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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1999
System and method for displaying and manipulating multiple calendars on a personal digital assistant
Alvin Pivowar, Portland, OR (US);
Steve Hanrahan, Portland, OR (US);
Pete Grillo, Portland, OR (US);
Palm, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A portable, hand-held personal digital assistant is provided for simultaneously depicting multiple calendars on a single display. The personal digital assistant includes a portable, hand-held housing including a top face, a bottom face, and a side wall therebetween for defining an interior space. An input device is situated on the top face of the housing for allowing input of data. Associated therewith is a display situated on the top face of the housing for depicting data. Situated in the interior space of the housing is memory for storing a plurality of calendars each including a plurality of scheduled matters. Finally, controller is situated in the interior space of the housing and connected between the input device, the display, and the memory. The controller serves for simultaneously depicting a plurality of the calendars on the display. By conveniently displaying the multiple calendars, the present invention allows a user to more effectively manipulate the same.