System and method for creating an electronic-calendar entry

• US 9,104,232 B2
• Filed: 11/28/2012
• Issued: 08/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Silver, Edward Michael, Moore, Darryl Cynthia
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Linh K
• Application Number:
  US13/687,101
• Publication Number:
  US 20130152008A1
• Time in Patent Office: 986 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/78 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2072 Schedules, e.g. personal calendars

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products automatically creates a calendar entry for an electronic calendar application. A graphical user interface is displayed having a text field and a date and time field. Whenever a user wishes to create a calendar entry, the user populates the text field and the date and time field. The user then selects a graphical control that automatically creates the calendar entry in the electronic calendar application.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

generating, by a processor executing an electronic calendar application, an electronic calendar for display in a graphical window;

receiving, by the processor, a command entered by a user requesting an electronic note;

executing, by the processor, a note entry software application in response to the command, the note entry software application separate from the electronic calendar application;

generating, by the processor executing the note entry software application, a note entry user interface in another graphical window, the note entry user interface comprising a text field, a date field, and a graphical control;

receiving, by the processor, a window selection from the user that selects the another graphical window generated by the note entry software application;

receiving text typed by the user into the text field;

receiving, by the processor, entry of a date and time typed by the user into the date field;

receiving, by the processor, a control selection of the graphical control;

setting, in memory, a comment property equal to the text typed into the text field of the another graphical window generated by the note entry software application;

setting, by the processor, a begindate property equal to the date and time in the date field of the another graphical window generated by the note entry software application;

executing, by the processor, object-oriented programming that creates a calendar entry in the electronic calendar generated by the electronic calendar application from the comment property and the begindate property; and

storing, in the memory, the calendar entry associated with the date and time in response to the control selection of the graphical control.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the calendar entry in a calendar store.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the calendar entry as a file in the memory.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the note entry user interface as a web page.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising extracting the date and time from the text typed by the user into the text field.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising spell checking the text typed by the user into the text field.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the calendar entry.

8. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing a software application that when executed causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

displaying an electronic calendar in a graphical window generated by an electronic calendar application;

receiving a command entered by a user requesting an electronic note;

executing a note entry software application in response to the command, the note entry software application separate from the electronic calendar application;

generating a note entry user interface in another graphical window, the note entry user interface comprising a text field, a date field, and a graphical control;

receiving a window selection from the user that selects the another graphical window generated by the note entry software application;

receiving text typed by the user into the text field;

receiving entry of a date and time typed by the user into the date field;

receiving a control selection of the graphical control;

setting a comment property equal to the text typed into the text field of the another graphical window generated by the note entry software application;

setting a begindate property equal to the date and time in the date field of the another graphical window generated by the note entry software application;

executing object-oriented programming that creates a calendar entry in the electronic calendar from the comment property and the begindate property; and

storing the calendar entry associated with the date and time in response to the control selection of the graphical control.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise storing the calendar entry in a calendar store.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise storing the calendar entry as a file.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise storing the note entry user interface as a web page.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise extracting the date and time from the text typed into the text field of the another graphical window generated by the note entry software application.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise spell checking the text typed into the text field of the another graphical window generated by the note entry software application.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise displaying the calendar entry.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing code that when executed causes a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

displaying an electronic calendar in a graphical window generated by an electronic calendar application;

receiving a command entered by a user requesting an electronic note;

executing a note entry software application in response to the command, the note entry software application separate from the electronic calendar application;

generating a note entry user interface in another graphical window, the note entry user interface comprising a text field, a date field, and a graphical control;

receiving a window selection from the user that selects the another graphical window generated by the note entry software application;

receiving text typed by the user into the text field;

receiving entry of a date and time typed by the user into the date field;

receiving a control selection of the graphical control;

setting a comment property equal to the text typed into the text field of the another graphical window generated by the note entry software application;

setting a begindate property equal to the date and time in the date field of the another graphical window generated by the note entry software application;

executing object-oriented programming that creates a calendar entry in the electronic calendar from the comment property and the begindate property; and

storing the calendar entry associated with the date and time in response to the control selection of the graphical control.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise storing the calendar entry in a calendar store.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise storing the calendar entry as a file.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise storing the note entry user interface as a web page.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise extracting the date and time from the text typed by the user into the date field.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise spell checking the text typed into the text field.