Patent ID: 8523571
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer based access schedule system for managing, scheduling, and sharing of information related to day-based obligatory commitments of a plurality of parents of a blended family regarding at least one child of said blended family for which said plurality of parents are responsible, comprising: a first computing device including at least one processor; instructions executable on said at least one processor adapted to cause said first computing device to: define a set of at least two parents for each of said at least one child of said blended family, who each have day-based obligatory commitments regarding said at least one child, and wherein there is at least one parent of said set of parents assigned to at least one day-based obligatory commitment for each of said at least one child for each day of the week for an indicated time period; accept from at least one authorized user, including users other than said set of parents, information relating to day-based obligatory commitments of said set of parents; store information relating to said day-based obligatory commitments of said set of parents, including at least date information for each of said day-based obligatory commitments; generating a web page viewable by a user through a display coupled to a second computing device communicatively coupled to said first computing device over a network, the web page including a visual representation of an access schedule, wherein said access schedule is based on said information stored relating to said day-based obligatory commitments and includes at least one indication of which parent of said set of parents has a day-based obligatory commitment regarding said at least one child of said blended family for each day of the week for said indicated time period, wherein said instructions executable on said at least one processor are adapted to cause said first computing device to provide at least one user un-modifiable indication of a last time each parent of said set of parents accessed said access schedule by providing the web page to the second computing device, wherein the user un-modifiable indication is accessible via the first computing device; and wherein the webpage is viewable by an authorized third party other than the set of parents generating and providing to a first parent a request form presenting at least one second parent of said set of parents and enabling said first parent to electronically request, by submission of said form, from said second parent a proposed swap of one or more day-based obligatory commitments initially assigned to said first parent in exchange for one or more day-based obligatory commitments initially assigned to said second parent, said request form comprising: a parent selection field arranged such that said first parent is provided an ability to electronically select at least one parent of said set of parents to request said proposed swap from; a date designation field arranged such that said first parent is provided an ability to electronically select one or more proposed dates of said one or more day-based obligatory commitments assigned to said first parent for which said proposed swap of the day-based obligatory commitment assigned to said second parent is desired; a trade indication field providing said first parent an ability to indicate an offer to trade for one or more day-based obligatory commitments initially assigned to said first parent; a respond by field arranged such that said first parent is provided an ability to electronically input a date so as to indicate a time period for which said request for said proposed swap is valid; process information input through said request form to determine whether any scheduling conflicts based on said information stored relating to said day-based obligatory commitments have been or will be caused by said proposed swap, wherein if a scheduling conflict exists, provide an indication of said conflict, and wherein if a scheduling conflict does not exist, process said information input through said request form in order to provide an indication on said access schedule of the request, wherein said indication is provided as a selectable icon associated with one or more dates on said access schedule such that user selection of said selectable icon provides a user with details of said proposed swap; upon receiving an indication of said first parent selection of said selectable icon, further provide said first parent with an ability via said access schedule to electronically submit or withdraw said proposed swap; upon receiving said user selection to submit said proposed swap, provide to other users through a display coupled to a third computing device communicatively coupled to said first computing device over a network a web page that includes a visual representation of said access schedule updated to include said proposed swap; monitor said proposed swap via said updated access schedule so as to allow said second parent to accept or reject said proposed swap only during said time period for which said request for said proposed swap is valid; provide a status indication to said first parent indicating whether or not said second parent has viewed said proposed swap; and upon receiving an indication of said second parent to accept said proposed swap, automatically update said access schedule and publish said access schedule through a display coupled to a computing device communicatively coupled to said first computing device over a network a web page that includes a visual representation of said access schedule updated to reflect on said access schedule that said first parent is responsible for said one or more commitments initially assigned to said other, second parent as indicated in said proposed swap and said second parent is responsible for said one or more commitments initially assigned to said first parent as indicated in said proposed swap.