Patent ID: 7657449
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for interactively selecting time slots for one or more appointments by an end user over a wide area network, the method comprising: transmitting information relating to a plurality of available time slots for one or more appointments to an application running on a general purpose computer on the wide area network for display to the end user; providing web data to the computer, the web data comprising a graphical user interface that comprises an interactive calendar relating to available time slots for each of the one or more appointments, the web data adapted to provide additional current available time slot information on the one or more available individual time slots in response to the end user placing a mouse indicator over the graphical user interface, wherein the mouse over causes the computer to display the additional current available time slots information indicating time slots that have not been previously taken; receiving from the end user a selection of one or more selected time slots, wherein the selection is based on a mouse click; and accepting over the wide area network from the end user payment information for the one or more selected time slots.