Event-based time zone changes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11163267-B2
Application number	US-201916364293-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 26, 2019
Priority date	Mar 26, 2019
Publication date	Nov 2, 2021
Grant date	Nov 2, 2021

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure describe automatically changing a time zone of a mobile device to a current time zone. The method detects a first event for a mobile device from a plurality of events. The plurality of events represents a possible time zone change from a first time zone. The method generates a time change value based on detection of the event. The method detects a subsequent event for the mobile device and modifies the time change value. The method determines the time change value exceeds a change threshold value and changes a time zone display of the mobile device from the first time zone to a second time zone based on at least one detected event for the mobile device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for automatically changing a time zone of a mobile device to a current time zone, comprising:
detecting a first event for the mobile device from a plurality of events, the plurality of events representing a possible time zone change from a first time zone;
generating a time change value based on detection of the first event;
detecting a subsequent event for the mobile device, the subsequent event being an event of the plurality of events;
modifying the time change value based on detection of the subsequent event;
determining the time change value exceeds a change threshold value; and
changing a time zone display of the mobile device from the first time zone to a second time zone based on at least one detected event for the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first event and the subsequent event occur in the first time zone, the method further comprising:
detecting a first location and a first time for the first event, the time change value being generated based on the first event, the first location, and the first time;
detecting a subsequent location and a subsequent time for the subsequent event, the time change value being modified based on the subsequent event, the subsequent location, and the subsequent time; and
determining the first location and the subsequent location are proximate to a landmark associated with at least one event of the plurality of events.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining an elapsed time between the first event and the subsequent event; and
modifying the time change value based on the elapsed time.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying the first time zone within an event window of a user interface displayed on the mobile device; and
based on the time change value exceeding the change threshold value, displaying the second time zone within the event window of the user interface displayed on the mobile device, the second time zone being displayed proximate to the first time zone.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the subsequent event is a plurality of subsequent events, the method further comprising:
detecting each subsequent event of the plurality of subsequent events at a distinct time;
modifying the time change value based on detection of each subsequent event of the plurality of subsequent events; and
based on detection of each subsequent event and modification of the time change value, iteratively modifying a depiction of the first time zone and the second time zone within the event window.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining at least one event of the first event and the subsequent event is a departure from the first time zone; and
displaying the first time zone and a departure countdown representing a remaining time until departure from the first time zone.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein changing the time zone display of the mobile device further comprises:
determining an arrival countdown representing a time remaining until arrival at a location within the second time zone; and
displaying the arrival countdown within the time zone display of the mobile device.

8. A system for automatically changing a time zone of a mobile device to a current time zone, comprising:
one or more processors; and
a computer-readable storage medium, coupled to the one or more processors, storing program instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
detecting a first event for the mobile device from a plurality of events, the plurality of events representing a possible time zone change from a first time zone;
generating a time change value based on detection of the first event;
detecting a subsequent event for the mobile device, the subsequent event being an event of the plurality of events;
modifying the time change value based on detection of the subsequent event;
determining the time change value exceeds a change threshold value; and
changing a time zone display of the mobile device from the first time zone to a second time zone based on at least one detected event for the mobile device.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first event and the subsequent event occur in the first time zone, the operations further comprise:
detecting a first location and a first time for the first event, the time change value being generated based on the first event, the first location, and the first time;
detecting a subsequent location and a subsequent time for the subsequent event, the time change value being modified based on the subsequent event, the subsequent location, and the subsequent time; and
determining the first location and the subsequent location are proximate to a landmark associated with at least one event of the plurality of events.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining an elapsed time between the first event and the subsequent event; and
modifying the time change value based on the elapsed time.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:
displaying the first time zone within an event window of a user interface displayed on the mobile device; and
based on the time change value exceeding the change threshold value, displaying the second time zone within the event window of the user interface displayed on the mobile device, the second time zone being displayed proximate to the first time zone.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the subsequent event is a plurality of subsequent events, the operations further comprise:
detecting each subsequent event of the plurality of subsequent events at a distinct time;
modifying the time change value based on detection of each subsequent event of the plurality of subsequent events; and
based on detection of each subsequent event and modification of the time change value, iteratively modifying a depiction of the first time zone and the second time zone within the event window.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining at least one event of the first event and the subsequent event is a departure from the first time zone; and
displaying the first time zone and a departure countdown representing a remaining time until departure from the first time zone.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein changing the time zone display of the mobile device further comprises:
determining an arrival countdown representing a time remaining until arrival at a location within the second time zone; and
displaying the arrival countdown within the time zone display of the mobile device.

15. A computer program product for automatically changing a time zone of a mobile device to a current time zone, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions being executable by one or more processors to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
detecting a first event for the mobile device from a plurality of events, the plurality of events representing a possible time zone change from a first time zone;
generating a time change value based on detection of the first event;
detecting a subsequent event for the mobile device, the subsequent event being an event of the plurality of events;
modifying the time change value based on detection of the subsequent event;
determining the time change value exceeds a change threshold value; and
changing a time zone display of the mobile device from the first time

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Yoshinaga Hiroki
• Kawamura Kousei
• Yoshihara Hiroki
• Kizawa Yukimasa

Classifications

• H04W64/003

  locating network equipment · CPC title

• G01S2205/01

  specially adapted for specific applications · CPC title

• G01S5/01

  Determining conditions which influence positioning, e.g. radio environment, state of motion or energy consumption · CPC title

• G04G9/0076 Primary

  in which the time in another time-zone or in another city can be displayed at will · CPC title

• G01S5/0284

  Relative positioning · CPC title