Patent ID: 8135770
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of processing recurring events within a personal information management (PIM) client, the method comprising: executing a plug-in component within a PIM client; receiving, within the PIM client, an event update comprising a recurring event identifier natively understood by the PIM client and supplemental recurrence data not natively understood by the PIM client; responsive to the plug-in component detecting the supplemental recurrence data and a user input executing the event update, the plug-in component locating a recurring event corresponding to the recurring event identifier; the plug-in component updating the recurring event according, at least in part, to the supplemental recurrence data; storing the recurring event within the PIM client; and generating, within a different PIM client, the event update to include a first portion comprising event data that is natively understandable by the PIM client and a second portion comprising the supplemental recurrence data that is only understood by the plug-in within the PIM client.