Patent ID: 6594637
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A computerized method of managing individual schedules for each of a plurality of members of a user group, the method comprising:detecting with a first computer a request to schedule a recurring sub-group event; obtaining with the first computer user identification information that uniquely identifies each member of a sub-group of said user group; providing with the first computer an event input area for receiving event information substantially common to said sub-group members in response to said detected request; receiving with the first computer recurring sub-group event preferences into said event input area comprising at least one of a preferred starting time, a preferred ending time, a preferred duration and a condition on the dates that said recurring sub-group event is to be set; assigning with at least one of the first computer and a second computer a sub-group event identifier corresponding to said obtained sub-group member identification information and to said recurring sub-group event preferences; correlating with at least one of the first computer and the second computer said individual schedules of the sub-group members with said recurring sub-group event preferences; generating with at least one of the first computer and the second computer at least one set of event option data responsive to said sub-group event identifier and said correlated individual schedules, the event option data comprising an event starting time and an event ending time for each of a plurality of set dates responsive to said condition on the dates that said recurring sub-group event is to be set wherein said times need not be the same for each set date; selecting with at least one of the first computer and the second computer one of the at least one set of event option data for linking said sub-group event identifier to the selected set of event option data; updating with at least one of the first computer and the second computer a plurality of sum schedules that each correspond to one of the dates of the selected event option data; registering with at least one of the first computer and the second computer said individual schedules of the sub-group members in correlation with said sub-group event identifier; maintaining with at least one of the first computer and the second computer the registered individual schedules of all user group members in correspondence with all sub-group event identifiers.