Methods and Systems for Consolidated Notifications of Updated Personal Information Manager Data
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting, to a mobile device, a consolidated notification of updated personal information manager data associated with a user of the mobile device, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) transmitting, by a notification agent, to a notification service, a first identification of received event data associated with a user of a personal information manager;
(b) delaying, by the notification service, for a predetermined period of time, transmission to the user of a notification of the identification of received event data;
(c) receiving, by the notification service, a second identification of received event data;
(d) determining, by the notification service, that the second identification of received event data and the first identification of received event data relate to a single event;
(e) selecting, by the notification service, one of the second identification of received event data and the first identification of received event data, responsive to user-specified notification criteria, after the predetermined period of time elapses; and
(f) transmitting, by a communications agent, to a mobile device associated with the user, a notification of the selected identification of received event data.
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Abstract
A system for transmitting, to a mobile device, a consolidated notification of updated personal information manager data associated with a user of the mobile device includes a notification agent, a notification service and a communications agent. The notification agent receives a first identification of received event data associated with a user of a personal information manager. The notification service receives the first identification of received event data, delays transmission to the user of the first notification of the identification of received event data, receives a second identification of received event data, determines that the second identification of received event data and the first identification of received event data relate to a single event, and selects one of the second identification of received event data and the first identification of received event data after the predetermined period of time elapses. The communications agent transmits, to a mobile device associated with the user, a notification of the selected identification of received event data.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting, to a mobile device, a consolidated notification of updated personal information manager data associated with a user of the mobile device, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) transmitting, by a notification agent, to a notification service, a first identification of received event data associated with a user of a personal information manager; (b) delaying, by the notification service, for a predetermined period of time, transmission to the user of a notification of the identification of received event data; (c) receiving, by the notification service, a second identification of received event data; (d) determining, by the notification service, that the second identification of received event data and the first identification of received event data relate to a single event; (e) selecting, by the notification service, one of the second identification of received event data and the first identification of received event data, responsive to user-specified notification criteria, after the predetermined period of time elapses; and (f) transmitting, by a communications agent, to a mobile device associated with the user, a notification of the selected identification of received event data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for transmitting, to a mobile device, a consolidated notification of updated personal information manager data associated with a user of the mobile device comprising:
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a notification agent receiving a first identification of received event data associated with a user of a personal information manager; a notification service comprising means for receiving the first identification of received event data, means for delaying transmission to the user of the first notification of the identification of received event data, means for receiving a second identification of received event data, means for determining, that the second identification of received event data and the first identification of received event data relate to a single event, and means for selecting one of the second identification of received event data and the first identification of received event data after the predetermined period of time elapses; and a communications agent transmitting, to a mobile device associated with the user, a notification of the selected identification of received event data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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