Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Generating, and updating calendar events from non-calendar sources
- Patent Title (中): 生成和更新来自非日历源的日历事件
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Application No.: US12024396Application Date: 2008-02-01
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Publication No.: US07970793B2Publication Date: 2011-06-28
- Inventor: Christopher J. Davia , Anders Westberg
- Applicant: Christopher J. Davia , Anders Westberg
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Driggs, Hogg, Daugherty & Del Zoppo Co., LPA
- Agent Patrick J. Daugherty
- Main IPC: G06F7/00
- IPC: G06F7/00 ; G06F17/30

Abstract:
Calendar events are pulled from an information source, such as a website, having listed events. A user subscribes to an information source where information containing time-stamped events appears. Alternatively, a user specifies a keyword for searching on the information source. If there are any changes on the information source in regard to a user-specified keyword, the event is automatically linked to the user's calendar. In yet another aspect, a publisher of the information source uses a tag set to tag running text on their information source, e.g. website, such that there is no need for the publisher of an information source to maintain a calendar of the events described in the information source. In yet another aspect, the publisher of the information source is not informed of who subscribes to the information source or what keywords the users specify in regard to the information source to provide user anonymity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090198728A1 GENERATING, AND UPDATING CALENDAR EVENTS FROM NON-CALENDAR SOURCES Public/Granted day:2009-08-06
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