SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING FILTERS AND STANDARDIZED MESSAGES TO IDENTIFY AND SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS IN AGGREGATE RESOURCE SCHEDULING APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. A system for using filters and standardized messages to identify and schedule appointments, comprising:
- (a) an aggregate resource scheduling database;
(b) application server software code;
(c) a web server; and
(d) a client-based resource scheduling filter;
wherein the aggregate resource scheduling database contains resource and service information, appointment schedules and service provider information collected from service providers participating in an aggregate resource scheduling community;
wherein the application server software code retrieves data from the aggregate resource scheduling database based on parameters applied by a client using the resource scheduling filter;
wherein the web server brokers messages to and from the application server software code; and
wherein the resource scheduling filter displays data retrieved from the aggregate resource scheduling database by the application server software code.
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Abstract
A system for using filters and standardized messages to identify and schedule appointments, comprising: an aggregate resource scheduling database; application server software code; a web server; and a client-based resource scheduling filter; wherein the aggregate resource scheduling database contains resource and service information, appointment schedules and service provider information collected from service providers participating in an aggregate resource scheduling community; wherein the application server software code retrieves data from the aggregate resource scheduling database based on parameters applied by a client using the resource scheduling filter; wherein the web server brokers messages to and from the application server software code; and wherein the resource scheduling filter displays data retrieved from the aggregate resource scheduling database by the application server software code. A method of scheduling appointments using the system described above.
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36 Claims
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1. A system for using filters and standardized messages to identify and schedule appointments, comprising:
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(a) an aggregate resource scheduling database; (b) application server software code; (c) a web server; and (d) a client-based resource scheduling filter; wherein the aggregate resource scheduling database contains resource and service information, appointment schedules and service provider information collected from service providers participating in an aggregate resource scheduling community; wherein the application server software code retrieves data from the aggregate resource scheduling database based on parameters applied by a client using the resource scheduling filter; wherein the web server brokers messages to and from the application server software code; and wherein the resource scheduling filter displays data retrieved from the aggregate resource scheduling database by the application server software code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of scheduling appointments, comprising:
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(a) compiling resource and service information, appointment schedules and service provider information in an aggregate resource scheduling database; (b) applying filter criteria to identify available appointments; (c) using a client-based resource scheduling filter to apply the filter criteria; (d) generating filter results; (e) sending the filter results to the client; (f) wherein a service provider has been selected, and wherein the selected service provider has scheduling software, sending a scheduling request message directly from the client to the service provider scheduling software to schedule the appointment; and wherein the filter criteria are applied by a client desiring to schedule an appointment; and wherein the resource scheduling filter comprises one or more of the following;
a geographic location filter, a date/time filter, an industry segment filter, a service provider filter, a resource filter, a service type filter, and a service filter. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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