Electronic Event Planner in Communication Device
A communication device including a controller coupled to a user interface wherein the controller is configured to recommend an event and a proposed time at which the event occurs based on tentative time and participant information provided to, or obtained by, the communication device. The participant information identifies an individual with which a user of the communication device may participate in the event. The recommended event and proposed time is communicated to the participants.
1 . A communication device comprising:
a user interface;
a controller coupled to the user interface,
the controller configured to recommend an event and a proposed time at which the event will occur based on a tentative time and based on participant information obtained by the communication device,
the participant information identifying an entity with which a user of the communication device is to participate in the event,
the controller configured to present the recommended event and proposed time on the user interface.
2 . The device of claim 1 , the controller configured to recommend the proposed time and a venue at which participation in the event will occur at the user interface.
3 . The device of claim 2 ,
the controller configured to obtain the preference information about the entity or the user of the communication device,
the controller configured to recommend an event and a proposed time at which the event will occur based on the preference information.
4 . The device of claim 1 further comprising a communication transceiver,
the entity is an individual,
the controller configured to obtain preference information about the individual from a remote information source via the communication transceiver,
the controller configured to recommend an event and a proposed time at which the event will occur based on the preference information.
5 . The device of claim 1 ,
the entity is an individual,
the controller configured to obtain information about the entity or the user of the communication device,
the controller configured to recommend an event and a proposed time at which the event will occur based on an interest common to both the individual and the user of the communication device.
6 . The device of claim 1 ,
the entity is an individual,
the controller configured to obtain state of mind information about the individual,
the controller configured to recommend an event and a proposed time at which the event will occur based on the state of mind information about the individual.
7 . The device of claim 1 ,
the entity is an individual,
the controller configured to obtain physical health information about the individual,
the controller configured to recommend an event and a proposed time at which the event will occur based on the physical health information about the individual.
8 . The device of claim 1 further comprising a communication transceiver,
the entity is an individual,
the controller configured to cause the communication transceiver to communicate the proposed time and event to the individual and to obtain feedback from the individual in response to the communication.
9 . The device of claim 1 ,
the entity is an individual,
the controller configured to obtain contextual information about the individual and about the user of the communication device,
the controller configured to recommend an event and a proposed time at which the event will occur based on the contextual information.
10 . A communication device executing an event scheduling and planning application, comprising:
receiving information identifying a tentative event in which to participate with an unknown entity at a tentative future time;
recommending a proposed entity with which to participate in the tentative event with a user of the communication device,
the proposed entity recommended based on the tentative future time and based on information common to the user of the communication device and to the proposed entity.
11 . The method of claim 10 , the proposed entity is an individual, identifying the proposed individual based on information indicating that the individual has an interest in the tentative event.
12 . The method of claim 11 , recommending the individual based on information indicating that the individual is available at the tentative future time.
13 . The method of claim 10 ,
the proposed entity is an individual,
communicating the tentative event to the individual, and
receiving feedback from the individual in response to the communication.
14 . The method of claim 10 ,
requesting information from the proposed entity,
recommending the proposed entity based on information received from the proposed entity in response to the request.
15 . The method 10 , recommending the proposed entity based on a location of the tentative event and based on a location of the user of the communication device.
16 . The method 10 , recommending the proposed entity based on a location of the potential entity and based on a location of the user of the communication device at the tentative event future time.
17 . The method 10 , the potential entity is an individual, recommending a revised tentative future time after recommending the individual.
18 . A method in a communication device executing an event scheduling and planning application, comprising:
receiving information identifying a potential entity to participate in an unknown event at a tentative future time for the application;
recommending a proposed event for participation in by the potential entity identified and a user of the communication device,
the proposed event recommended based on the tentative future time and based on information about the potential entity and based on information about the user of the communication device.
19 . The method of claim 18 , the potential entity is an individual, obtaining personal preference information about the individual from an information source, recommending the proposed event based on personal preference information about the individual.
20 . The method of claim 18 , recommending the proposed event based on an interest common to the potential entity and to the user of the communication device.