Patent ID: 6480830
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A computer implemented method for processing an appointment entry of a computerized calendar that includes predetermined event categories classifying anticipated calendar appointment entries, said calendar also including an action rule database having (1) data pre-associating each event category with one or more predetermined message formats, each message format having a content and a destination, and (2) data identifying information sources containing the content and destination for each message format the sources including records of the action rule database and subparts of calendar appointment entries of the pre-associated event category, the method comprising:automatically in response to user completion of a computer calendar appointment entry describing a planned event, the computerized calendar automatically analyzing contents of the completed calendar entry to identify one of the predetermined event categories classifying the planned event; for each message format pre-associated with the identified event category the computerized calendar performing operations comprising: determining content and destination for the message as specified in the action rule database; and transmitting a machine-readable message having the determined content to the determined destination.