or suggestions to the user (e.g. regarding conflicting entries/obligations, etc.).