Apparatus and method for processing schedule-related event in wireless terminal
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJae-Ho Kim, Jeong-Wook Seo, Hyun-Ji Kim
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method are provided for processing schedule-related events by performing an avatar agent function. In the apparatus and method, a character agent function is added to a wireless terminal. When an event is generated in the wireless terminal, the generation and processing of the event is expressed by means of a corresponding avatar UI. Accordingly, when schedule-related events are generated, it is possible to express the events through the character agent function.
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An apparatus for processing schedule-related events in a wireless terminal, the apparatus comprising:
- a memory for storing a character UI image according to the schedule-related events;
- an event collector for collecting the schedule-related events, and generating event messages for identifying the schedule-related events;
- an event controller for proving a plurality of specialists for the schedule-related event, determining a specialist corresponding to the event message among the specialists, and selecting and outputting a character UI based on the schedule-related event, which is included in the determined specialist;
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- an agent expression part for accessing and outputting a character image and a text corresponding to the character UI based on the schedule-related event.
A method for processing schedule-related events in a wireless terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing schedule-related events when the schedule-related events occur;
- checking preset specialists in order to process each schedule-related event;
- calling the checked specialists and allowing the specialists to process the schedule-related events;
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- checking processing results according to the specialists having processed the schedule-related events, and displaying processing result-related expressions preset according to the specialists based on the processing results.
A method for processing schedule-related events in a wireless terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining if registered schedules exist;
- determining if a schedule satisfying schedule alarm conditions exists among the registered schedules and when the schedule satisfying the schedule alarm conditions exists, raising an alarm for the schedule and displaying a message for indicating a change of a reception notification mode according to the schedule;
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- receiving a setting regarding whether to change the reception notification mode and changing the reception notification mode if instructed to do so.
A method for processing schedule-related events in a wireless terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining if registered anniversaries exist;
- when an anniversary satisfying anniversary alarm conditions exists among the registered anniversaries, raising an alarm for the anniversary;
- displaying at least one message for reporting both a schedule registration according to the anniversary and requesting whether to add other anniversaries when raising the alarm for the anniversary;
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- adding said other anniversaries, and registering and storing a schedule according to a user setting.
A method for processing schedule-related events in a wireless terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining if registered holidays exist;
- when a holiday satisfying holiday alarm conditions exists among the registered holidays, raising an alarm for the holiday;
- displaying a message for reporting whether to register a schedule according to the holiday when raising the alarm for the holiday;
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- registering and storing a schedule of the holiday according to a user setting.
A method for processing schedule-related events in a wireless terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
- checking registered TO-DO items;
- determining if incomplete TO-DO items exist among the TO-DO items;
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- when the incomplete TO-DO items exist, displaying the incomplete TO-DO items at time points at which existence of the incomplete TO-DO items are reported.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.