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Schedule and to-do list for a pen-based computer system

US5570109A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 27, 1995
Grant dateOct 29, 1996
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q10/109
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for controlling a schedule and a to-do list on a computer display. A computer implemented method of the present invention includes the steps of displaying a calendar controller on a computer display, selecting at least one date on the calendar controller, determining a display mode, and displaying a content area on the computer display. The content are preferably includes either a schedule or a to-do list for the selected date or dates, and both the content area and the calendar controller are concurrently active. A scheduling and to-do list apparatus includes a digital processor, a display coupled to the digital processor, a mechanism for determining a display mode, a mechanism for displaying a calendar controller on the display, a mechanism for selecting at least one date on the calendar controller, and a mechanism for displaying a content area or on the display. The apparatus is preferably implemented as a pen-based computer system, where a primary form of user input comprises strokes made by a stylus upon a tablet overlying the display.

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