Patent ID: 8346237

Claim:
A machine-implemented method for operating a mobile electronic device having a commute time function, the method comprising: receiving and storing commute information associated with a user on the mobile electronic device, the commute information including a start address and a destination address; in response to an event having a time entry and a day entry received on the mobile electronic device from the user, associating the event with the stored commute information; and automatically activating the commute time function on the mobile electronic device based on the event, including determining an up-to-date commute time based on the stored commute information, including sending the stored commute information to a remote facility that computes the up-to-date commute time based on up-to-date traffic conditions and the stored commute information, and receiving the up-to-date commute time from the remote facility, and presenting the up-to-date commute time.