Patent ID: 9619786
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. A method for shape based scheduling of events for a task in a calendaring and scheduling (C&S) system, comprising: adding a vertex on the calendar view of a calendar of a C&S system executing in memory of a host computer, and drawing lines on the calendar view of the calendar between the vertex on the calendar view, a start day displayed on the calendar view, and an end day also displayed on the calendar view, the addition of the vertex and drawing of lines defining a shape in the calendar of the calendar view; superimposing the shape in the calendar view; determining a range of days within the superimposed shape; determining a block of time for each of the days in the range upon which a portion of the shape has been superimposed; scheduling at least one event for each block of time determined for each of the days in the range upon which a portion of the shape has been superimposed summing as a time constraint all blocks of time scheduled for each of the days in the range upon which a portion of the shape has been superimposed; and, responding to a modification of one of the blocks of time for one of the days in the range with a countervailing modification of other blocks of time for others of the days in the range to ensure that a sum of all blocks of time for the days in the range does not exceed the time constraint despite the modification.