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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Paul R. Bastide, Boxford, MA (US);
Andrew E. Davis, Arlington, MA (US);
Margo L. Ezekiel, Newton, MA (US);
Leah A. Lawrence, Austin, TX (US);
Katherine M. Parsons, Austin, TX (US);
Jodi Rajaniemi, Merrimack, NH (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for improving the usability of a calendar application. A calendar client agent receives calendar information, such as meetings, appointments, vacations, tasks, etc. from various systems, such as an electronic mail system, a social networking system, an instant messaging system and a wiki. The calendar client agent evaluates the retrieved calendar information with respect to a set of presentation rules. The calendar client agent then presents the retrieved calendar information in a horizontal bar (also referred to as a 'calendar bar') in the calendar application over a duration of time (e.g., twelve hours of the current day) in relation to the set of presentation rules. In this manner, the user will be able to more easily ascertain which events or activities are scheduled.