Electronic calendar systems and methods
First Claim
1. An electronic calendar system comprising:
- a centralized calendar database adapted to store calendar entries for a plurality of entities, wherein each of said entities has a computing device separate from said centralized calendar database, and each said computing device has a graphic user interface; and
a plurality of calendar processors, each calendar processor operating within an associated computing device, and each said calendar processor being in communication with said centralized calendar database, wherein each said calendar processor is adapted to generate a calendar display on a corresponding graphic user interface, wherein said calendar entries are stored only in said centralized calendar database, and wherein said calendar generator is adapted to combine calendar entries associated with at least two of said entities on said calendar display.
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Abstract
Embodiments herein use a centralized calendar database to store calendar entries for a plurality of entities. Each of the entities has a computing device separate from the centralized calendar database, and each of the computing devices has a graphic user interface. In addition, multiple calendar processors are utilized. Each calendar processor operates within an associated computing device, and each calendar processor is in communication with the centralized calendar database. The calendar processors generate a continuously updated calendar display on a corresponding graphic user interface. The actual calendar entries are stored only in the centralized calendar database, and the calendar entries are not stored locally within the computing device.
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1. An electronic calendar system comprising:
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a centralized calendar database adapted to store calendar entries for a plurality of entities, wherein each of said entities has a computing device separate from said centralized calendar database, and each said computing device has a graphic user interface; and
a plurality of calendar processors, each calendar processor operating within an associated computing device, and each said calendar processor being in communication with said centralized calendar database, wherein each said calendar processor is adapted to generate a calendar display on a corresponding graphic user interface, wherein said calendar entries are stored only in said centralized calendar database, and wherein said calendar generator is adapted to combine calendar entries associated with at least two of said entities on said calendar display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic calendar system comprising:
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a centralized calendar database adapted to store calendar entries for a plurality of entities, wherein each of said entities has a computing device separate from said centralized calendar database, and each said computing device has a graphic user interface;
a plurality of calendar processors, each calendar processor operating within an associated computing device, and each said calendar processor being in communication with said centralized calendar database, wherein each said calendar processor is adapted to generate a continuously updated calendar display on a corresponding graphic user interface, wherein said calendar entries are stored only in said centralized calendar database, wherein said calendar generator is adapted to combine calendar entries associated with at least two of said entities on said calendar display, and wherein said calendar generator is adapted to generate change entries on said calendar display, wherein said change entries comprise an area on said calendar display were a previously scheduled calendar entry was positioned before said previously scheduled calendar entry was modified. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for generating an electronic calendar, said method comprising:
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storing calendar entries for a plurality of entities in a centralized calendar database, wherein each of said entities has a computing device separate from said centralized calendar database, and each said computing device has a graphic user interface and a calendar processor;
generating a calendar display for an entity on a corresponding graphic user interface using a corresponding calendar processor, wherein said calendar entries are stored only in said centralized calendar database, and wherein said generating of said calendar display comprises combining calendar entries associated with at least two of said entities on said calendar display. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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