Patent ID: 6038542
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A system for communicating scheduling information to a user about a scheduled event, comprising:(a) a network;(b) a client computer that is connected to the network and that executes software that allows the user to perform scheduling tasks,(c) a storage area, accessible by the client computer, for storing the user's scheduling information;(d) a notification server that initiates communication with the user;(e) a server computer that is connected to the network and the notification server, wherein the server computer is programmed to:retrieve from the storage area the user's scheduling information, wherein the user's scheduling information includes the manner in which the user is to be notified of the scheduled event and the time at which the user is to be notified of the scheduled event,analyze the user's scheduling information and queue events in the scheduling information that are within a specified time frame,access the queued events, andactivate the notification server at or about the time that the queued event is to occur to thereby initiate communication with the user about the scheduled event in the manner in and time at which the user is to be notified of the scheduled event, thereby informing the user of the scheduled event when the user is not near the client computer.