Method and apparatus for profile transposition to calendar events
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMarvin L. Williams, Abdorelza Salahshour
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Abstract
Predefined and recurring facility attributes are stored and associated with a graphical object/icon on a computer system. When an event is to be scheduled and the facility requirements match one of the icons previously created, the icon, may be dropped onto an on-line scheduler program. The scheduler will then search all available facilities to obtain a results list containing those facilities that match the required attributes.
Claims2
A method of simplifying scheduling of a new event into a facility which requires attributes similar to those selected for a previously scheduled event using a computer system scheduling program, comprising the steps of:
- providing a graphical object to represent a non-specific facility on the computer system;
- associating at least one recurring and required attribute with said non-specific facility for display with said graphical object;
- and
- directly manipulating said graphical object onto a scheduling program on the computer system in order to obtain a listing of available specific facilities matching said at least one recurring and required attribute, wherein a user may select one of said available specific facilities without manually entering facility requirements each time an event is to be scheduled into a facility requiring similar attributes.
A computer system, including a scheduling program, for simplifying scheduling of a new event into a facility which requires attributes similar to those selected for a previously scheduled event, comprising:
- means for providing a graphical object to represent a non-specific facility on the computer system;
- means for associating at least one recurring and required attribute with said non-specific facility for display with said graphical object;
- and
- means for directly manipulating said graphical object onto a scheduling program on the computer system in order to obtain a listing of available specific facilities matching said at least one recurring and required attribute, wherein a user may select one of said available specific facilities without manually entering facility requirements each time an event is to be scheduled into a facility requiring similar attributes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.