Apparatus and method for using a telephone for remote scheduling
First Claim
1. A system for enabling a user to remotely access an electronic calendar using a digital telephone, comprising:
- an input interface configured to respond to a telephone network;
an electronic calendar configured to store a plurality of schedules;
a scheduler configured to access the plurality of schedules as a function of an output from the input interface;
an output interface configured to transmit to the telephone network one or more output signals representative of textual information displayable on the digital telephone, wherein the textual information is derived from the stored schedules.
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Abstract
A system and method enabling a user to remotely access an electronic calendar using a telephone network is provided. The system includes the electronic calendar for storing a plurality of schedules and a scheduler for accessing the schedules as a function of input signals received over the telephone network. Each schedule contains future appointments and events for either daily, weekly or other data interval periods. The scheduler enables selective retrieval and display of the appointments and events for any selected time period. The system is coupled to interfaces allowing the schedule information to be transmitted as audio information, video information, or e-mail information. The scheduler can compare the schedules to one another to automatically generate common meeting times. The common meeting time can then be transmitted to the various attendees using e-mail, audible instructions or voice mail.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for enabling a user to remotely access an electronic calendar using a digital telephone, comprising:
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an input interface configured to respond to a telephone network; an electronic calendar configured to store a plurality of schedules; a scheduler configured to access the plurality of schedules as a function of an output from the input interface; an output interface configured to transmit to the telephone network one or more output signals representative of textual information displayable on the digital telephone, wherein the textual information is derived from the stored schedules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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