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Calendar-induced program execution

  • US 6,769,120 B1
  • Filed: 06/30/1999
  • Issued: 07/27/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a data processing system having a calendar function and program applications that may be pre-scheduled for operation, a method of establishing calendar-induced program execution, comprising:

  • receiving user input of a calendar entry from among a plurality of different types of entries that may be calendared, said input indicating at least a scheduled date at which a calendar event occurs, wherein said entry is placed on a date during which a program configured for automatic execution of a recurring feature is scheduled for execution;

    setting an inducement value for said calendar entry from among multiple possible inducement values, each indicating a different level of response by the program and the recurring feature to said calendar entry, wherein a first inducement value provides a first response within said program and said recurring feature that is different from a second response to a second inducement value, and wherein said recurring feature is subject to modification by specific inducement values associated with specific entries; and

    when said scheduled date arrives, modifying parameters associated with the automatic execution of the recurring feature when said calendar entry has sufficient relevance to alter the execution of said program, wherein said modifying involves logically combining the inducement values with execution values that control execution of scheduled programs.

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