Method, system, and article for telephone notification of an online status of a user
First Claim
1. A method for use with an electronic calendar for issuing alerts, the method comprising:
- detecting a calendar reminder event, the calendar reminder event having associated calendar event data;
launching a first telephone call to a first telephone number associated with the calendar reminder event in response to said detecting, the first telephone number associated with a first called party; and
sending a first message within the first telephone call.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention beneficially allow greater flexibility in the choice of alert modes for an electronic calendar system. Email messages, SMS, EMS or MMS messages, telephone calls and the like are used to replace or supplement the alerts generated by the electronic calendar. In various embodiments, the user is allowed to select the alert mode as well as alert features and priorities in addition to escalation procedures so that appropriate alert messages are generated at the appropriate times and alert messages have a greater chance of reaching the user. The use of the telephone ring tone, optionally with a distinctive ring, also provides greater notice to a user who is more attuned to reacting to a ringing telephone.
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41 Claims
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1. A method for use with an electronic calendar for issuing alerts, the method comprising:
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detecting a calendar reminder event, the calendar reminder event having associated calendar event data;
launching a first telephone call to a first telephone number associated with the calendar reminder event in response to said detecting, the first telephone number associated with a first called party; and
sending a first message within the first telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of creating a calendar alert table for use with an electronic calendar, the method comprising the steps of:
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prompting a user to enter first alert data;
receiving the first alert data from the user;
prompting a user to enter second alert data;
receiving the second alert data from the user; and
forming a calendar alert table from the received first alert data and the received second alert data;
wherein, the calendar alert table is accessible by the electronic calendar for generating a first alert in response to a calendar reminder event. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for use with a host device for providing notification of a calendar event, the host device including an electronic calendar module, the system comprising:
a ringer alert module, in communication with the electronic calendar module for detecting a calendar reminder event, the calendar reminder event having associated calendar event data, and for launching a first telephone call to a first telephone number associated with the calendar reminder event in response to said detecting, the first telephone number associated with a first called party. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system comprising:
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a telephony device associated with a computer system;
an electronic calendar module; and
a ringer alert module, in communication with the electronic calendar module and the telephony device, for detecting a calendar reminder event and for generating and transmitting a ring alert signal to the telephony device.
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38. A method for use with an electronic calendar for issuing alerts, the method comprising:
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detecting a calendar reminder event, the calendar reminder event having associated calendar event data;
determining that a telephone notification option is enabled;
if the telephone notification event is enabled, launching a first telephone call to a first telephone number associated with the calendar reminder event in response to said detecting, the first telephone number associated with a first called party;
sending an audio message within the first telephone call, the audio message including one or more of the calendar event data;
receiving a first response from the first called party;
determining if the first response is a valid response;
determining if the first response is either a snooze response or a reschedule response; and
scheduling a second telephone call based on the first response. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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