System and method for providing an advanced personal information manager
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1. A method for integrating a calendaring and a reservation request, the method comprising:
- obtaining the request for an appointment;
determining whether the appointment corresponds to one or more possible reservations;
displaying a set of reservations items corresponding to the appointment request;
obtaining the user selection of at least one reservation item; and
transmitting a reservation request corresponding to the user'"'"'s selection of the reservation items.
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Abstract
A system and method for integrating calendaring and reservation processes are provided. A user obtains an appointment request. A personal information management application determines whether one or more reservations, including travel reservations, are needed as part of the appointment. Accordingly, the user can accept the appointment request and make the appropriate reservation as a single transaction.
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1. A method for integrating a calendaring and a reservation request, the method comprising:
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obtaining the request for an appointment;
determining whether the appointment corresponds to one or more possible reservations;
displaying a set of reservations items corresponding to the appointment request;
obtaining the user selection of at least one reservation item; and
transmitting a reservation request corresponding to the user'"'"'s selection of the reservation items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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14. In a mobile computing device having a display and at least one input device, a method for integrating a calendaring and reservation request, the method comprised of:
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displaying a request for an appointment;
determining whether the appointment request corresponds to one or more possible reservations;
displaying a set of reservation items on the mobile device display corresponding to the appointment request;
obtaining from the input device a user selection of at least one reservation item; and
transmitting the user'"'"'s selection. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A personal information system for integrating calendaring and reservation processes, the system comprising:
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one or more mobile devices having a display; and
a personal information manager server operable to determine whether a user appointment request corresponds to one or more possible reservations, wherein the personal information manager server is further operable to transmit a set of reservation items corresponding to an appointment request;
wherein the mobile device is operable to display the set of reservation items, to obtain the user'"'"'s selection of the set of reservation items, and to transmit the selection to the personal information manager server. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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