Patent ID: 8457887
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for providing travel-related information associated with calendar appointments being maintained by a computing system, the method comprising: placing appointment information associated with the calendar appointments into an appointment queue being operated by the computing system; monitoring, by the computing system, a calendar application being executed on the computing system for travel-related appointments, the calendar application retrieving the appointment information from the appointment queue; responsive to identifying a travel-related appointment from the appointment information, retrieving, by the computing system, travel time information associated with a location of the travel-related appointment including a time to reach a location associated with the travel-related appointment; providing, by the computing system, the travel-related information to a user, wherein the travel-related information includes at least a flight number, a departing airport, and a flight schedule in response to the travel-related appointment being associated with a flight; automatically updating the travel-related appointment and the travel time information in response to the computing system determining there are changes to the travel-related information and the travel time information; and communicating the travel-related information and the travel time information to the user in response to determining there is an update.