System and method for providing wireless device access to scheduling applications

• US 6,757,530 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2001
• Issued: 06/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Xueshan Technologies Inc. (Wi-LAN Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Lawson, Timothy, Rouse, Andrew, Zondervan, Quinton, Bentley, Thomas, Herot, Christopher
• Primary Examiner(s): Trost, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): MILLER, BRANDON J
• Application Number:
  US09/885,465
• Publication Number:
  US 20020090933A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,105 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412, 455/414, 455/419-420, 455/412.1, 455/414.1, 455/414.4, 709/219, 705/9
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/38 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/105 Financial transactions and auctions, e.g. bidding auctioneering devices in packet switching networks H04L12/1804
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2072 Schedules, e.g. personal calendars
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/6009 Personal information, e.g. profiles or personal directories being only provided to authorised persons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5322 for recording text messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 Voice mail systems

Abstract

A system and method for enabling users to send and receive various types of information from mobile devices and enabling users to access server-based information using mobile devices over wireless data networks are disclosed. The present invention provides a system and method for providing wireless device access where users may have access to a scheduling application from the user'"'"'s mobile device, such as a mobile phone, interactive pager, PDA or other wireless device, via a wireless service provider. The scheduling application may enable a user to access a calendar menu for selecting various presentation views. The scheduling application may also enable a user to add appointments, delete appointments, modify appointments, schedule meetings, fax calendar information and perform other operations through a wireless client device.

Claims

1. A method of operating a scheduling application via networkable media in a wireless client device, wherein the scheduling application comprises a plurality of scheduling options for scheduling an event and a plurality of presentation options for controlling how a schedule of the event is displayed in the wireless client device, the method comprising the steps of:

a) enabling a user to select at least one of the plurality of scheduling options and at least one of the plurality of presentation options for execution on the wireless client device;

b) using the scheduling application to receive transmissable media content via a wireless medium based on the at least one of the user selected scheduling options; and

c) presenting the transmissable media content for a user to view according to at least one of the user selected presentation options that controls how a schedule in the transmissable media content is displayed on the wireless client device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

d) electing at least one of a view option, an add appointment option, a delete appointment option, a modify appointment option, a scheduling meeting option, a forward option, a fax option, and a send option.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

e) communicating via at least one of a Bluetooth protocol, a Wireless Application protocol, a Global System Mobile protocol, and a Wireless Markup Language protocol.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

f) presenting the transmissable media content for a user selected time period.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmissable media content comprises at least one of calendar data, schedule data, appointment data, and search data.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of:

g) communicating the transmissable media content from a data source remote from the wireless client device.

7. A system for operating a scheduling application via networkable media in a wireless client device, wherein the scheduling application comprises a plurality of user selectable scheduling options for scheduling an event and a plurality of user selectable presentation options for controlling how a schedule of the event is displayed in the wireless client device, the system comprising:

an input interface to accept at least one of the user selectable scheduling options for execution on the wireless client device; and

a processor unit, communicating with the input interface, the processor unit configured to use the scheduling application to receive transmissable media content via a wireless medium based on the at least one of the user selectable scheduling options and present the transmissable media content for a user to view according to at least one of the user selectable presentation options that controls how a schedule in the transmissable media content is displayed on the wireless client device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the processor unit is configured to select at least one of a view option, an add appointment option, a delete appointment option, a modify appointment option, a scheduling meeting option, a forward option, a fax option, and a send option.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the receiving of the transmissable media content comprises communicating via at least one of a Bluetooth protocol, a Wireless Application protocol, a Global System Mobile protocol, and a Wireless Markup Language protocol.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the processor unit presents the transmissable media content via a display screen of a wireless client device for a user selected time period.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the transmissable media content is transmitted from a data source remote from the wireless client device.

12. The system of claim 7 wherein the transmissable media content is transmitted from a data source remote from the wireless client device.

13. A system for operating a scheduling application via networkable media in a wireless client device, wherein the scheduling application comprises a plurality of user selectable scheduling options for scheduling an event and a plurality of user selectable presentation options for controlling how a schedule of the event is displayed in the wireless client device, the system comprising:

input interface means for accepting at least one of the user selectable scheduling options for execution on the wireless client device; and

processor means, communicating with the input interface means, for receiving transmissable media content via a wireless medium based on the at least one of the user selectable scheduling options and presenting the transmissable media content for a user to view according to at least one of the user selectable presentation options that controls how a schedule in the transmissable media content is displayed on the wireless client device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor means is configured to select at least one of a view option, an add appointment option, a delete appointment option, a modify appointment option, a scheduling meeting option, a forward option, a fax option, and a send option.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the receiving of the transmissable media content comprises communicating via at least one of a Bluetooth protocol, a Wireless Application protocol, a Global System Mobile protocol, and a Wireless Markup Language protocol.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the processor means presents the transmissable media content via a display means of a wireless client device for a user selected time period.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the transmissable media content comprises at least one of calendar data, schedule data, appointment data, and search data.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the transmissable media content is transmitted from a data source remote from the wireless client device.

19. A storage medium for storing machine readable code, the machine readable code being executable to operate a scheduling application via networkable media in a wireless client device, wherein the scheduling application comprises a plurality of scheduling options for scheduling an event and a plurality of presentation options for controlling how a schedule of the event is displayed in the wireless client device, the storage medium comprising:

selecting code that enables a user to select at least one of the plurality of scheduling options and at least one of the plurality of presentation options for execution on the wireless client device;

receiving code that receives transmissable media content via a wireless medium based on the at least one of the user selected scheduling options; and

presenting code that presents the transmissable media content for a user to view according to at least one of the user selected presentation options that controls how a schedule in the transmissable media content is displayed on the wireless client device.

20. The storage medium of claim 19, further comprising options selecting code that selects at least one of a view option, an add appointment option, a delete appointment option, a modify appointment option, a scheduling meeting option, a forward option, a fax option and a send option.

21. The storage medium of claim 19, further comprising protocol communicating code that communicates via at least one of a Bluetooth protocol, a Wireless Application protocol, a Global System Mobile protocol, and a Wireless Markup Language protocol.

22. The storage medium of claim 19, further comprising time presenting code that presents the transmissable media content for a user selected time period.

23. The storage medium of claim 19, wherein the transmissable media content comprises at least one of calendar data, schedule data, appointment data, and search data.

24. The storage medium of claim 19, further comprising communicating code that the communicates transmissable media content from a data source remote from the wireless client device.

25. A method of operating a scheduling application via networkable media in a wireless client device, comprising the steps of:

enabling a user to access and select one or more schedule of events stored in a network;

retrieving contents of the selected one or more schedule of events via a wireless medium;

formatting the retrieved contents according to at least one presentation option specified by a user;

displaying the formatted contents in the wireless client device; and

enabling a user to select at least one of a plurality of scheduling options for execution on the wireless client device, wherein the plurality of scheduling options include adding, deleting, editing, updating, organizing and notifying one or more schedule of events.