For-your-information events
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of for-your-information events in a computer system, the for-your-information events each including an event time field that indicates a scheduled time for the for-your-information event, the computer system refraining from automatically blocking the scheduled times of the for-your-information events on a main calendar in response to receiving the for-your-information events, the receiving of the for-your-information events in the computer system being part of receiving a calendar of for-your-information events as a calendar over a computer network, the calendar of for-your-information events comprising the plurality of for-your-information events, and the calendar of for-your-information events being designated as a for-your-information calendar separate from the main calendar in the computer system;
receiving a regular event in the computer system, the received regular event including a time field that indicates a scheduled time for the received regular event;
the computer system automatically blocking the scheduled time for the received regular event on the main calendar in response to receiving the received regular event;
displaying a representation of the received regular event in a main calendar display region for the main calendar, the main calendar display region comprising a plurality of representations of regular events;
displaying representations of the for-your-information events in a secondary display region, the secondary display region comprising a plurality of representations of the for-your-information events, the main calendar display region and the secondary display region being displayed at the same time, while scheduled times for the for-your-information events are not blocked on the main calendar; and
displaying a user interface control that is configured to be selected by user input to convert a selected for-your-information event to a converted regular event and to block a scheduled time of the selected for-your-information event on the main calendar for the converted regular event.
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Abstract
A for-your-information event can be received in a computer system. The for-your-information event can include an event time field that indicates a scheduled time for the for-your-information event. The computer system may not automatically block the scheduled time of the for-your-information event on a calendar in response to receiving the for-your-information event. User input indicating that the for-your-information event is to be converted to a regular event can be received. In response to the user input, the computer system can convert the for-your-information event to a regular event. Converting the for-your information event can include automatically including the scheduled time of the for-your-information event as a scheduled time for the converted regular event. Also in response to the user input, the computer system can automatically block the scheduled time of the for-your-information event on the calendar.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of for-your-information events in a computer system, the for-your-information events each including an event time field that indicates a scheduled time for the for-your-information event, the computer system refraining from automatically blocking the scheduled times of the for-your-information events on a main calendar in response to receiving the for-your-information events, the receiving of the for-your-information events in the computer system being part of receiving a calendar of for-your-information events as a calendar over a computer network, the calendar of for-your-information events comprising the plurality of for-your-information events, and the calendar of for-your-information events being designated as a for-your-information calendar separate from the main calendar in the computer system; receiving a regular event in the computer system, the received regular event including a time field that indicates a scheduled time for the received regular event; the computer system automatically blocking the scheduled time for the received regular event on the main calendar in response to receiving the received regular event; displaying a representation of the received regular event in a main calendar display region for the main calendar, the main calendar display region comprising a plurality of representations of regular events; displaying representations of the for-your-information events in a secondary display region, the secondary display region comprising a plurality of representations of the for-your-information events, the main calendar display region and the secondary display region being displayed at the same time, while scheduled times for the for-your-information events are not blocked on the main calendar; and displaying a user interface control that is configured to be selected by user input to convert a selected for-your-information event to a converted regular event and to block a scheduled time of the selected for-your-information event on the main calendar for the converted regular event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer system comprising:
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at least one processor; and memory comprising instructions stored thereon that when executed by at least one processor cause at least one processor to perform acts comprising; receiving a for-your-information event in the computer system for a receiving user profile, the receiving of the for-your-information event comprising receiving the for-your-information event as an invite from a sending user profile, the for-your-information event including an indication of the sending user profile and an indication of the receiving user profile, the for-your-information event further including an event time field that indicates a scheduled time for the for-your-information event, the computer system being configured to refrain from automatically blocking the scheduled time of the for-your-information event on a main calendar for the receiving user profile in response to receiving the for-your-information event; displaying a main calendar display region for the main calendar, the main calendar display region comprising a plurality of representations of regular events; displaying a representation of the for-your-information event along with one or more representations of one or more other for-your-information events in a secondary display region, the secondary display region comprising a plurality of representations of the for-your-information events, and the main calendar display region and the secondary display region being displayed at the same time, while scheduled times for the for-your-information event and the one or more other for-your-information events are not blocked on the main calendar; receiving user input indicating that the for-your-information event is to be converted to a regular event; and in response to the user input, the computer system converting the for-your-information event to a regular event, converting the for-your-information event comprising automatically including the scheduled time of the for-your-information event as a scheduled time for the converted regular event; and in response to the user input, automatically blocking the scheduled time of the for-your-information event on the main calendar. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20)
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16. One or more computer-readable memories having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause at least one processor to perform acts comprising:
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receiving a for-your-information event in a computer system, the for-your-information event including an event time field that indicates a scheduled time for the for-your-information event, the computer system not automatically blocking the scheduled time of the for-your-information event on a main calendar in response to receiving the for-your-information event; receiving a regular event in the computer system, the regular event including a time field that indicates a scheduled time for the regular event; the computer system automatically blocking the scheduled time for the regular event on the main calendar in response to receiving the regular event; displaying a representation of the received regular event in a main calendar display region for the main calendar, the main calendar display region comprising a plurality of representations of regular events; displaying a representation of the for-your-information event in a secondary display region, the secondary display region comprising a plurality of representations of for-your-information events including the for-your-information event, and the main calendar display region and the secondary display region being displayed at the same time; providing a reminder of the for-your-information event in response to a reminder setting for the for-your-information event while the for-your-information event is stored as a for-your-information event in the computer system and while the scheduled time for the for-your-information event is not blocked on the main calendar; displaying a user interface control associated with the for-your-information event; receiving user input indicating that the for-your-information event is to be converted to a regular event, the user input selecting the user interface control; and in response to the user input indicating that the for-your-information event is to be converted to a regular event, the computer system converting the for-your-information event to a regular event and blocking the scheduled time of the for-your-information event on the main calendar for the converted regular event. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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