Calendaring location-based events and associated travel
US9886683B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/109
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user interface for an electronic calendar represents different locations or different users or different user calendars in different portions of the display. Calendar entries can be associated with one or more locations, one or more users, and with one or more user calendars. The different locations may reside in different time zones and a timeline for each time zone is displayed. The position of the calendar entry provides a visual identifier of the timeline with which the event is associated. Travel time to and from events in the calendar are calculated for calendared events and shown adjacent to the beginning and end of the event. A user's future location at a point in time is inferred from patterns in the user's locations and by analyzing the user's calendared events and correspondence in order to calculate travel time to calendared events.
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