Electronic calendar system

• US 20020063732A1
• Filed: 11/29/2000
• Published: 05/30/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Keinonen, Turkka, Wikberg, Harri, Davidsson, Marcus, Mansikkaniemi, Tapio, Valtonen, Anna, Ylonen, Otso, Kirjavainen, Anne, Boestad, Natalia, Willstedt, Charlotta, Piippo, Petri, Koppinen, Anne, Jokela, Riitta
• Granted Patent: US 7,721,210 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/733
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A wireless system having a central family calendar. Individual family members may access the family calendar from their wireless devices. The system also includes telephone and address information for non-family members. Important dates such as birthdays, associated with the non-family members may automatically appear in the calendar. The system may be incorporated into other family accessible devices such as a family bulletin board.

Claims

1. An electronic calendar system comprising:

a plurality of wireless devices;

an access point in wireless communication with said wireless devices;

a server connected to said access point;

said wireless devices being connected to said server through said access point in order to obtain calendar data calendar service therefrom, each of said plurality of wireless devices having equal access to said calendar data.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the network is the Internet.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein at least one said plurality of wireless devices is connected to said server through a second access point, a second service provider and the Internet.

4. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a global address server connected to said access through which said wireless devices can obtain an address of said server.

5. The system according to claim 4, further comprising the calendar service and data is fetched from the server.

6. The system according to claim 5, further comprising the calendar service and data, tat is fetched from the server is available to terminal, that is authenticated to be member of the group.

7. The system according to claim 5, further the calendar service and data, tat is fetched from the server is available to terminal, that is authenticated by the user of the terminal to be member of the group.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein said calendar data is displayed on said wireless devices having dates listed in linear fashion.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein calendar entries are of different colors.

10. The system according to claim 8, wherein said display is changed to introduce a new entry which is typed on a keyboard.

11. The system according to claim 1, wherein said calendar data is originated partly from another application of the server.

13. The calendar according to claim 12, wherein each of said wireless devices has access to individual calendar data which is not accessible by other of said plurality of wireless devices.

14. The calendar according to claim 12, wherein said server also contains person data and wherein each of said plurality of wireless devices has equal access to said person data.

15. The calendar according to claim 14, wherein said person data can be accessed by said server in forming calendar data or other data.

16. The calendar according to claim 12, wherein calendar data is displayed on said wireless devices with days within a month being displayed in linear fashion and with different views available for weekly and daily calendars.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein said wireless devices are connected to said server through an access point.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein said access point is connected to said server through a service provider connected to the Internet.

20. The method according to claim 18, wherein said wireless devices contain the address of a global address server and said wireless devices access the global address server to obtain the address of the server in order to connect thereto.

23. A system according to claim 1 for providing calendar service and communication service in a computer network, comprising:

a terminal with an identifier,

a gateway from the terminal to the communication services,

an access point connected to the gateway through which the terminal accessed to the communication service,

a server connected to the gateway, the server having information of the valid identifiers of the terminals enabling service, a configuration tool in the server for managing at least some of configurable controlling functions of a browser from the terminal.

12. A wireless family calendar comprising:

a server containing calendar data, said data including a plurality of calendar entries;

a plurality of wireless devices, forming a family;

said wireless devices being wirelessly connected to said server so as to provide each of said plurality of wireless devices with equal access to said calendar data and to allow each of said plurality of wireless devices the ability to add new data thereto.

17. A method of accessing a family calendar comprising:

providing a server containing calendar data;

wirelessly connecting a plurality of wireless devices to said server;

accessing said calendar data from said wireless devices;

displaying said calendar data on said wireless devices as a calendar listing on a screen.

21. A wireless family data center comprising:

a server containing notice board data and calendar data;

a plurality of wireless devices, forming a family;

said wireless devices being wirelessly connected to said server so as to provide each of said plurality of wireless devices with equal access to said bulletin board data and calendar data and to allow each of said plurality of wireless devices the ability to add new data thereto.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein said server further contains person data and wherein each of said plurality of wireless devices has equal access to said person data.