VIRTUAL CALENDAR

• US 20110154247A1
• Filed: 12/21/2009
• Published: 06/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: CHAKRA, AL, WU, YUPING C., LI, YONGCHENG
• Application Number:
  US12/643,469
• Publication Number:
  US 20110154247A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/780
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A calendar event may be created by creating a data entry field and defining the event with the field. A template may be used to create the field. The template may contain a plurality of entry fields that may be user configurable, such as with a wizard, or selected from a palette of fields.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for creating a calendar event, comprising:

providing a template to configure a virtual data entry field; and

combining said virtual data entry field and actual data entry fields with a computer processor to define the calendar event.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein providing said template further comprises providing selectable virtual entry fields.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 2, wherein providing selectable virtual entry fields further comprises providing a wizard to enable creation of said virtual fields.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein providing said template further comprises providing actual calendar fields and virtual calendar fields.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein providing said template further comprises providing for creation of a calendar event summary with said template .

6. A computer system for creating a calendar event, comprising:

a template for configuring a virtual data entry field; and

a computing device for combining said virtual data entry field and actual data entry fields to define the calendar event.

7. The computer system of claim 6, wherein said template allows selection of virtual entry fields.

8. The computer system of claim 6, wherein said virtual entry fields are selected from user selectable fields.

9. The computer system of claim 6, wherein said virtual entry fields are created with a wizard.

10. The computer system of claim 6, wherein said template creates an event summary.

11. The computer system of claim 9, wherein said virtual entry fields are created from actual calendar fields and virtual calendar fields.

12. A computer program product for creating an event, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising;

computer readable program code configured to define a virtual data entry field using a template; and

computer readable program code configured to combine said virtual data entry field with actual data entry fields to define the calendar event.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising computer readable program code configured to use said template to select said virtual field to define the event.

14. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising computer readable program code configured to select said virtual field from user selectable fields.

15. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising computer readable program code configured to create said virtual field with a wizard.