Schedule and to-do list for a pen-based computer system
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a schedule and a to-do list on a computer display comprising;
- displaying a calendar controller on said computer display;
selecting a plurality of dates on said calendar controller;
determining a display mode; and
,displaying a content area on said computer display, said content area comprising at least one of a schedule and a to-do list for said plurality of dates, wherein information is entered into and viewed from said content area while said calendar controller remains visible and active, wherein information corresponding to said plurality of dates is displayed as a part of said schedule.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling a schedule and a to-do list on a computer display. A computer implemented method of the present invention includes the steps of displaying a calendar controller on a computer display, selecting at least one date on the calendar controller, determining a display mode, and displaying a content area on the computer display. The content are preferably includes either a schedule or a to-do list for the selected date or dates, and both the content area and the calendar controller are concurrently active. A scheduling and to-do list apparatus includes a digital processor, a display coupled to the digital processor, a mechanism for determining a display mode, a mechanism for displaying a calendar controller on the display, a mechanism for selecting at least one date on the calendar controller, and a mechanism for displaying a content area or on the display. The apparatus is preferably implemented as a pen-based computer system, where a primary form of user input comprises strokes made by a stylus upon a tablet overlying the display.
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1. A method for controlling a schedule and a to-do list on a computer display comprising;
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displaying a calendar controller on said computer display; selecting a plurality of dates on said calendar controller; determining a display mode; and
,displaying a content area on said computer display, said content area comprising at least one of a schedule and a to-do list for said plurality of dates, wherein information is entered into and viewed from said content area while said calendar controller remains visible and active, wherein information corresponding to said plurality of dates is displayed as a part of said schedule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A scheduling and to-do list apparatus comprising:
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computation means; display means coupled to said computation means; means for determining a display mode; means for displaying a calendar controller on said display means, wherein said calendar controller includes a display of a plurality of dates; means for selecting a plurality of dates on said calendar controller; and means for displaying a content area on said display means, said content area comprising at least one of a schedule and a to-do list on said computer display for said selected plurality of dates, wherein information is entered into and viewed from said content area while said calendar controller remains visible and active, wherein information corresponding to said selected plurality of dates is displayed as a part of said schedule. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for controlling multiple, date-based applications on computer display comprising:
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displaying a controller means comprising a first plurality of dates on a computer display; selecting a second plurality of dates from said first plurality of dates of said controller; determining a display mode; and displaying a content area on said computer display, said content area comprising at least one of a plurality of date-based applications for said selected second plurality of dates, wherein information is entered into and viewed from said content area while said calendar controller remains visible and active, wherein information corresponding to said selected second plurality of dates is displayed as a part of said at least one of a plurality of date-based applications. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method for controlling multiple, date-based applications on computer display comprising:
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displaying a controller means comprising a first plurality of dates on a computer display; selecting a second plurality of dates from said first plurality of dates on said controller means; and displaying a content area of said computer display, said content area comprising information derived from a date-based application for said selected second plurality of dates, wherein information is entered into and viewed from said content area while said calendar controller remains visible and active, wherein information corresponding to said selected second plurality of dates is displayed as a part of said information derived from a date-based application. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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