Context-Sensitive Calendar Aggregating Information Atoms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current networking and computing technologies lack a system for effectively integrating various services to provide users with a meaningful way to plan, create, and share activities with contacts, offering limited multi-dimensional views of user activity data for coordination and planning.
Innovation Solution
The development of context-sensitive calendars that are dynamically generated based on user context, aggregating information atoms such as activities, places, and contacts to provide a richer and more integrated view of user activity data, allowing users to subscribe to updated calendars based on their preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If standard event calendars are used to manage activities, then the system is simple and easy to operate, but the information dimension is limited and cannot provide comprehensive activity coordination
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments activity information into distinct dimensions (time, location, participants, activity type) and organizes them separately, allowing each dimension to be managed independently while providing comprehensive views when needed. This enables the system to maintain simplicity for basic operations while offering multi-dimensional analysis when required.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces multiple information dimensions beyond traditional calendar time slots, including spatial dimensions (locations), social dimensions (participants/contacts), and contextual dimensions (activity categories). This transforms the flat one-dimensional calendar view into a multi-dimensional information space that provides comprehensive activity coordination capabilities.
2Loss of information
If multiple information sources are integrated to provide comprehensive activity data, then the information completeness is improved, but the data aggregation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal activity coordination system that can handle multiple information sources (calendars, contacts, location services, social networks) through a single integrated platform. The system performs multiple functions including data collection, aggregation, filtering, and presentation through various views, eliminating the need for separate tools for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer that sits between multiple information sources and the user interface. This intermediary layer standardizes data formats, handles data aggregation logic, and provides consistent access to integrated information, thereby reducing the complexity of directly managing multiple diverse data sources.
3Ease of operation
If context-sensitive calendars are dynamically generated, then the activity coordination capability is enhanced, but the processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-processing and organizing activity data into structured formats, pre-calculating possible views and filters, and preparing aggregated information in advance. This reduces the computational burden during runtime when generating context-sensitive calendar views, thereby minimizing processing time while maintaining enhanced coordination capabilities.
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AI summary
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided, which may provide activity coordination services. An apparatus may include a processor configured to receive a request for a context-sensitive calendar. The request may comprise an indication of an associated context. The processor may also be configured to determine the context associated with the received request. The processor may further be configured to aggregate one or more information atoms based at least in part upon the determined context. The processor may additionally be configured to generate a context-sensitive calendar comprising the aggregated information atoms. The processor may also be configured to provide the generated context-sensitive calendar to a user. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.