CALENDAR EVENT PROMPT SYSTEM AND CALENDAR EVENT NOTIFYING METHOD
First Claim
1. A calendar event notifying method for a calendar event prompt system, the calendar event prompt system comprising a calendar server and a plurality of supporting devices operable to connect the calendar server to a plurality of receivers of a user, the calendar event notifying method comprising the steps of:
- calculating and generating a receiver list for the user;
sending an event notification message to one or more receivers listed in the receiver list;
determining whether the one or more receivers have returned at least one notification confirmation message in a pre-determined time period;
removing the one or more receivers from the receiver list if none of the one or more receivers returns a notification confirmation message; and
repeating the sending step and the determining step until at least one receiver returns a notification confirmation message.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a calendar event notifying method for calendar event prompt system. The calendar prompt system includes a calendar server (101) and a plurality of supporting devices for connecting the calendar server (101) to a plurality of receivers of a user, the calendar event notifying method comprising: calculating step of calculating and generating a receiver list for the user (S301); sending step of sending an event notification message to one or more receivers listed in the receiver list (S302); determining step of determining whether the one or more receivers have returned at least one notification confirmation message in a pre-determined time (S303); removing step of removing the one or more receivers from the receiver list if none of the one or more receivers returns a notification confirmation message (S304); and repeating the sending step and the determining step until at least one receiver returns a notification confirmation message. The present invention also relates to associated calendar server and calendar prompt system.
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16 Claims
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1. A calendar event notifying method for a calendar event prompt system, the calendar event prompt system comprising a calendar server and a plurality of supporting devices operable to connect the calendar server to a plurality of receivers of a user, the calendar event notifying method comprising the steps of:
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calculating and generating a receiver list for the user; sending an event notification message to one or more receivers listed in the receiver list; determining whether the one or more receivers have returned at least one notification confirmation message in a pre-determined time period; removing the one or more receivers from the receiver list if none of the one or more receivers returns a notification confirmation message; and repeating the sending step and the determining step until at least one receiver returns a notification confirmation message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A calendar server for a calendar event prompt system, the calendar system comprising the calendar server and a plurality of supporting devices operable to connect the calendar server to a plurality of receivers of a user, the calendar server comprising:
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a calculating module operable to calculate and generate a receiver list for the user and removing the receivers from the receiver list; a receiving/sending module operable to send an event notification message to one or more receivers listed in the receiver list and receive event notification confirmation; and a determining module operable to determine whether the one or more receivers have returned at least one notification confirmation message in a pre-determined time. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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