Method and system of providing enhanced appointment notification service to mobile devices
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1. A method, comprising:
- examining an appointment reminder notification by a client application of a mobile device to determine whether the appointment reminder notification comprises all data needed to formulate an appointment reminder;
when all of the data needed to formulate the appointment reminder is present, generating the appointment reminder, by the client application of the mobile device;
when all of the data needed to formulate the appointment reminder is not present and the notification comprises reference to a resource for retrieving the data, contacting the resource, by the client application of the mobile device, to request the data, and composing the reminder once the data request is fulfilled; and
conducting, by the mobile device and a server, a user-interactive transaction according to the appointment reminder notification.
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Abstract
A mobile device includes a client application configured to process and display a push notification specifying an appointment reminder originating from a server acting as an appointment manager. The client displays a menu of available options for conducting additional appointment-related transactions, such as confirmation, rescheduling, or cancellation of the appointment. Based on the user selection, the client conducts a user-interactive transaction with the server to complete the requested appointment service.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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examining an appointment reminder notification by a client application of a mobile device to determine whether the appointment reminder notification comprises all data needed to formulate an appointment reminder; when all of the data needed to formulate the appointment reminder is present, generating the appointment reminder, by the client application of the mobile device; when all of the data needed to formulate the appointment reminder is not present and the notification comprises reference to a resource for retrieving the data, contacting the resource, by the client application of the mobile device, to request the data, and composing the reminder once the data request is fulfilled; and conducting, by the mobile device and a server, a user-interactive transaction according to the appointment reminder notification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile device, comprising:
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a processor; memory communicably coupled to said processor; and a client application configured to; examine an appointment reminder notification to determine whether the appointment reminder notification comprises all data needed to formulate an appointment reminder; when all of the data needed to formulate the appointment reminder is present, generate the appointment reminder; when all of the data needed to formulate the appointment reminder is not present and the notification comprises reference to a resource for retrieving the data, contact the resource to request the data, and compose the reminder once the data request is fulfilled; and enable a conduction of, via the mobile device, a user-interactive transaction with a data network according to the appointment reminder notification. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for execution by a processor, that, when executed, cause the processor to:
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examine an appointment reminder notification to determine whether the appointment reminder notification comprises all data needed to formulate an appointment reminder; when all of the data needed to formulate the appointment reminder is present, generate the appointment reminder; when all of the data needed to formulate the appointment reminder is not present and the notification comprises reference to a resource for retrieving the data, contact the resource to request the data, and compose the reminder once the data request is fulfilled; and enable a conduction of a user-interactive appointment-related transaction with a data network, the appointment-related transaction comprising a reschedule selection, an appointment confirmation selection, and an appointment cancellation selection. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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