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Method for presenting compressed electronic day calendar information in an interactive information handling system

CA 1313416 C · Owner: Murray, Donna Fontaine · Inventors: Murray, Donna Fontaine; Strope, Gerald Clinton

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A method of simultaneously displaying day calendar information on the screen of an interactive terminal of an information handling system along with data being processed by an application program. The day calendar data is displayed in a first view port in a compressed format which indicates busy and free time periods, while data from an application program is displayed in a second viewport. The information in the two simultaneously displayed viewports provides an improved interactive user interface in that the terminal user does not have to interrupt the task that he is working on to determine the availability of a certain time period. When the terminal is interconnected to other terminals …

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  • Granted February 2, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 2, 2010.
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FiledJanuary 25, 1989
GrantedFebruary 2, 1993
Term endedFebruary 2, 2010
Patent numberCA 1313416 C
Classification (IPC)G06F15/02 +1 more

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1990199319961999200220052008Application filedJan 25, 1989Patent grantedFeb 2, 1993Term endedFeb 2, 2010

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