Patent ID: 7313767

Claim:
A method for presenting time related data on small screen devices, comprising the operations of: examining a plurality of time related data entries to obtain a start time and an end time for each time related data entry, each time related data entry further including a description; generating a time bar including a plurality of pixels, wherein a predefined block of pixels represents a particular period of time, and wherein the time bar includes a plurality of indicia indicating a plurality of times, the period of time covered by the time bar set based on an earliest start time of an earliest occurring time related data entry for a particular period and a latest end time for a latest occurring time related data entry for the particular period so as to provide an overview of a complete task period in a single window frame; correlating the start time and the end time of each time related data entry to pixels on the time bar; changing an intensity of pixels on the time bar between the start time and the end time of each time related data entry; providing a selection indicator, the selection indicator capable of selecting a particular time related data entry; and presenting, i) a list of descriptions from each time related data entry, ii) the time bar, iii) the selection indicator that identifies a selected time related data entry, and iv) task time corresponding to a currently selected time related data entry in a single window frame without requiring user action to maintain display of the list of descriptions.