Navigating a calendar
First Claim
1. A method for navigating a calendar, comprising:
- receiving a configuration preference for a particular calendar view transition to occur in response to a given interaction to change a calendar view to an updated calendar view, wherein the configuration preference varies for different users and causes, for a first user, a first change in the calendar view that presents a view of a single time period for the given interaction, and for a second user, a different second change in the calendar view that presents a view of a multi-time period for the given interaction;
displaying the calendar view;
receiving the given interaction to change the calendar view to the updated calendar view; and
while the given interaction is being received, and based on the configuration preference associated with the given interaction, progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view such that a displayed portion of the calendar view corresponding with the given interaction progressively increases in size and another displayed portion of the calendar view not corresponding with the given interaction progressively decreases in size,wherein after completing the given interaction, the displayed portion of the calendar view is enlarged while the other displayed portion has reduced in size such that it has disappeared, thereby resulting in the updated calendar view; and
further wherein progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view comprises progressively changing an amount of task information that is shown within the calendar view.
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Abstract
A calendar view smoothly and progressively transitions between different calendar views. Instead of snapping to a week view in response to changing from a month view to the week view, the month view progressively transitions to the week view while receiving an interaction. For example, the week view may smoothly expand while the view of the other weeks in the month smoothly decrease in size while the interaction is being received. A user may navigate between different calendar views such as year to month, month to week, week to multiple days, days to single days, and the like. When navigating month to month, week to week, day to day, and the like, the transitions between each time element are progressively and smoothly transitioned. Task information or other information that is displayed in the calendar progressively transitions to show more or less information depending on the interaction being received.
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1. A method for navigating a calendar, comprising:
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receiving a configuration preference for a particular calendar view transition to occur in response to a given interaction to change a calendar view to an updated calendar view, wherein the configuration preference varies for different users and causes, for a first user, a first change in the calendar view that presents a view of a single time period for the given interaction, and for a second user, a different second change in the calendar view that presents a view of a multi-time period for the given interaction; displaying the calendar view; receiving the given interaction to change the calendar view to the updated calendar view; and while the given interaction is being received, and based on the configuration preference associated with the given interaction, progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view such that a displayed portion of the calendar view corresponding with the given interaction progressively increases in size and another displayed portion of the calendar view not corresponding with the given interaction progressively decreases in size, wherein after completing the given interaction, the displayed portion of the calendar view is enlarged while the other displayed portion has reduced in size such that it has disappeared, thereby resulting in the updated calendar view; and further wherein progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view comprises progressively changing an amount of task information that is shown within the calendar view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19)
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9. A computer storage media
storing computer-executable instructions for navigating a calendar, comprising: -
receiving a configuration preference for a particular calendar view transition to occur in response to a given interaction to change a calendar view to an updated calendar view, wherein the configuration preference is different for different users and causes, for a first user, a first change in the calendar view that presents a view of a single time period for the given interaction, and for a second user, a different second change in the calendar view that presents a view of a multi-time period for the given interaction; displaying the calendar view; receiving the given interaction to change the calendar view to the updated calendar view; and while the given interaction is being received, and based on the configuration preference associated with the given interaction, progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view such that a displayed portion of the calendar view corresponding with the given interaction progressively increases in size and another displayed portion of the calendar view not corresponding with the given interaction progressively decreases in size, wherein after completing the given interaction, the displayed portion of the calendar view is enlarged while the other displayed portion has reduced in size such that it has disappeared, thereby resulting in the updated calendar view; and further wherein progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view comprises progressively changing an amount of task information that is shown within the calendar view. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for navigating a calendar, comprising:
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a processor and memory; an operating environment executing using the processor; and a calendar manager that is configured to perform actions comprising; receiving a configuration preference for a particular calendar view transition to occur in response to a given interaction to change a calendar view to an updated calendar view, wherein the configuration preference is different for different users and causes, for a first user, a first calendar view transition that presents a view of a single time period for the given interaction, and for a second user, a different second calendar view transition that presents a view of a multi-time period for the given interaction; displaying the calendar view; receiving the given interaction to change the calendar view to the updated calendar view; and while the given interaction is being received, and based on the configuration preference associated with the given interaction, progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view such that a displayed portion of the calendar view corresponding with the given interaction progressively increases in size and another displayed portion of the calendar view not corresponding with the given interaction progressively decreases in size, wherein after completing the given interaction, the displayed portion of the calendar view is enlarged while the other displayed portion has reduced in size such that it has disappeared, thereby resulting in the updated calendar view; and further wherein progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view comprises progressively changing an amount of task information that is shown within the calendar view. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 20)
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