Combined display of locale-sensitive calendars in a distributed computer enterprise environment
First Claim
1. A display method operative within a display device of a data processing system connected in a distributed computing environment having nodes located across geographically-dispersed boundaries, comprising the steps of:
- defining at least first and second sets of holiday objects, each set of holiday objects corresponding to a set of holidays specific to a respective first or second locale; and
displaying a representation of a calendar with both the first and second set of holiday objects presented therein;
wherein each of the first and second sets of holiday objects has a given display characteristic to enable a user to distinguish the first set of holiday objects from the second set of holiday objects.
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Abstract
A display method operative within a display device of a data processing system connected in a distributed computing environment having nodes located across geographically-dispersed boundaries. The method begins by defining a plurality of sets of holiday objects each corresponding to a set of holidays specific to a given locale. A graphical representation of a calendar, together with a set of holiday objects, are then displayed. If the user enters a new locale, the method dynamically switches between sets of holiday objects according to the new locale entered. The new set of holiday objects preferably are displayed on the same calendar yet in a different manner from the first set to enable a user to compare the holidays of two different locales.
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23 Claims
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1. A display method operative within a display device of a data processing system connected in a distributed computing environment having nodes located across geographically-dispersed boundaries, comprising the steps of:
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defining at least first and second sets of holiday objects, each set of holiday objects corresponding to a set of holidays specific to a respective first or second locale; and displaying a representation of a calendar with both the first and second set of holiday objects presented therein; wherein each of the first and second sets of holiday objects has a given display characteristic to enable a user to distinguish the first set of holiday objects from the second set of holiday objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A display method operative within a display device of a data processing system connected in a distributed computing environment having nodes located across geographically-dispersed boundaries, comprising the steps of:
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defining at least first and second sets of holiday objects, each set of holiday objects corresponding to a set of holidays specific to a respective first or second locale; displaying a representation of a calendar for the first locale with the first set of holiday objects presented therein; upon entry of information identifying the second locale, refreshing the representation of the calendar to include the second set of holiday objects presented therein; wherein each of the first and second sets of holiday objects has a given display characteristic to enable a user to distinguish the first set of holiday objects from the second set of holiday objects. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product in a computer-readable media for controlling a data processing system having a display device, comprising:
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means for defining at least first and second sets of holiday objects, each set of holiday objects corresponding to a set of holidays specific to a respective first or second locale; means for displaying a representation of a calendar for the first locale with the first set of holiday objects presented therein; means responsive to entry of information identifying the second locale for refreshing the representation of the calendar to include the second set of holiday objects presented therein; wherein each of the first and second sets of holiday objects has a given display characteristic to enable a user to distinguish the first set of holiday objects from the second set of holiday objects. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A data processing system connected in a distributed computing environment having nodes located across geographically-dispersed boundaries, comprising:
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a processor; an operating system; a display device running a graphical user interface; means for defining at least first and second sets of holiday objects, each set of holiday objects corresponding to a set of holidays specific to a respective first or second locale; means for displaying a representation of a calendar for the first locale with the first set of holiday objects presented therein; means responsive to entry of information identifying the second locale for refreshing the representation of the calendar to include the second set of holiday objects presented therein; wherein each of the first and second sets of holiday objects has a given display characteristic to enable a user to distinguish the first set of holiday objects from the second set of holiday objects. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A display method operative within a display device of a data processing system connected in a distributed computing environment having nodes located across geographically-dispersed boundaries, comprising the steps of:
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defining a plurality of sets of holiday objects, each set of holiday objects corresponding to a set of holidays specific to a respective locale in the distributed computing environment; performing a given logical operation on at least first and second sets of holiday objects to generate a combined set of holiday objects; and displaying a calendar with the combined set of holiday objects presented therein; wherein the logical operation is selected from a group of operations consisting of AND, OR, NAND and combinations thereof.
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