Remote reminder of scheduled events
First Claim
1. A computing apparatus arranged to provide event reminder messages to a user, said computing apparatus comprising memory and event scheduling logic that:
- stores a user'"'"'s scheduled events;
stores an event reminder corresponding to each said scheduled event, each said event reminder including a reminder time parameter, an event reminder message, and a priority order setting specifying a priority order list for reminder operations to be attempted for the corresponding scheduled event;
stores a directory of destination address information, including destination addresses, corresponding to each of the reminder operations;
stores each priority order list specified in each said priority order setting, each said priority order list defining a preferred order of reminder operations;
monitors to determine if the remind time parameters of any said event reminder is met; and
for each event reminder for which the remind time parameter is met, determines a reminder operation to be attempted for the event reminder based on the priority order setting of the event reminder and the stored priority order lists, accesses the destination address information for the reminder operation to be attempted, and then initiates communication between the computing apparatus and the destination address for the reminder operation to be attempted.
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Abstract
A modification to a scheduling program is disclosed that allows event reminders to be sent via the telephone network. If a reminder is required, a telephone session is initiated between the computer in which the scheduling program is operating and the user'"'"'s telephone station. Next, an event reminder is converted from a text format to an audible format with use of a text-to-voice converter and sent to the user'"'"'s telephone station in order to be heard by the user. This allows for the event reminders to be received by the user whether he/she is local to his/her personal computer or not. A further modification to a scheduling program is disclosed that allows event reminders to be sent in series using a variety of different reminder techniques. If a first attempt to send a reminder to the user fails, a second attempt using a different technique, such as a different telephone directory number, is initiated.
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1. A computing apparatus arranged to provide event reminder messages to a user, said computing apparatus comprising memory and event scheduling logic that:
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stores a user'"'"'s scheduled events;
stores an event reminder corresponding to each said scheduled event, each said event reminder including a reminder time parameter, an event reminder message, and a priority order setting specifying a priority order list for reminder operations to be attempted for the corresponding scheduled event;
stores a directory of destination address information, including destination addresses, corresponding to each of the reminder operations;
stores each priority order list specified in each said priority order setting, each said priority order list defining a preferred order of reminder operations;
monitors to determine if the remind time parameters of any said event reminder is met; and
for each event reminder for which the remind time parameter is met, determines a reminder operation to be attempted for the event reminder based on the priority order setting of the event reminder and the stored priority order lists, accesses the destination address information for the reminder operation to be attempted, and then initiates communication between the computing apparatus and the destination address for the reminder operation to be attempted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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