System and methods for appointment reconcilation
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1. In a computer system having a display device, a method for displaying an interface for processing scheduling information, the method comprising:
- receiving first and second sets of scheduling information said second set of scheduling information being received from a device other than said computer system;
displaying said first set of scheduling information on the display device;
while displaying said first set of scheduling information, displaying said second set of scheduling information on the display device, said computer system automatically adjusting display of said first and second sets so that items of said second set of scheduling information are aligned with like items of said first set;
receiving first user input for selecting a particular item from one of the sets;
receiving second user input for inserting the particular item into the other set; and
responsive to said first and second inputs, transferring a copy of said particular item from the one set to the other set.
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Abstract
A system for processing multiple schedules, constructed in accordance with the principle of the present invention, includes an information processing system having a memory and a processor; an input device for entering user information; a display device for showing scheduling information; an interface for sending and/or receiving information from another source; and means for reconciling two schedules by building synchronized lists, from which the user may effect a reconciliation.
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1. In a computer system having a display device, a method for displaying an interface for processing scheduling information, the method comprising:
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receiving first and second sets of scheduling information said second set of scheduling information being received from a device other than said computer system; displaying said first set of scheduling information on the display device; while displaying said first set of scheduling information, displaying said second set of scheduling information on the display device, said computer system automatically adjusting display of said first and second sets so that items of said second set of scheduling information are aligned with like items of said first set; receiving first user input for selecting a particular item from one of the sets; receiving second user input for inserting the particular item into the other set; and responsive to said first and second inputs, transferring a copy of said particular item from the one set to the other set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a computer system having a display device, a method for displaying an interface for processing scheduling information, the method comprising:
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receiving first and second sets of scheduling information; displaying said first set of scheduling information on the display device; displaying said second set of scheduling information on the display device. so that items of said second set of scheduling information are aligned with like items of said first set; receiving first user input for selecting a particular item from one of the sets; receiving second user input for inserting the particular item into the other set; responsive to said first and second inputs transferring a copy of said particular item from the one set to the other set; and receiving additional user input for blocking certain items of one set from receiving information from the other set.
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18. In a computer system having a display device a method for displaying an interface for processing scheduling information, the method comprising:
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receiving first and second sets of scheduling information; displaying said first set of scheduling information on the display device; displaying said second set of scheduling information on the display device so that items of said second set of scheduling information are aligned with like items of said first set; receiving first user input for selecting a particular item from one of the sets, receiving second user input for inserting the particular item into the other set; responsive to said first and second inputs transferring a copy of said particular item from the one set to the other set; and receiving additional user input for establishing a higher level of priority for at least some of the items, so that an item cannot be transferred to a corresponding location in the other set which has a higher priority.
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19. In a computer system having a display device, a method for displaying an interface for processing scheduling information, the method comprising;
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receiving first and second sets of scheduling information; displaying said first set of scheduling information on the display device; displaying said second set of scheduling information on the display device so that items of said second set of scheduling information are aligned with like items of said first set; receiving first user input for selecting a particular item from one of the sets; receiving second user input for inserting the particular item into the other set; responsive to said first and second inputs, transferring a copy of said particular item from the one set to the other set; and generating a duplicate entry for an item in instances where each set has conflicting items.
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20. In a data processing system, a method for combining time schedules, the method comprising:
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receiving first and second time schedules, each time schedule comprising a plurality of time slots, each time slot having a start time, a time interval, and an event description, said second time schedule being received from a device other than said data processing system; automatically normalizing by the system said first and second time schedules by; (i) automatically determining a common time interval between said first and second time schedules, (ii) automatically adjusting the time slots of each time schedule to be equal to or a multiple of said common time interval, and (iii) automatically aligning by start time each slot of said first time schedule with a corresponding time slot of said second time schedule; and in response to user input, selectively transferring event descriptions from one time slot to its corresponding time slot in the other time schedule. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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