Method and system for organizing projects in an integral user environment

US7467355B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Joseph Jacob Zukowski · Seattle, US
• Brian Albrecht · Kirkland, US
• Douglas C. Kramer · Bothell, US
• Warren G. Stevens · Redmond, US
• Benjamin N. Truelove · Lynnwood, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 27, 2003
• Grant date: Dec 16, 2008
• Expiry date: Sep 17, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/109
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated user environment for creating, managing, and organizing components of a project. A user is able to select a predefined project that includes a list of to do items, or can start with a blank project and add to do items. Once a to do item has been added, the user can associate several different functions with the to do item, including a due date, a note, and one of several categories of entities. These entities include a task or template, a document, and a Web link. If the user selects a task or template, Answer Wizard technology returns options that may be relevant to the selected to do item. Since all of the components of the project are accessible by the user from within an integral project environment, it is relatively efficient for the user to manage the project and make any changes that are required.