Internet based calendar system linking all parties relevant to the automated maintenance of scheduled events

• US 20070106548A1
• Filed: 11/02/2006
• Published: 05/10/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Steven Leonard Bratt
• Original Assignee: Steven Leonard Bratt
• Inventors: Bratt, Steven Leonard
• Application Number:
  US11/591,887
• Publication Number:
  US 20070106548A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment

Abstract

An Internet based system providing a variety of linked interfaces to several classes of users based on the needs of these user classes, the benefit of which being the automation of as many scheduling tasks as possible. These interfaces could include: A web based interface for home based users, a web based interface for small business users, an API for external software to submit data into the system, and a mechanism for users to upload a flat file of predetermined format into the system to communicate bulk scheduling data for one or many users. The system may also incorporate a targeted advertising engine to push focused advertising content to a specific users based on data collected from the system users they interact with.

Claims

1. A method for integrating the scheduling systems of multiple user classes comprising:

(a) providing an internet based personal information management interface for a home based user suitable for the organization of a personal or family schedule

(b) providing a plurality of internet based tools for other classes of users to exchange pertinent scheduling information with the home based user'"'"'s interface.

whereby all appointments between said home based user and said other classes of users are updated in the home based user'"'"'s interface in an automated fashion.

2. The method for integrating the scheduling systems of multiple user classes of claim 1 further providing an internet based personal information management interface for a small business user suitable for the organization of business contacts and appointments and capable of exchanging pertinent scheduling information with the home based user'"'"'s interface whereby all appointments between said home based user and said small business user are updated in both the home based user'"'"'s interface and the small business user'"'"'s interface in an automated fashion.

3. The method for integrating the scheduling systems of multiple user classes of claim 2 further providing an internet based API allowing any external software product to exchange pertinent scheduling information with the home based user'"'"'s interface whereby all appointments between said home based user and an operator of said third party software product are updated in the home based user'"'"'s interface in an automated fashion.

4. The method for integrating the scheduling systems of multiple user classes of claim 3 further providing an interface allowing an organization to upload via the internet a file of predetermined format containing bulk scheduling information related to one or multiple home based users whereby all appointments or events between said home based user and said organization as detailed in said file are updated in each of the home based user'"'"'s interfaces in an automated fashion.

5. The method for integrating the scheduling systems of multiple user classes of claim 2 further providing an interface allowing an organization to upload via the internet a file of predetermined format containing bulk scheduling information related to one or multiple home based users whereby all appointments or events between said home based user and said organization as detailed in said file are updated in each of the home based user'"'"'s interfaces in an automated fashion.

6. The method for integrating the scheduling systems of multiple user classes of claim 1 further providing an internet based API allowing any external software product to exchange pertinent scheduling information with the home based user'"'"'s interface whereby all appointments between said home based user and an operator of said third party software product are updated in the home based user'"'"'s interface in an automated fashion.

7. The method for integrating the scheduling systems of multiple user classes of claim 6 further providing an interface allowing an organization to upload via the internet a file of predetermined format containing bulk scheduling information related to one or multiple home based users whereby all appointments or events between said home based user and said organization as detailed in said file are updated in each of the home based user'"'"'s interfaces in an automated fashion.

8. The method for integrating the scheduling systems of multiple user classes of claim 1 further providing an interface allowing an organization to upload via the internet a file of predetermined format containing bulk scheduling information related to one or multiple home based users whereby all appointments or events between said home based user and said organization as detailed in said file are updated in each of the home based user'"'"'s interfaces in an automated fashion.

9. An internet based scheduling toolset comprising a calendar interface provided for home based users and a plurality of means for multiple user classes to exchange scheduling information with said toolset whereby all appointments between said home based users and the other user classes are updated in an automated fashion in the home based user'"'"'s interface.

10. The internet based scheduling toolset of claim 9 further comprising a calendar interface provided for small business users with a means to exchange scheduling information with said toolset whereby all appointments between said home based users and said small business users are updated in both the home based user'"'"'s interface and the small business user'"'"'s interface in an automated fashion.

11. The internet based scheduling toolset of claim 10 further comprising a means allowing any external software product to exchange pertinent scheduling information with the toolset whereby all appointments between said home based user and an operator of said external software are updated in the home based user'"'"'s interface in an automated fashion.

12. The internet based scheduling toolset of claim 11 further comprising a means for an organization to provide a file of predetermined format containing bulk scheduling information related to one or multiple home based users to the toolset whereby all appointments or events between said home based users and said organization as detailed in said file are updated in each of the home based user'"'"'s interfaces in an automated fashion.

13. The internet based scheduling toolset of claim 10 further comprising a means for an organization to provide a file of predetermined format containing bulk scheduling information related to one or multiple home based users to the toolset whereby all appointments or events between said home based users and said organization as detailed in said file are updated in each of the home based user'"'"'s interfaces in an automated fashion.

14. The internet based scheduling toolset of claim 9 further comprising a means allowing any external software product to exchange pertinent scheduling information with the toolset whereby all appointments between said home based user and an operator of said external software are updated in the home based user'"'"'s interface in an automated fashion.

15. The internet based scheduling toolset of claim 14 further comprising a means for an organization to provide a file of predetermined format containing bulk scheduling information related to one or multiple home based users to the toolset whereby all appointments or events between said home based users and said organization as detailed in said file are updated in each of the home based user'"'"'s interfaces in an automated fashion.

16. The internet based scheduling toolset of claim 9 further comprising a means for an organization to provide a file of predetermined format containing bulk scheduling information related to one or multiple home based users to the toolset whereby all appointments or events between said home based users and said organization as detailed in said file are updated in each of the home based user'"'"'s interfaces in an automated fashion.

17. An internet based system providing a plurality of automated tools linking all parties relevant to the automated maintenance of scheduled events between said parties comprising

(a) a web based interface for home based users suitable for the organization of a personal or family schedule

(b) a web based interface for small business users suitable for the organization of business contacts and appointments

whereby appointments and events between all parties are kept updated in all provided interfaces to the extent possible.

18. The internet based system of claim 17 further comprising a means for external scheduling software to provide data into said internet based system whereby the schedule data is reflected automatically in the home based user'"'"'s interface or the small business user'"'"'s interface as appropriate.