NAVIGATING A CALENDAR

• US 20140365951A1
• Filed: 06/10/2013
• Published: 12/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Siu, Nelson, Hooi, Choon-mun, Cadiz, Jonathan, Fernandes, Kirk, Suskin, Kathryn Elizabeth, Miller, Zachary Justin, Meyer, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 10,535,043 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/781
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

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.

Claims

1. A method for navigating a calendar, comprising:

displaying a calendar view;

receiving an interaction to change the calendar view to an updated calendar view; and

progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view while receiving the interaction.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view comprises changing the calendar view from a year view to a month view by progressively expanding a size of a displayed week in a calendar from a first size to a second size as the interaction is being received.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view comprises changing the calendar view from a month view to a week view by progressively expanding a size of a displayed week in a calendar from a first size to a second size.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view comprises progressively changing the calendar view from a week view to a day view by expanding a size of a displayed day in a calendar from a first size to a second size as the interaction is being received.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view comprises progressively receiving a scrolling interaction that changes the calendar view from a first displayed time period to a second displayed time period.

6. The method of claim 1, 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.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view comprises progressively showing appointments that are in conflict next to each other when a size of the display area for a day increases to a week view.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the interaction comprises receiving a touch interaction comprising receiving a pinch gesture to zoom out;

a stretch gesture to zoom in; and

a swiping action to scroll the calendar view.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view comprises progressively expanding the calendar view to a single day display.

10. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for navigating a calendar, comprising:

displaying a calendar view;

receiving an interaction to change the calendar view to an updated calendar view; and

progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view such that a displayed size of a portion of the calendar smoothly transitions to a different displayed size while receiving the interaction.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view comprises changing the calendar view from a year view to a month view by expanding a size of a displayed week in a calendar from a first size to a second size as the interaction is being received.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view comprises changing the calendar view from a month view to a week view by expanding a size of a displayed week in a calendar from a first size to a second size.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view comprises changing the calendar view from a week view to a day view by expanding a size of a displayed day in a calendar from a first size to a second size as the interaction is being received.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view comprises changing an amount of task information that is shown within the calendar view.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view comprises showing appointments that are in conflict next to each other when a size of the display area for a day increases to a week view.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view comprises expanding the calendar view from an display of two days to a single day display.

17. A system for navigating a calendar, comprising:

a processor and memory;

an operating environment executing using the processor; and

a calendar manager that is configured to perform actions comprising;

displaying a calendar view;

receiving an interaction to change the calendar view to an updated calendar view; and

progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view such that a displayed size of a first portion of the calendar smoothly transitions to a different displayed size while a second portion of the calendar smoothly transitions to a different displayed size while receiving the interaction.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view comprises one of:

changing the calendar view from a year view to a month view by expanding a size of a displayed week in a calendar from a first size to a second size as the interaction is being received;

or changing the calendar view from a month view to a week view by expanding a size of a displayed week in a calendar from a first size to a second size;

or changing the calendar view from a week view to a day view by expanding a size of a displayed day in a calendar from a first size to a second size as the interaction is being received.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view comprises changing an amount of task information that is shown within the calendar view.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein progressively transitioning the calendar view to the updated calendar view comprises showing appointments that are in conflict next to each other when a size of the display area for a day increases to a week view.