System and method for obtaining and tracking up-to the-minute delivery locations of employees via a database system
First Claim
1. A method for locating a recipient of a message in a corporation using a computerized system comprising:
- (1) compiling a database of a recipient'"'"'s scheduled location, the recipient'"'"'s delivery preference and the corporation'"'"'s preference;
(2) providing access to recipient'"'"'s location and delivery preference database of (a);
(3) updating the recipient'"'"'s scheduled location and/or delivery preference; and
(4) allowing access to updated schedule and delivery preference to facilitate delivery of message to recipient at updated scheduled location.
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Abstract
This present invention is a method and system for providing an up-to-the-minute location of a recipient for delivery of a message. A computerized system imports corporation databases containing employee location codes and delivery preference information (as well as addresses for various message media such as FAX telephone numbers, E-mail addresses, Pager telephone Numbers, etc.) to a database in or accessible by the corporation'"'"'s Mail Room. The system includes WEB-based and telephone access to this information to allow employees to keep this information up to date.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for locating a recipient of a message in a corporation using a computerized system comprising:
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(1) compiling a database of a recipient'"'"'s scheduled location, the recipient'"'"'s delivery preference and the corporation'"'"'s preference;
(2) providing access to recipient'"'"'s location and delivery preference database of (a);
(3) updating the recipient'"'"'s scheduled location and/or delivery preference; and
(4) allowing access to updated schedule and delivery preference to facilitate delivery of message to recipient at updated scheduled location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for locating a recipient of a message in a corporation using a computerized system comprising:
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(1) compiling a database of an recipient'"'"'s scheduled location, the recipient'"'"'s delivery preference and the corporation'"'"'s preference;
(2) providing access to recipient'"'"'s location and delivery preference database of (a);
(3) providing access to corporate schedule organizer;
(4) updating recipient'"'"'s scheduled location in corporate schedule organizer;
(5) monitoring corporate schedule organizer for location change in the recipient'"'"'s schedule;
(6) updating recipient'"'"'s scheduled location according to location changes monitored in (e); and
(7) allowing access to updated schedule to facilitate delivery of message to recipient at updated scheduled location. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A method for locating a recipient of a message in a corporation using a computerized system comprising:
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(1) compiling a database of a recipient'"'"'s scheduled location, the recipient'"'"'s delivery preference and the corporation'"'"'s preference;
(2) providing access to recipient'"'"'s location and delivery preference database of (a);
(3) updating the recipient'"'"'s scheduled location and/or delivery preference;
(4) setting priority of conflicting corporate and recipient preference;
(5) allowing access to updated schedules and delivery preferences to facilitate delivery of message to recipient at updated scheduled location.
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8. A computer based system for locating a recipient of a message in a corporation using a computerized system comprising:
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(1) A component for compiling a database of an recipient'"'"'s scheduled locations, the entities delivery preference and the corporation'"'"'s preference;
(2) a database containing the recipient'"'"'s scheduled location, the entities delivery preference and the corporation'"'"'s preference;
(3) a component for providing access to recipient'"'"'s location and delivery preference in database (b);
(4) a component for updating the recipient'"'"'s scheduled location and/or delivery preference; and
(5) a component for allowing access to updated schedule and delivery preference to facilitate delivery of message to recipient at updated scheduled location.
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9. A computer based system for locating a recipient of a message in a corporation using a computerized system comprising:
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(1) a component for compiling a database of an recipient'"'"'s scheduled location, the recipient'"'"'s delivery preference and the corporation'"'"'s preference;
(2) a database containing the recipient'"'"'s scheduled location, the entities delivery preference and the corporation'"'"'s preference;
(3) a component for providing access to the database of (b);
(4) a component for providing access to corporate schedule organizer;
(5) a corporate schedule organizer;
(6) a component for updating recipient'"'"'s scheduled location in corporate schedule organizer;
(7) a component for monitoring corporate schedule organizer for location change in the recipients schedule and updating database (b) with schedule location change; and
(8) a component for allowing access to updated schedule(s) to facilitate delivery of message to recipient at updated scheduled location.
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10. A computer based system for locating a recipient of a message in a corporation using a computerized system comprising:
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(1) a component for compiling a database of a recipient'"'"'s scheduled locations, the recipient'"'"'s delivery preference and a corporation'"'"'s preference;
(2) a database containing recipient'"'"'s scheduled locations, the recipient'"'"'s delivery preference and the corporation'"'"'s preference compiled in (a);
(3) a component for providing access to recipient'"'"'s location and delivery preference database (b);
(4) a component for updating the recipient'"'"'s scheduled location and/or delivery preference;
(5) a component for setting hierarchy of conflicting corporate and recipient preference;
(6) a component for allowing access to updated schedules and delivery preference to facilitate delivery of message to recipient at updated scheduled location.
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