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Event programming guide

  • US 6,593,942 B1
  • Filed: 03/31/2000
  • Issued: 07/15/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An event programming guide for scheduling and retrieving items on a video display including a virtual analog clock interface disposed on the video display, and using an item selection feature, comprising:

  • a virtual analog clock interface disposed on the video display, said virtual clock interface having a face operable to visually represent a plurality of times, said virtual analog clock interface operable to display a point in time via hour and minute hands visually rendered on said face;

    a window display disposed on the video display and interposed with the virtual analog clock interface, comprising a catalog of the items for scheduling and retrieving, wherein the items have predefined durations and are selectable via touch of the video display; and

    a display interface medium that facilitates activation of the item selection feature, comprising both “

    drag/drop” and



    poke”

    techniques for manipulating the items on the video display, wherein said display interface medium is adapted to initially schedule a selected item according to a specific time interval when the selected item is dragged into a position corresponding to a specific time represented on a face of said virtual analog clock interface, wherein the specific time interval is based on the specific time and a predefined duration of the selected event item;

    wherein said point in time corresponds to a start time relating to said specific time interval.

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