Creating recurring appointments

US10210483B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Jenny Liu · New York, US
• Jackson Robert Thompson · Seattle, US
• Protik Hossain · Redmond, US
• Choon-mun Hooi · Seattle, US
• Brian Tsang · Redmond, US
• Jonathan Cadiz · Redmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 10, 2013
• Grant date: Feb 19, 2019
• Expiry date: May 9, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S715/963
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A user creates appointments by selecting dates on a displayed calendar. A pattern may be automatically detected in response to the user selecting calendar dates on the calendar. For example, a pattern may automatically be detected when a user selects two Mondays in a row when selecting appointment dates. In response to automatically detecting a pattern, a list of recurring appointments is automatically created. The automatically created appointments may be shown on the calendar. The automatically created appointments may also be shown in a list of an appointment user interface. A user may interact with the appointments in the appointment user interface. For example, a user may select one of the displayed appointments from the list and change appointment information related to the selected appointment. A start date and an end date may also be specified using the appointment user interface.