Phillip J Rau

US Patent:

7830751, Nov 9, 2010

Filed:

Jan 19, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/355875

Inventors:

Benjamin Michael Parees - Raleigh NC, US
Phillip J. Rau - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G04B 19/24

US Classification:

368 29

Abstract:

A method for displaying events in a plurality of calendar systems. The Custom Calendar System Program (CCSP) herein allows a user to create a custom calendar system by changing the length and names of the year, month, week, or day of any calendar system. The Event Conversion Program (ECP) herein translates the date for an event into a generic date and stores the event with the generic date. When the user changes the displayed time period or calendar system, the Display Program (DP) herein displays the new calendar system and/or time period and determines which events occur on the displayed time period. The DP translates only the events which occur in the displayed time period into the displayed calendar system dates and displays those events on the displayed calendar. A date caching file allows the invention to minimize the number of translation calculations.

US Patent:

20050094494, May 5, 2005

Filed:

Oct 29, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/696222

Inventors:

Benjamin Parees - Raleigh NC, US
Phillip Rau - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G04B019/24
G04C017/00

US Classification:

368029000

Abstract:

A method for displaying events in a plurality of calendar systems. The Custom Calendar System Program (CCSP) herein allows a user to create a custom calendar system by changing the length and names of the year, month, week, or day of any calendar system. The Event Conversion Program (ECP) herein translates the date for an event into a generic date and stores the event with the generic date. When the user changes the displayed time period or calendar system, the Display Program (DP) herein displays the new calendar system and/or time period and determines which events occur on the displayed time period. The DP translates only the events which occur in the displayed time period into the displayed calendar system dates and displays those events on the displayed calendar. A date caching file allows the invention to minimize the number of translation calculations.