System and methods for scheduling and tracking events across multiple time zones
First Claim
1. In a computer system, a method for assisting a user with managing events which occur in different time zones, the method comprising:
- providing an interface allowing the user to input events in a selected one of home time, local time, and remote time, said home time comprising a time zone in which the user normally resides, said local time comprising a time zone in which a user who is traveling is presently located, said remote time comprising any time zone other than the time zone for home time and the time zone for local time;
receiving input from the user for scheduling events which occur in different time zones, said input including entering events in a selected one of home time, local time, and remote time; and
displaying to the user in local time all events which the user has entered, regardless of which time zone each event was initially entered.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An electronic Personal Information Manager (PIM) including a calendar/scheduling system with an EarthTime™ module is described. In operation, the system tracks different types of times: "local" time, "home" time, and "remote" time. Home time is the time zone of where the user typically spends most of his or her time; this is usually the time zone for the user'"'"'s home office. Local time is the time for the locality where the user is located physically at any particular instance in time. "Remote" time represents the time zones of the other individuals (i.e., other than the user). The system may show events and appointments in the user'"'"'s own "local" time (or other user-selected type of time), regardless of where the user is presently located. Using these three types of time (i.e., "local" time, "home" time, and "remote" time), the system provides improved interface and methods for scheduling and managing activities, such a phone conference, across multiple time zones.
-
Citations
25 Claims
-
1. In a computer system, a method for assisting a user with managing events which occur in different time zones, the method comprising:
-
providing an interface allowing the user to input events in a selected one of home time, local time, and remote time, said home time comprising a time zone in which the user normally resides, said local time comprising a time zone in which a user who is traveling is presently located, said remote time comprising any time zone other than the time zone for home time and the time zone for local time; receiving input from the user for scheduling events which occur in different time zones, said input including entering events in a selected one of home time, local time, and remote time; and displaying to the user in local time all events which the user has entered, regardless of which time zone each event was initially entered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
-
16. A computer system for managing events which occur in different time zones comprising:
-
a computer having a processor, a memory and a display; interface means allowing a user to input events in a selected one of home time, local time, and remote time, said home time comprising a time zone in which the user normally resides, said local time comprising a time zone in which a user who is traveling is located physically at any particular instance in time, said remote time comprising any time zone other than the time zone for home time and the time zone for local time; an input device for the user for scheduling events which occur in different time zones, said input including entering events in a selected one of home time, local time, and remote time; means for computing home, local, and remote times, for all events which the user has entered, regardless of which time zone each event was initially entered; and means for displaying to the user in a selected one of home, local, and remote time all events which the user has entered, regardless of which time zone each event was initially entered. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
-
Specification