US 10,949,270 B2 · System, apparatus, and method of scheduling events and sending notifications to entities

Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure relate to apparatus and methods of event scheduling and notification. According to one aspect, a method, operational at a server, may include determining that a prescheduled event is concluded, sending a first notification message to one or more user communication addresses associated with the prescheduled event, determining if a first acknowledgement to the first notification message is received before a first predetermined period of time elapses, and sending a second notification message to the one or more user communication addresses if the first acknowledgement is not received by expiration of the first predetermined period of time. The method may further include determining if a second acknowledgment to the second notification message is received before a second predetermined period of time elapses and sending a third notification message to the communication addresses and a first alternate contact notification message to an alternate contact communication address.

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Dependent claims

A method of event scheduling and notification, operational at a server, comprising:

determining that a prescheduled event is concluded;
sending a first notification message to one or more user communication addresses associated with the prescheduled event;
determining if a first acknowledgement to the first notification message is received before a first predetermined period of time elapses;
sending a second notification message to the one or more user communication addresses if the first acknowledgement is not received by expiration of the first predetermined period of time;
obtaining user notification criteria associated with the one or more user communication addresses;
sending the first notification message and the second notification message in accordance with the user notification criteria;
obtaining event details to associate with the prescheduled event, including at least an event identifier, an event expected conclusion date, an event expected conclusion time, and an event time zone;
and
determining that the prescheduled event is concluded based on at least the event expected conclusion date, the event expected conclusion time, and the event time zone.

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An event scheduling and notification apparatus, comprising:

an input-output device;
a memory;
and
a processor communicatively coupled to the input-output device and the memory, wherein the processor and the memory are configured to:
determine that a prescheduled event is concluded;
send a first notification message to one or more user communication addresses associated with the prescheduled event;
determine if a first acknowledgement to the first notification message is received before a first predetermined period of time elapses;
send a second notification message to the one or more user communication addresses if the first acknowledgement is not received by expiration of the first predetermined period of time;
obtain user notification criteria associated with the one or more user communication addresses;
send the first notification message and the second notification message in accordance with the user notification criteria;
obtain event details to associate with the prescheduled event, including at least an event identifier, an event expected conclusion date, an event expected conclusion time, and an event time zone;
and
determine that the prescheduled event is concluded based on at least the event expected conclusion date, the event expected conclusion time, and the event time zone.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System, apparatus, and method of scheduling events and sending notifications to entities

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