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Electronic calendaring system that automatically predicts calendar entries based upon previous activities
Assignee: Google LLC
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Filing: 2000-02-09
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Granted: 2003-08-05
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Expires: 2020-02-09
Abstract
Abstract An electronic calendaring system that automatically predicts calendar entries based upon previous activities. The system presents a user with an intelligent sequence of forms which query the user about events such as hotels for travel, attendees for meeting, etc. The initial information contained within the forms is generated by looking at previous records generated by the user; or in the case of a first time use, either selected defaults or blanks for data entry. Furthermore, the system automatically presents the user with an option to select a new activity or maintain the previous one. By presenting a structured sequence of appropriate forms and event history, the calendaring system simplifies planning for the user, or refreshes the user's memory, thereby intelligently assisting the user in the entry of event data.
Inventors
- 👤 Stefan B. Edlund
- 👤 Daniel Alexander Ford
- 👤 Joann Ruvolo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 21:13
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; G06Q10/109; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S715/00; Y10S715/961; Y10S715/963
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A system to intelligently assist a user in the entry of event data in an electronic calendaring system comprising: a calendar store, said calendar store retaining calendar entries associated with one or more users; a graphical user interface, said interface displaying to a user one or more forms requesting event data calendar entries for one or more fields; a forms repository storing said forms in computer storage; a forms controller selectively retrieving said one or more forms; a rules repository, said rules repository operatively determining said selectively retrieving of said forms and default and historical event entries, and said system intelligently assisting a user in the entry of calendar data in said electronic calendaring system based on a rules-based sequence of forms and suggested default and historical event data entries.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
130 words
A system to intelligently assist a user in the entry of event data in an electronic calendaring system comprising: a calendar store, said calendar store retaining calendar entries associated with one or more users; a graphical user interface, said interface displaying to a user one or more forms requesting event data calendar entries for one or more fields; a forms repository storing said forms in computer storage; a forms controller selectively retrieving said one or more forms; a rules repository, said rules repository operatively determining said selectively retrieving of said forms and default and historical event entries, and said system intelligently assisting a user in the entry of calendar data in said electronic calendaring system based on a rules-based sequence of forms and suggested default and historical event data entries.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
An system to intelligently assist a user in the entry of event data in an electronic calendaring system, as per claim 1 , wherein said form controller further processes new event entries as possible new historical event entries upon completion of an event entry.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
An system to intelligently assist a user in the entry of event data in an electronic calendaring system, as per claim 1 , wherein said default and historical event entries are organized and displayed to encourage selection of a most probable event entry.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
61 words
A system to intelligently assist a user in the entry of event data in an electronic calendaring system, as per claim 3 , wherein said intelligently assisting a user in the entry of calendar data comprises a form predictor, said form predictor utilizing previous calendar entry inputs and rules in said rules repository to predict said default values for said fields.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A system to intelligently assist a user in the entry of event data in an electronic calendaring system, as per claim 1 , wherein said system further comprises an entry updater for temporarily storing any calendar entry inputs.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
A system to intelligently assist a user in the entry of event data in an electronic calendaring system, as per claim 1 , wherein said system further comprises an entry persister for permanently storing any calendar entry inputs.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
170 words
A system to intelligently assist a user in the entry of event data in an electronic calendaring system comprising: a calendar store, said calendar store retaining calendar entries associated with one or more users; a graphical user interface, said interface rendering one or more forms, with at least one form having one or more fields for calendar entry inputs; a forms repository storing said forms in computer storage; a forms controller selectively retrieving one or more forms for rendering in said interface, said retrieval based upon one or more rules; a form predictor, said form predictor utilizing previous calendar entry inputs and one or more rules associated with said fields to predict a list of probable values for said fields; a rules repository, said rules repository storing said rules for selectively retrieving forms and said rules for predicting said list of probable values, and wherein said system intelligently assists a user in the entry of event data in said electronic calendaring system based on said rules in said rules repository.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
170 words
A system to intelligently assist a user in the entry of event data in an electronic calendaring system comprising: a calendar store, said calendar store retaining calendar entries associated with one or more users; a graphical user interface, said interface rendering one or more forms, with at least one form having one or more fields for calendar entry inputs; a forms repository storing said forms in computer storage; a forms controller selectively retrieving one or more forms for rendering in said interface, said retrieval based upon one or more rules; a form predictor, said form predictor utilizing previous calendar entry inputs and one or more rules associated with said fields to predict a list of probable values for said fields; a rules repository, said rules repository storing said rules for selectively retrieving forms and said rules for predicting said list of probable values, and wherein said system intelligently assists a user in the entry of event data in said electronic calendaring system based on said rules in said rules repository.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A system to intelligently assist a user in the entry of event data in an electronic calendaring system, as per claim 7 , wherein at least one of said fields is a hidden field.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
A system to intelligently assist a user in the entry of event data in an electronic calendaring system, as per claim 8 , wherein said at least one hidden field comprises meta-data about said forms.
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