Context-based task generation

US8375320B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Matthew J. Kotler · Sammamish, US
• Ned B. Friend · Seattle, US
• Erez Kikin-Gil · Bellevue, US
• Charles W. Park · Sammamish, US
• Jesse Clay Satterfield · Seattle, US
• Igor Zaika · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 22, 2010
• Grant date: Feb 12, 2013
• Expiry date: Dec 6, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/109
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A triggering mechanism for generating task reminders based on contextual information associated with the tasks is provided. Contextual information may be extracted from a variety of sources and may be related to one or more tasks. Based on the contextual information, task reminders may be generated and may be presented in a manner that makes the task reminders more useful to an end user.