Displaying reduced and detailed visual representations of calendar items based on mouse cursor movement

• US 10,198,484 B2
• Filed: 03/02/2016
• Issued: 02/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Hausler, Jesse, Snyder, Benjamin, Nelson, Laura, Anand, Sumanth, McGee-Tubb, Cordelia, Ghassemieh, Kayvaan, Davidchuk, Matthew, Pedersen, II, Michael M
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Manglesh M
• Application Number:
  US15/059,174
• Publication Number:
  US 20170075540A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,070 Days
• Field of Search: 715856, 715200
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2477 Temporal data queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1093 Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups

Abstract

Disclosed are examples of systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for displaying reduced and detailed visual representations of calendar items based on mouse cursor movement. A database storing data objects identifying calendar items can be maintained. Each calendar item can comprise a subject, a date, and a time range. A reduced visual representation of a first calendar item can be displayed in a first region of a user interface on a display of a device. The reduced visual representation of the first calendar item can comprise an at least partially obscured presentation of the subject, the date, and/or the time range of the first calendar item. Mouse cursor movement in the first region of the user interface can be detected. A detailed visual representation of the first calendar item can be displayed in the first region of the user interface in response to detecting the mouse cursor movement.

Claims

1. A system for displaying reduced and detailed visual representations of calendar items based on mouse cursor movement, the system comprising:

a server system comprising one or more hardware processors, the server system configurable to cause;

maintaining a database storing data objects identifying calendar items, each calendar item comprising a subject, a date, and a time range;

displaying, in a first region of a user interface on a display of a device, a reduced visual representation of a first one of the calendar items, the reduced visual representation of the first calendar item comprising an at least partially obscured presentation of one or more of the subject, the date, or the time range of the first calendar item;

detecting, based on input at the device from a user interacting with the user interface, mouse cursor movement in the first region of the user interface;

displaying, in the user interface and responsive to detecting the mouse cursor movement, a detailed visual representation of the first calendar item, the detailed visual representation of the first calendar item comprising an unobscured presentation of one or more of the subject, the date, or the time range of the first calendar item, the detailed visual representation replacing the reduced visual representation in the user interface; and

playing, at the device and responsive to detecting the mouse cursor movement, audio comprising an audio representation of the first calendar item, the audio representation of the first calendar item comprising;

a narration of the unobscured presentation of the one or more of the subject, the date, or the time range of the first calendar item, and

a narration of one or more details associated with the first calendar item, the one or more details being other than the subject, the date, and the time range of the first calendar item.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the reduced visual representation of the first calendar item is displayed in response to determining that a date and time range of a second calendar item overlaps with the date and time range of the first calendar item.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the reduced visual representation is associated with a first font and the detailed visual representation is associated with a second font, the first font being different from the second font.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the second font is larger than the first font.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the first calendar item is associated with at least one of a plurality of types of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) records stored in a database, the types of CRM records comprising:

accounts, tasks, leads, contacts, contracts and opportunities.

6. The system of claim 1, the server system further configurable to cause:

transmitting audio data to the device, the device being configured to process the audio data to play the auditory representation of the first calendar item.

7. A method for displaying reduced and detailed visual representations of calendar items based on mouse cursor movement, the method comprising:

maintaining, by one or more servers of a database system, a database storing data objects identifying calendar items, each calendar item comprising a subject, a date, and a time range;

causing display of, in a first region of a user interface on a display of a device, a reduced visual representation of a first one of the calendar items, the reduced visual representation of the first calendar item comprising an at least partially obscured presentation of one or more of the subject, the date, or the time range of the first calendar item;

detecting, based on input at the device from a user interacting with the user interface, mouse cursor movement in the first region of the user interface;

causing display of, in the user interface and responsive to detecting the mouse cursor movement, a detailed visual representation of the first calendar item, the detailed visual representation of the first calendar item comprising an unobscured presentation of one or more of the subject, the date, or the time range of the first calendar item, the detailed visual representation replacing the reduced visual representation in the user interface; and

causing play of, at the device and responsive to detecting the mouse cursor movement, audio comprising an audio representation of the first calendar item, the audio representation of the first calendar item comprising;

a narration of the unobscured presentation of the one or more of the subject, the date, or the time range of the first calendar item, and

a narration of one or more details associated with the first calendar item, the one or more details being other than the subject, the date, and the time range of the first calendar item.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the reduced visual representation of the first calendar item is displayed in response to determining that a date and time range of a second calendar item overlaps with the date and time range of the first calendar item.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the reduced visual representation is associated with a first font and the detailed visual representation is associated with a second font, the first font being different from the second font.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the second font is larger than the first font.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the first calendar item is associated with at least one of a plurality of types Customer Relationship Management (CRM) records stored in a database, the types of CRM records comprising:

accounts, tasks, leads, contacts, contracts and opportunities.

12. The method of claim 7, the method further comprising:

causing transmission of audio data to the device, the device being configured to process the audio data to play the auditory representation of the first calendar item.

13. A computer program product comprising computer-readable program code configured to be executed by one or more processors when retrieved from a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the program code comprising instructions configurable to cause:

maintaining, by one or more servers of a database system, a database storing data objects identifying calendar items, each calendar item comprising a subject, a date, and a time range;

displaying, in a first region of a user interface on a display of a device, a reduced visual representation of a first one of the calendar items, the reduced visual representation of the first calendar item comprising an at least partially obscured presentation of one or more of the subject, the date, or the time range of the first calendar item;

detecting, based on input at the device from a user interacting with the user interface, mouse cursor movement in the first region of the user interface;

displaying, in the user interface and responsive to detecting the mouse cursor movement, a detailed visual representation of the first calendar item, the detailed visual representation of the first calendar item comprising an unobscured presentation of one or more of the subject, the date, or the time range of the first calendar item, the detailed visual representation replacing the reduced visual representation in the user interface; and

playing, at the device and responsive to detecting the mouse cursor movement, audio comprising an audio representation of the first calendar item, the audio representation of the first calendar item comprising;

a narration of the unobscured presentation of the one or more of the subject, the date, or the time range of the first calendar item, and

a narration of one or more details associated with the first calendar item, the one or more details being other than the subject, the date, and the time range of the first calendar item.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the reduced visual representation of the first calendar item is displayed in response to determining that a date and time range of a second calendar item overlaps with the date and time range of the first calendar item.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the reduced visual representation is associated with a first font and the detailed visual representation is associated with a second font, the first font being different from the second font.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the second font is larger than the first font.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the first calendar item is associated with at least one of a plurality of types Customer Relationship Management (CRM) records stored in a database, the types of CRM records comprising:

accounts, tasks, leads, contacts, contracts and opportunities.

18. The computer program product of claim 13, the instructions further configurable to cause:

transmitting audio data to the device, the device being configured to process the audio data to play the auditory representation of the first calendar item.