Method and apparatus for previewing changes in color palette

Abstract

A system for processing multiple schedules, constructed in accordance with the principle of the present invention, includes an information processing system having a memory and a processor; an input device for entering user information; a display device for showing scheduling information; an interface for sending and / or receiving information from another source; and means for reconciling two schedules by building synchronized lists, from which the user may effect a reconciliation.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority to application Ser. No. 09 / 060,206 filed on Apr. 14, 1998 and scheduled to issue as U.S. Pat. No. 7,209,888 on Apr. 24, 2007; which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08 / 649,824 filed on May 17, 1996 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,778,346; which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07 / 823,567 filed on Jan. 21, 1992 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,519,606.[0002] The present invention relates generally to the area of information processing and, more particularly, to apparatus and methods for reconciling ordinal information, especially time-based information. [0003] Successful management of one's time is a goal that every successful professional must achieve. One's business day may be swept away in a deluge of meetings and appointments, all of which must be somehow managed. An attempt to mange this task on paper, such as with a simple wall calendar, is unworkable for all but the simplest of schedules. More likely, such unsophisticated a...

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Benefits of technology

This approach simplifies the reconciliation of multiple schedules by enabling users to visualize and manage conflicts effectively, improving scheduling accuracy and reducing errors through intuitive interface techniques.

Problems solved by technology

An attempt to mange this task on paper, such as with a simple wall calendar, is unworkable for all but the simplest of schedules.

More likely, such unsophisticated aids to managing one's time will lead to scheduling conflicts, missed appointments, botched deadlines and angry clients.

As a tradeoff for portability, however, these devices typically forego several of the more desirable features found on desktop personal computer (e.g., full color graphics display).

Updating or reconciling two sets of information, whether between a PC and an organizer, or between two computers joined by a communication network, has never been easy.

The reconciliation of scheduling information has been particularly difficult.

While prior art organizers and scheduling packages are very useful for managing one's own schedule, they have thus far been inadequate for resolving two or more schedules.

As a result, a user who wishes to reconcile two different schedules must rely on awkward data entry techniques to achieve the reconciliation.

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