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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2002
Harish Bansal, Fremont, CA (US);
Olivier Delerm, San Francisco, CA (US);
Atul Purohit, Fremont, CA (US);
Christopher Nash, Emeryville, CA (US);
Harish Bansal, Fremont, CA (US);
Olivier Delerm, San Francisco, CA (US);
Atul Purohit, Fremont, CA (US);
Christopher Nash, Emeryville, CA (US);
Siebel Systems, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques to facilitate assignment and scheduling of activities. In accordance with a method, a chart showing a calendar of schedule for a number of available resources is provided in a first frame (or window) in a user interface menu, and a number of objects representative of a number of unplanned activities are provided in a second frame. A selection for an unplanned activity in the second frame (or a planned activity in the first frame) is received and, in response, selected ones of a number of objects in the chart are highlighted based on the selected activity. A request to assign the selected activity to a selected resource and to schedule the selected activity for a particular time duration is thereafter received. The requested assignment and scheduling may be accepted or rejected based on the requirements of the selected activity and the capabilities of the selected resource.