Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Generating and processing task items that represent tasks to perform
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Application No.: US13251088Application Date: 2011-09-30
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Publication No.: US10255566B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: Thomas R. Gruber , Alessandro F. Sabatelli , Donald W. Pitschel
- Applicant: Thomas R. Gruber , Alessandro F. Sabatelli , Donald W. Pitschel
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Dentons US LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q10/00
- IPC: G06Q10/00 ; G06Q10/06 ; H04W4/02 ; G06Q10/10 ; H04W4/16

Abstract:
Techniques for processing task items are provided. A task item is electronic data that represents a task to be performed, whether manually or automatically. A task item includes one or more details about its corresponding task, such as a description of the task and a location of the task. Specifically, techniques for generating task items, organizing task items, triggering notifications of task items, and consuming task items are described. In one approach, a task item is generated based on input from a user and context of the input. In another approach, different attributes of task items are used to organize the task items intelligently into multiple lists. In another approach, one or more criteria, such as location, are used to determine when to notify a user of a task. In another approach, actions other than generating notifications are enabled or automatically performed, actions such as emailing, calling, and searching.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120311583A1 GENERATING AND PROCESSING TASK ITEMS THAT REPRESENT TASKS TO PERFORM Public/Granted day:2012-12-06
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