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US 2015/0089379 A1Published application
Adding events to a calendar from another application
AssigneeFacebook, Inc.
InventorsTONY ESPINOZA, DEBRA LAVOY, BEN QUIGLEY, DAVE SOBOTKA, MIKE SUGARBAKER, MARY WOLF
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided that allows a user to automatically add content, such as an event, to a container, such as, a calendar without directly accessing the container. Second and third preferred embodiments are also provided.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- providing, to an account manager, a web tool comprising information fields;
- receiving, from the account manager, information associated with an event within the information fields;
- generating, using at least one processor, an insert comprising the information associated with the event;
- incorporating a selectable element associated with the insert within a web page;
- receiving, from a user, a selection of the selectable element;
- and
- upon receiving the selection of the selectable element, adding the insert to a container associated with the user.
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The method of claim 6, wherein the graphical element associated with the event comprises an advertisement banner.
A method comprising:
- receiving, from an account manager, information associated with an event;
- generating, using at least one processor, an insert comprising the information associated with the event, wherein the information comprises a date and a location of the event;
- incorporating a selectable element associated with the insert within a web page;
- receiving, from a user, a selection of the selectable element;
- and
- upon receiving the selection of the selectable element, adding the insert to an electronic calendar associated with the user.
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A system comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
- provide, to an account manager, a web tool comprising information fields;
- receive, from the account manager, information associated with an event within the information fields;
- generate an insert comprising the information associated with the event;
- incorporate a selectable element associated with the insert within a web page;
- receive, from a user, a selection of the selectable element;
- and
- upon receiving the selection of the selectable element, add the insert to a container associated with the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.