International Business Machines Corporation

Andrew David Record

David Gerard Kuehr-McLaren

Pratik Gupta

Luis Benici Casco-Arias

A solution for managing dates is provided, in which a recurrence definition that represents a list of dates using a recurrence rule is automatically identified. The recurrence definition may also include a set of exceptions, which account for variations from a recurring pattern in the list of dates. In one embodiment, an efficiency measure is obtained for each of various proposed recurrence definitions, and a recurrence definition that most efficiently represents the list of dates is identified. In one application, an event management (e.g., calendaring) program automatically identifies an efficient recurrence rule for a list of event occurrences.

Recurrence definition identification

A method of controlling password changes in a system having a plurality of data processing systems having separate password registries. Contents of passwords in the password registries of the data processing systems are controlled using password content policies that are centrally shared between the plurality of data processing systems.

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Durham, NC, United States of America

Andrew David Record