Personal information manager information entry allowing for intermingling of items belonging to different categories within a single unified view
First Claim
1. A user interface method for an electronic daily planner/organizer in which a user classifies an information item into a category selected from a group of categories of information consisting of appointments, expense items, log items, to-do items and items of a user-definable type, and in which information items of different categories are entered line-upon-line, regardless of category, within a single unified view corresponding to a single day, the single unified view presenting a series of lines each having multiple data fields including a time data field, a tag data field and a text data field, wherein data entered within the text data field is not required to be of a predefined category, the method comprising the steps of:
- a user classifying a first piece of information into one of the group of categories of information;
within a line, entering for the first piece of information one of a plurality of tags corresponding to said one of the plurality of categories of information; and
entering the first piece of information within the line;
storing the tag for the first piece of information along with the first piece of information;
the user classifying a second piece of information into one of the group of categories of information;
within a subsequent line, entering for the second piece of information one of a plurality of tags corresponding to said one of the plurality of categories of information; and
entering the second piece of information within the line;
storing the tag for the second piece of information along with the second piece of information;
wherein, when the user classifies the second piece of information into a same one of the plurality of categories of information as the first piece of information, the user enters a tag for the second piece of information that is the same as the tag for the first piece of information, an identical tag entry being used each time a piece of information of a particular category is entered;
wherein, when the user classifies the second piece of information into a different one of the plurality of categories of information than the first piece of information, the user enters a tag for the second piece of information that is different than the tag for the first piece of information; and
in response to a user query specifying one or more tags, retrieving like pieces of information based at least in part on said tags.
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Abstract
A personal information manager is based on a different paradigm than the conventional paper/pencil paradigm, resulting in a personal information manager that is dramatically simpler and easier to use. The personal information manager is based on what may be referred to as a tag paradigm, which allows different types of information to be entered from a single screen display in a consistent manner, and likewise allows different types of information to be retrieved from a single screen display in a consistent manner. The operational modes characteristic of prior art personal information managers are largely eliminated, greatly increasing ease of use.
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32 Claims
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1. A user interface method for an electronic daily planner/organizer in which a user classifies an information item into a category selected from a group of categories of information consisting of appointments, expense items, log items, to-do items and items of a user-definable type, and in which information items of different categories are entered line-upon-line, regardless of category, within a single unified view corresponding to a single day, the single unified view presenting a series of lines each having multiple data fields including a time data field, a tag data field and a text data field, wherein data entered within the text data field is not required to be of a predefined category, the method comprising the steps of:
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a user classifying a first piece of information into one of the group of categories of information;
within a line, entering for the first piece of information one of a plurality of tags corresponding to said one of the plurality of categories of information; and
entering the first piece of information within the line;storing the tag for the first piece of information along with the first piece of information; the user classifying a second piece of information into one of the group of categories of information;
within a subsequent line, entering for the second piece of information one of a plurality of tags corresponding to said one of the plurality of categories of information; and
entering the second piece of information within the line;storing the tag for the second piece of information along with the second piece of information; wherein, when the user classifies the second piece of information into a same one of the plurality of categories of information as the first piece of information, the user enters a tag for the second piece of information that is the same as the tag for the first piece of information, an identical tag entry being used each time a piece of information of a particular category is entered; wherein, when the user classifies the second piece of information into a different one of the plurality of categories of information than the first piece of information, the user enters a tag for the second piece of information that is different than the tag for the first piece of information; and in response to a user query specifying one or more tags, retrieving like pieces of information based at least in part on said tags. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of entering personal information items into a personal information manager, comprising the steps of:
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entering and displaying within a single unified view personal information items belonging to a plurality of different categories of personal information items such that personal information items belonging to different categories are intermingled within said single unified view; and entering and displaying tags for a plurality of said personal information items, enabling retrieval of said personal information items by category, each tag corresponding to a single personal information item and being displayed so as to be visually associated with the single personal information item; wherein personal information items belonging to the same category are tagged with the same tag, said categories including a plurality of the following;
APPOINTMENTS, EXPENSE ITEMS, LOG ITEMS, TO-DO ITEMS AND ITEMS OF A USER-DEFINABLE TYPE. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of entering personal information items into a personal information manager, comprising the steps of:
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entering and displaying within a single unified view personal information items belonging to a plurality of different categories of personal information items such that personal information items belonging to different categories are intermingled within said single unified view; and entering and displaying tags for a plurality of said personal information items, enabling retrieval of said personal information items by category, each tag corresponding to a single personal information item and being displayed so as to be visually associated with the single personal information item; wherein personal information items belonging to the same category are tagged with the same tag, said categories including LOG ITEMS and a least one of the following;
APPOINTMENTS, EXPENSE ITEMS, TO-DO ITEMS AND ITEMS OF A USER-DEFINABLE TYPE. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A method of entering personal information items into a personal information manager, comprising the steps of:
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entering and displaying within a single unified view personal information items belonging to a plurality of different categories of personal information items such that personal information items belonging to different categories are intermingled within said single unified view; and entering and displaying tags for a plurality of said personal information items, enabling retrieval of said personal information items by category, each tag corresponding to a single personal information item and being displayed so as to be visually associated with the single personal information item; wherein personal information items belonging to the same category are tagged with the same tag, said categories including ITEMS OF A USER-DEFINABLE TYPE and at least one of the following;
APPOINTMENTS, EXPENSE ITEMS LOG ITEMS AND TO-DO ITEMS. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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