Patent ID: 8690062

Claim:
A computer program product for storing events from a printed source in an electronic calendar the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, wherein the program code is able to be executed by one or more processors to: capture an event information barcode from a printed source, wherein the event information barcode is a linear or matrix barcode, wherein the event information barcode comprises encoded event information including an event name or event identifier, an event date and event time, and event location information, wherein the event location information identifies a geographical location where the event is to take place; decode event information contained in the captured barcode; automatically populate the encoded event information into a plurality of electronic calendar's event information fields, wherein each of the plurality of information fields is populated responsive to a single optical scan, referred to as the capture of the event information barcode, of a single bar code, referred to as the event information barcode; and save the captured event information to the one or more electronic calendars.