International Business Machines Corporation

Wilbert R Joyner, Jr

Jeremy Gray Perry

Timothy E Allen

Jon Mark Harris

Lisa Salcedo Eichorn

Eric Saari

Jessica J Peter

Zhong Qianjie

Tyler A Walters

Under the present disclosure, a chat interface and computer program product for comparing free time between instant message chat members in order to schedule an upcoming event are provided. One approach includes: storing individual calendars corresponding to each member of the chat; initiating a free time comparison; and combining the individual calendars corresponding to each member of the chat into a free time summary calendar, wherein the free time summary calendar indicates at least one of free time periods that are simultaneously available to all of the members of the chat and conflict time periods during which at least two chat members simultaneously have an event scheduled. The free time summary calendar may be viewed in day, week, and month view formats.

Chat interface and computer program product for comparing free time between instant message chat members

A method and system for managing a database through a graphical representation is presented. The method the method includes dynamically adjusting data in a database by graphically manipulating a graph that represents the database. In one embodiment, a predictive cone is overlaid onto the graph. The predictive cone is created from a heuristic algorithm that uses past historical data to predict where future real data will track on the graph.

Graphically manipulating a database

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Durham, NC, United States of America

Wilbert R Joyner, Jr