Method for managing user schedule and device using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9690864-B2
Application number	US-86245610-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 24, 2010
Priority date	Aug 24, 2009
Publication date	Jun 27, 2017
Grant date	Jun 27, 2017

Abstract

A method for managing user schedule and a device using the same are provided. The information stored in an external device is received and added to an existing user schedule. Accordingly, it is possible to integrally manage the user schedules scattered at different locations, and provide improved convenience of using user schedules.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of sharing schedule information with a plurality of users, the method comprising:
receiving first schedule information of a first user from a first device of the first user, the first schedule information comprising at least one of a date, a time, a location, participant, and a title of the schedule of the first user;
receiving second schedule information of a second user from a second device of the second user, the second schedule information comprising at least one of a date, a time, a location, participant, and a title of a schedule of the second user;
when at least the date and the time of the schedule of the first user and the schedule of the second user are the same and the title of the schedule of the first user and the schedule of the second user are different, determining whether the schedule of the first user and the schedule of the second user are a same schedule by comparing the first schedule information and the second schedule information; and
when it is determined that the schedule of the first user and the schedule of the second user are the same schedule:
generating third schedule information including a common date, time, and location, the title and the participant of the first schedule information, and the title and the participant of the second schedule information;
applying predetermined editing to a title of the third schedule information by merging at least a part of the title and the participant of the first schedule information and a part of the title and the participant of the second schedule information;
updating a commonly shared schedule with the third schedule information; and
providing a notification indicating the commonly shared schedule to the first device and the second device based on the commonly shared schedule.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
when a day corresponding to the commonly shared schedule approaches, displaying information to inform that the first user and the second user have the commonly shared schedule ahead.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first schedule information further comprises a user name of the first user, and
the second schedule information further comprises a user name of the second user.

4. An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a network interface connected to the processor,
wherein the processor performs the method of:
receiving, through the network interface, first schedule information of a first user from a first device of the first user, the first schedule information comprising at least one of a date, a time, a location, participant, and a title of the schedule of the first user;
receiving, through the network interface, second schedule information of a second user from a second device of the second user, the second schedule information comprising at least one of a date, a time, a location, participant, and a title of a schedule of the second user;
when at least the date and the time of the schedule of the first user and the schedule of the second user are the same and the title of the schedule of the first user and the schedule of the second user are different, determining whether the schedule of the first user and the schedule of the second user are a same schedule by comparing the first schedule information and the second schedule information; and
when it is determined that the schedule of the first user and the schedule of the second user are the same schedule:
generating third schedule information including a common date, time, and location, the title and the participant of the first schedule information, and the title and the participant of the second schedule information;
applying predetermined editing to a title of the third schedule information by merging at least a part of the title and the participant of the first schedule information and a part of the title and the participant of the second schedule information,
update a commonly shared schedule with the third schedule information; and
provide a notification indicating the commonly shared schedule to the first device and the second device based on the commonly shared schedule.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein when a day corresponding to the commonly shared schedule approaches, the processor displays information to inform that the first user and the second user have the commonly shared schedule ahead.

6. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the first schedule information further comprises a user name of the first user, and
the second schedule information further comprises a user name of the second user.

7. The apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising:
a storage unit configured to store previously-registered user information,
wherein the processor performs authentication of at least one user using the previously-registered user information, and updates the previously-registered user information using information inputted by the at least one user.

Assignees

• Yu Seung-Dong
• Chang Woo-Yong
• Park Se-Jun
• Moon Min-Jeong
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yu Seung-Dong
• Chang Woo-Yong
• Park Se-Jun
• Moon Min-Jeong

Classifications

• G06Q10/1093

  Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups · CPC title

• G06F17/30873 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q10/109

  Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting · CPC title

• G06F16/954 Primary

  Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing · CPC title

• H04B1/40 Primary

  Circuits · CPC title