Patent ID: 6687678
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A computer operated method of displaying schedule data on a schedule management apparatus having a display screen and an input device, said method comprising the computer performed steps of:(a) receiving a user input including a schedule starting time, a schedule ending time for a plurality of events where certain but not all of the events form a series of periodically reoccurring events associated with at least one condition for establishing a plurality of dates one date for each of the events in the series to occur, (b) generating and registering schedule data including a schedule starting time and a schedule ending time which are associated with a common routine number for the plurality of dates established by said condition, (c) displaying on the display screen with all events arranged together in chronological order and identified by the routine number with schedule data for events which are established by the condition associated with said routine number distinctively presented from schedule data for events which is not established by the condition associated with the routine number, and (d) providing a plurality of said conditions, at least one being a basic condition for establishing the periodicity of the dates to be established and at least another being an exceptional condition for excluding, from the plurality of dates certain dates selected by the basic condition.