Flagging, capturing and generating task list items

US8381088B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Erez Kikin-Gil · Bellevue, US
• Ned B. Friend · Seattle, US
• Matthew J. Kotler · Sammamish, US
• Charles W. Parker · Sammamish, US
• Jesse Clay Satterfield · Seattle, US
• Igor Zaika · Seattle, US
• Marta Rey-Babarro · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 22, 2010
• Grant date: Feb 19, 2013
• Expiry date: Dec 6, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

Generation of a task or reminder in an electronic task list authoring surface from a variety of data or information locations or media without the need for launching a separate task or reminder application and without the need for moving focus away from an information location or media presently in use is provided. Generation of a task or task reminder may be accomplished from a variety of information locations or media. When an information item is flagged or captured and a task/reminder is generated, one or more pieces of metadata may be applied to the flagged information item for enhancing the subsequent use of the associated generated task or reminder.