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Smart reminders

  • US 7,925,525 B2
  • Filed: 03/25/2005
  • Issued: 04/12/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of reminding a user of an appointment, the method executing on a processor on a computing device, comprising:

  • determining, by the processor, a location associated with the user;

    determining, by the processor, a location associated with the appointment;

    determining, by the processor, a travel time between the locations associated with the user and appointment;

    determining, by the processor, a first reminder time based at least in part on the travel time;

    working hours of the user; and

    an appointment time of the appointment;

    in response to determining, by the processor, that the appointment time is outside of the user'"'"'s working hours, automatically determining a second reminder time that is an additional reminder to the first reminder;

    wherein the second reminder time is not automatically determined when the appointment time is within the user'"'"'s working hours; and

    issuing, by the processor, a first reminder to the user at the first reminder time and issuing a second reminder at the second reminder time.

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