Arbeitsplatzrechner mit elektronischer Kalenderunterstützung.

摘要

An intelligent workstation in a network which automatically generates a data stream in which a calendar owner can request the status of a plurality of calendars maintained by an electronic calendaring system. A first data structure is generated by the system in response to the entry of calendar information by the calendar owner. The first data structure includes a plurality of predetermined fields for storing the calendar information. Each of the plurality of fields are compared to equivalent fields in identified ones of the plurality of calendars. A second data structure is then generated for each of the identified ones of the plurality of calendars which sets forth the status of calendaring an event thereon. The second data structure is transmitted to the calendar owner to state/confirm the status of each of the identified ones of the plurality of calendars. The users workstation compiles the received data structures and can either display the compound result so that, for example, the user can make a decision as to the time a meeting shall take place and, by a separate operation, enter the same into the various calendars or the workstation can determine, assuming the same to be possible, the time for the meeting itself and automatically generate and transmit what is in effect a second iteration of the operation to enter the selected meeting time into the various calendars, provoking confirmation.