Patent ID: 7809599
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for use on a computer executing computer executable instructions for selecting a plurality of heterogeneous items of various types for display in an immediate view in a user interface of an information management application, said immediate view capable of displaying a preset number of heterogeneous items of various types, said user interface displayed on a computer display device connected to the computer, said method comprising: a) establishing user defined headings for the immediate view according to chunky time, wherein chunky time is a general time of day corresponding to when items should be completed and wherein each heading indicates when the items listed thereunder should be completed; b) storing items in a database, each item associated with a creation date, a due date, and a priority level, wherein the priority level is based on previously user defined priorities and further wherein not all items in the database have values for each of the due date and the priority level; c) selecting from the stored items in the database N items for display by: d) displaying the selected N items in the immediate view under the user defined heading corresponding to the chunky time based on when it is determined the item should be completed, wherein: e) repeating c and d on a predetermined basis in order to update the immediate view.