System and method for interactive scheduling
First Claim
1. A system for interactive scheduling comprising:
- a web server having an appointment scheduling software application for receiving a customer'"'"'s vendor, service, add-on service, service provider, date, and timeslot selections; and
a central appointment repository at said web server for storing appointment data based on said customer'"'"'s vendor, service, add-on service, service provider, and timeslot selections.
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Abstract
An automated system and method for interactive scheduling through a web site is disclosed. Vendors'"'"' appointment books are accessible through a web site so that customers may schedule appointments at any time and from any location. Customers access the vendor'"'"'s appointment book by accessing the vendor'"'"'s web site or selecting the vendor from a list of vendors maintained at a scheduling web site. Several cross-selling features are supported. In addition to scheduling a primary service, customers may schedule add-on and adjacent services that the vendor defines. Vendors who would like to establish a web site that uses special scheduling application software simply complete templates that comprise the content for the web site. A web site is then created for the vendor using service definitions and service provider information provided by the vendor.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for interactive scheduling comprising:
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a web server having an appointment scheduling software application for receiving a customer'"'"'s vendor, service, add-on service, service provider, date, and timeslot selections; and
a central appointment repository at said web server for storing appointment data based on said customer'"'"'s vendor, service, add-on service, service provider, and timeslot selections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for scheduling an appointment comprising the steps of:
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prompting a customer to select a vendor;
prompting said customer to select a service;
prompting said customer to select a service provider;
prompting said customer to select a date to receive said selected service;
prompting said customer to select a time to receive said selected service;
prompting said customer to select an add-on service based on said selected vendor, said selected service, said selected service provider, said selected date, and said selected time; and
updating a central appointment repository based on said selected vendor, said selected service, said selected service provider, said selected date to receive said selected service, said selected time to receive said selected service, and said selected add-on service. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. A method for developing an web site for interactive scheduling comprising the steps of:
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prompting a user for vendor information;
prompting said user for service offering information;
prompting said user for service provider information;
prompting said user to assign at least one service provider to each service offering;
creating an appointment book for each service provider based on said service provider information;
creating a plurality of web pages based on said vendor information, service offering information, and service provider information; and
linking at least one of said web pages to an appointment scheduling software application adapted to store and maintain appointment data in said appointment book.
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