Patent ID: 8805348

Claim:
A method for generating a personalized electronic diary for a user of a wireless device, the method being performed by one or more processors of the wireless device and comprising: detecting a motion of the wireless device; in response to detecting the motion, initiating a timer and receiving location information of the wireless device from a global positioning system (GPS) receiver; determining, at least in part, from the motion and the location information, a related activity of the user in using the wireless device; monitoring for a cessation of the motion of the wireless device, wherein the cessation of the motion corresponds to an end to the related activity, and wherein cessation of the motion causes the timer to cease; selectively updating the personalized electronic diary by: making a determination, based at least in part on the determined related activity, whether to update the personalized electronic diary with a personalized diary entry corresponding to the related activity; updating the personalized electronic diary, based on the determination, by generating the personalized diary entry that identifies the related activity of the user and an elapsed time of the related activity; and displaying the personalized diary entry as part of the personalized electronic diary on a display of the wireless device.