TECHNIQUES FOR RECEIVING EVENT INFORMATION
Techniques involving the reception of information regarding scheduled events are disclosed. For example, an apparatus may include an event management module and a communications interface module. The event management module creates an event object corresponding to an event. The event object may include a desired status information indicator. Based on this indicator, the communications interface module receives the desired status information from a remote device.
1 . An apparatus, comprising:
an event management module to create an event object corresponding to an event, the event object comprising a desired status information indicator; and
a communications interface module to receive the desired status information from a remote device, wherein the desired status information is based on the desired status information indicator.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a calendar application module to create a calendar entry, wherein the event object is included in the calendar entry.
3 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the calendar application module is to generate a user notification based on the received status information.
4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the calendar application module is to modify the calendar entry based on the notification.
5 . The apparatus of claim 1 :
wherein the event management module is to generate a request message, and the communications interface module is to send the request message to the remote device; and
wherein the received status information is received in response to the request message.
6 . The apparatus of claim 5 :
wherein the event object further comprises an event time; and
wherein the communications interface module is to send the request message within a predetermined time interval before the event time.
7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the communications interface module is to send the event object to the remote device, the remote device to obtain the desired status information from a further remote device.
8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the event object includes a location of the event.
9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the desired status information indicator specifies traffic conditions and/or weather data associated with the location.
10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the desired status information indicator specifies scheduling information of a transportation event.
11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the event object further comprises an indicator of a remote resource to provide the desired status information.
12 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the desired status information is associated with the event.
13 . A method, comprising:
creating an event object corresponding to an event, the event object comprising a desired status information indicator; and
receiving desired status information from a remote device, wherein the desired status information is based on the desired status information indicator.
14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
notifying a local user based on the received status information.
15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
modifying a calendar entry based on the user notification.
16 . The method of claim 15 ,
wherein the calendar entry has one or more remote user participants;
wherein the method further comprises sending the modified calendar entry to the one or more remote user participants.
17 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
sending a request to the remote device for the desired status information.
18 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
sending the event object to the remote device, the remote device to obtain the desired status information from a further remote device.
19 . A system, comprising:
a server; and
a user device having an event management module and a communications interface module;
wherein the event management module is to create an event object corresponding to an event, the event object comprising a desired status information indicator; and
wherein the communications interface module is to receive desired status information from the server, the desired status information based on the desired status information indicator.
20 . An article comprising a computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that if executed enable a system to:
create an event object corresponding to an event, the event object comprising a desired status information indicator; and
receive the desired status information from a remote device, wherein desired status information is based on the desired status information indicator.