Calendar travel time module

• US 20040122721A1
• Filed: 12/18/2002
• Published: 06/24/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Caterpillar Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Caterpillar Incorporated
• Inventors: Lasorsa, Peter M.
• Application Number:
  US10/323,584
• Publication Number:
  US 20040122721A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06314 Calendaring for a resource
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A method of scheduling at least one time buffer associated with a calendar entry for at least one user in a networked environment. The method includes, prompting the user to enter a time value associated with at least one time buffer, entering the time value into at least one time buffer and updating the users calendar with at least one entry in response to the scheduled time buffer.

Claims

1. A method of scheduling at least one time buffer associated with a calendar entry for at least one user in a networked environment comprising:

displaying at least one dialog box in response to a scheduling action;

prompting said user to enter a time value associated with at least one of said time buffer;

entering said time value into said at least one time buffer;

and, updating said users calendar with at least one entry in response to said scheduled time buffer.

2. A method, as set forth in claim 1, further comprising prompting said user by audio to enter said time value.

3. A method, as set forth in claim 1, further comprising the step of providing a recommended time value to said user.

4. A method, as set forth in claim 1, further comprising, entering said time value using a scrolling time device interface.

5. A method, as set forth in claim 1, further comprising, entering said time value manually.

6. A method, as set forth in claim 1, further comprising, utilizing a pull down button box to enter said time value.

7. A method, as set forth in claim 1, further comprising, utilizing a keypad to enter said time value.

8. A method of scheduling a time buffer associated with a calendar entry for at least one user in a networked environment comprising:

displaying a dialog box associated with a previously scheduled action.

9. A computer program product for scheduling at least one time buffer associated with a calendar entry for at least one user in a networked environment comprising:

a first computer readable program means for displaying at least one dialogue box in response to a scheduling action, said dialog box prompting said user to enter a time value associated with at least one of said time buffer;

a second computer readable program means for receiving said time value from said user; and

a third computer readable program means for updating said user'"'"'s calendar in response to said received time value.