System and method for displaying a called party calendar on a voice over IP phone display
First Claim
1. A system for displaying a telephone contact'"'"'s availability, comprising:
- a voice over internet protocol (IP) phone having a display screen;
a web server in communication with the IP phone and with an application server having a central data repository for a contact and calendar application;
a web service calendar module operable on the web server and configured to extract contact and calendar information from the central data repository for the telephone contact, said calendar information comprising at least one of the telephone contact available time and busy time;
a web application module operable on the web server and configured to format the contact and calendar information for display on the IP phone display screen to enable a user to determine the telephone contact'"'"'s availability based on the contact'"'"'s calendar information;
wherein the application server is coupled to a computing device to enable the telephone contact to enter his or her calendar information using the computing device.
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Abstract
A system and method for displaying a contact'"'"'s availability information on a display of a voice over internet protocol (IP) phone includes sending a request for a selected telephone contact'"'"'s availability information. The request is from the IP phone to a web service calendar module operable on a web server connected to the IP phone. The telephone contact'"'"'s availability information is extracted from an application server connected to the web server. The availability information is formatted for display in a graphical user interface on the IP phone. The availability information for the telephone contact is then displayed on the IP phone to enable a user to determine when the selected telephone contact is available to receive a telephone call.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for displaying a telephone contact'"'"'s availability, comprising:
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a voice over internet protocol (IP) phone having a display screen; a web server in communication with the IP phone and with an application server having a central data repository for a contact and calendar application; a web service calendar module operable on the web server and configured to extract contact and calendar information from the central data repository for the telephone contact, said calendar information comprising at least one of the telephone contact available time and busy time; a web application module operable on the web server and configured to format the contact and calendar information for display on the IP phone display screen to enable a user to determine the telephone contact'"'"'s availability based on the contact'"'"'s calendar information; wherein the application server is coupled to a computing device to enable the telephone contact to enter his or her calendar information using the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for displaying a contact'"'"'s availability information on a display of a voice over internet protocol (IP) phone, comprising:
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storing the contact'"'"'s availability information into a central data repository; sending a request for a selected telephone contact'"'"'s availability information from the IP phone to a web service calendar module operable on a web server, wherein the IP phone and the web server are connected through a network; extracting the selected telephone contact'"'"'s availability information from an application server connected to the web server through the network, wherein the application server operates the central data repository; formatting the availability information for display in a graphical interface on the IP phone, wherein the information is formatted using a web application module operable on the web server; and displaying the availability information for the telephone contact on the IP phone to enable a user to determine when the selected telephone contact is available to receive a telephone call and wherein displaying the availability information further comprises displaying at least one of the telephone contact'"'"'s available time and busy time; wherein the application server is coupled to a computing device to enable the contact to enter the availability information using the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for displaying multiple contacts availability information on a display of a voice over internet protocol (IP) phone, comprising:
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storing the multiple contacts availability information into a central data repository; selecting at least two telephone contacts using a graphical user interface on the IP phone; sending a request for the at least two telephone contact'"'"'s availability information from the IP phone to a web service calendar module; extracting the at least two telephone contact'"'"'s availability information from the central data repository in an application server in communication with the web service calendar module; determining a mutually available time for the at least two telephone contacts based on the contacts availability information; formatting the availability information for display in a graphical interface on the IP phone; and displaying the availability information for the at least two telephone contacts on the IP phone to enable a user to determine when the at least two telephone contacts are available to receive a telephone call, and wherein displaying the availability information further comprises displaying at least one of the at least two telephone contact'"'"'s available time and busy time; wherein the application server is coupled to one or more computing devices to enable the multiple contacts to enter the availability information using one or more computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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