Javascript Calendar Application Delivered to a Web Browser

• US 20050278641A1
• Filed: 11/30/2000
• Published: 12/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: America Online Inc. (Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: America Online Inc. (Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.)
• Inventors: Mansour, Steve, Graves, Mikol
• Application Number:
  US10/398,084
• Publication Number:
  US 20050278641A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/749
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

The present invention is a calendaring system implemented as a JavaScript application for program execution on individual Internet browsers alter being downloaded by a webserver. The JavaScript application generates HTML on-the-fly and a graphical user interface is displayed on a user'"'"'s screen. The result is an interactive scheduling system that can be shared between users on the Internet.

Claims

1. A calendaring system method, the method comprising the steps of:

creating a frame set in which there are a plurality of visible frames and a plurality of invisible frames;

including a calendar event data that was requested from the server in said frame set;

transmitting at least one frame in said plurality of invisible frames with a JavaScript routine able to read said calendar event data and able to generate HTML-code for rendering events and interface elements;

generating HTML-code within one of said plurality of invisible frames that renders within one of said plurality of visible frames a user interface; and

calling said JavaScript routine to change said user interface in response to a user clicking-on a variety of links and controls rendered in said user interface;

wherein, a user interface is generated within a web client “

on-the-fly”

within a user'"'"'s browser.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the step of creating a frame set is instigated from a webserver and executed by said user'"'"'s browser.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

storing and maintaining a database of events and tasks at a webserver; and

including a selected and relevant portion of the database of events in the step of creating a frame set.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein:

the step of including is in-response to an event-data request sent from said user'"'"'s browser to said webserver.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the step of generating HTML-code within one of said plurality of invisible frames is a result of executing a particular JavaScript routine supplied by said webserver and hosted by said user'"'"'s browser in one of said invisible frames.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

inserting advertising for display in one of said visible frames.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising the steps of:

sending advertising information for said display from a remote server that is independent of said webserver and a web-client.

8. A calendaring system, comprising:

a webserver having an Internet connection;

a web-client having a browser and network connection to said Internet;

an event database included in the webserver and providing for the storage and maintenance of appointment, calendar, task, and event information relevant to at least one user;

a JavaScript generator included in the webserver and providing for JavaScript routines targeted to execute in the web-client by said browser;

a frame-set generator included in the webserver and providing for a transmission of event data, HTML for frames, and JavaScript to the web-client and said browser;

a plurality of visible frames generated by the web-client and said browser and displayed to said user; and

a plurality of invisible frames generated by the web-client and said browser and not displayed to said user;

wherein said JavaScript routines are eventually hosted in at least one of the plurality of invisible frames and when executing produce HTML-code that is rendered in at least one of the plurality of visible frames.

9. The calendaring system of claim 8, wherein:

the plurality of visible frames constitute displays of user appointments and event calendars, and a user can interact with them to change calendar display formats and time periods.

10. The calendaring system of claim 8, wherein:

the web-client allows a user to initiate an event-data request that is answered by the webserver with said transmission of event data, HTML for frames, and JavaScript to the web-client and said browser.