Patent ID: 6144371
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A scheduling facilitation method, comprising:storing an electronic representation of a schedule in a recording unit, said schedule including a number of entry locations, said recording unit including a working surface thereon, said working surface superimposed with a markable surface having thereon a physical representation of said entry locations, said physical representation including therein one or more designations allowing user identification of a selected entry location of said entry locations;correlating a part of said working surface to said entry locations;selecting said selected entry location on said markable surface with a stylus;providing a stroke signal and a stroke mark with said stylus, said stroke signal conveying to said recording unit a section of scheduling information for said selected entry location, said stroke mark conveying to said markable surface said section of scheduling information;storing an indication of said section of scheduling information in a portion of said electronic representation of said schedule associated with said selected entry location; andreserving said selected entry location in said electronic representation of said schedule to track that scheduling information is already associated with said selected entry location.