Remotely updatable PDA
DCFirst Claim
1. A method of automatically updating calendar data for a plurality of users, the calendar data being associated with a calendar program executable by a personal digital assistant (PDA) with calendar data resident in a base computer system, comprising:
- (a) associating with updated and/or new calendar data in the base computer system with identification identifying an intended recipient of the data identified from the plurality of users;
(b) transmitting, using a wireless broadcast system, the updated and/or new calendar data for reception and use by the PDA; and
(c) the receiving the transmitted updated and/or new calendar data and updating the calendar data associated with the calendar program executable by the PDA.
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Abstract
A PDA'"'"'s calendar/agenda data are remotely updatable, preferably in real time. Data changes and or updates are input at a base computer station that includes a pager card with modem and preferably wireless transmission capability. The base computer station transmits data with an appropriate pager ID to a pager system that preferably wirelessly re-broadcasts the data. The PDA receives the re-broadcast data, which preferably is broadcast substantially in real-time. Software stored in and executable by the PDA recognizes the incoming calendar/agenda data and stores the update and new data. Simultaneously, the PDA display flashes an alert to the user that data has just been updated, and the PDA sound transducer can also sound an alert. Preferably the PDA software recognizes any scheduling conflict and, in addition to alerting the user to such conflict, causes the PDA to transmit to the pager service a query concerning the conflict.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of automatically updating calendar data for a plurality of users, the calendar data being associated with a calendar program executable by a personal digital assistant (PDA) with calendar data resident in a base computer system, comprising:
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(a) associating with updated and/or new calendar data in the base computer system with identification identifying an intended recipient of the data identified from the plurality of users; (b) transmitting, using a wireless broadcast system, the updated and/or new calendar data for reception and use by the PDA; and (c) the receiving the transmitted updated and/or new calendar data and updating the calendar data associated with the calendar program executable by the PDA. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented system of automatically updating calendar data for a plurality of users, the calendar data being associated with a calendar program executable by a personal digital assistant (PDA) with calendar data residing in a base computer system, the PDA and the base computer each having a processor and a memory coupled to said processor, each of the memories having stored therein sequences of instructions, which, when executed by said processors, causes said processors to perform the steps of:
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(a) associating updated and/or new calendar data in the base computer system with identification identifying an intended recipient of the data identified from the plurality of users; (b) transmitting, using a wireless broadcast system, the updated and/or new calendar data for reception and use by the PDA; (c) the PDA receiving the transmitted updated and/or new calendar data and updating the calendar data associated with the calendar program executable by the PDA. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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