Generating timer data

1. An apparatus comprising:

an input device;

a processor;

a memory that stores code executable by the processor to:

identify a timer command from a command signal from a user through the input device;

identify a timer interval and timer characteristics of a timer from the timer command;

generate a timer tag for the timer from the timer interval and the timer characteristics, wherein the timer tag is a natural language description of the timer characteristics;

generate a timer alert from the timer tag using a neural network trained on query patterns and response templates, wherein each query pattern is a natural language pattern for inquiring regarding the timer characteristics and has a corresponding response template for responding to the query pattern and reporting on an automated action for the query pattern;

detect the timer interval expiring; and

in response to the timer interval expiring, communicate the timer alert.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the code is further executable by the processor to detect a timer event based on one or more of the timer characteristics being satisfied and the timer interval expiring, the one or more timer characteristics comprising a target person, a task, a task description, a trigger event, an automated action, a timer repetition, a timer instruction, and an intermediate interval from the timer command, wherein the timer event must occur before the timer is complete.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the code is further executable by the processor to identify a location of the target person and wherein the timer alert is communicated at the location.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the timer alert is a natural language alert based on the timer tag.

5. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the code is further executable by the processor to spawn child timer data in response to the intermediate interval.

6. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the code is further executable by the processor to:

detect a timer query; and

in response to detecting the timer query, communicate a timer report.

7. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the code is further executable by the processor to initiate the automated action in response to detecting the timer event.

8. A method comprising:

identifying, by use of a processor, a timer command from a command signal from a user through an input device;

identifying a timer interval and timer characteristics of a timer from the timer command;

generating a timer tag for the timer from the timer interval and the timer characteristics, wherein the timer tag is a natural language description of the timer characteristics;

generating a timer alert from the timer tag using a neural network trained on query patterns and response templates, wherein each query pattern is a natural language pattern for inquiring regarding the timer characteristics and has a corresponding response template for responding to the query pattern and reporting on an automated action for the query pattern;

detecting the timer interval expiring; and

in response to the timer interval expiring, communicating the timer alert.

9. The method of claim 8 , the method further comprising detecting a timer event based on one or more of the timer characteristics being satisfied and the timer interval expiring, the one or more timer characteristics comprising a target person, a task, a task description, an intermediate trigger event, an automated action, a timer repetition, a timer instruction, and a timer interval from the timer command, wherein the timer event must occur before the timer is complete.

10. The method of claim 9 , the method further comprising identifying a location of the target person and wherein the timer alert is communicated at the location.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the timer alert is a natural language alert based on the timer tag.

12. The method of claim 9 , the method further comprising spawning child timer data in response to the intermediate interval.

13. The method of claim 9 , the method further comprising:

detecting a timer query; and

in response to detecting the timer query, communicating a timer report.

14. The method of claim 9 , the method further comprising initiating the automated action in response to detecting the timer event.

15. A program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores code executable by a processor, the executable code comprising code to:

identify a timer command from a command signal from a user through an input device;

identify a timer interval and timer characteristics of a timer from the timer command;

generate a timer tag for the timer from the timer interval and the timer characteristics, wherein the timer tag is a natural language description of the timer characteristics;

generate a timer alert from the timer tag using a neural network trained on query patterns and response templates, wherein each query pattern is a natural language pattern for inquiring regarding the timer characteristics and has a corresponding response template for responding to the query pattern and reporting on an automated action for the query pattern;

detect the timer interval expiring; and

in response to the timer interval expiring, communicate the timer alert.

16. The program product of claim 15 , the code further detecting a timer event based on one or more of the timer characteristics being satisfied and the timer interval expiring, the one or more timer characteristics comprising a target person, a task, a task description, a trigger event, an automated action, a timer repetition, a timer instruction, and an intermediate interval from the timer command, wherein the timer event must occur before the timer is complete.

17. The program product of claim 16 , the code further identifying a location of the target person and wherein the timer alert is communicated at the location.

18. The program product of claim 16 , wherein the timer alert is a natural language alert based on the timer tag.

19. The program product of claim 16 , the code further spawning child timer data in response to the intermediate interval.

20. The program product of claim 16 , the code further:

detecting a timer query; and

in response to detecting the timer query, communicating a timer report.