Method and apparatus of providing notification services to smartphone devices

An apparatus configured to establish a notification distribution, the apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• memory;
• a receiver configured to:
• receive user information in a notification database identifying at least one user notification recipient, and
• receive synchronization information from at least one entity configured to upload at least one notification intended for the at least one user notification recipient and which periodically uploads appointment information which triggers at least one appointment reminder to be transmitted to the at least one user notification recipient ahead of a scheduled appointment time;
• receive the at least one notification and store the at least one notification in a transfer queue until a time window is invoked as determined by the at least one entity, wherein the time window includes a “window begin” parameter designating the earliest time in a date-time format at which the at least one notification can be transmitted and a “window end” parameter, designating the latest time in a date-time format at which the notification can be transmitted;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmit the at least one notification to the at least one user notification recipient during the time window specified by the at least one entity, the at least one notification comprising the at least one appointment reminder;
• wherein the receiver is configured to receive, from the at least one user notification recipient, based on the transmitted at least one notification, at least one of:
• a confirmation of the scheduled appointment time and an unsubscription from receiving the at least one notification;
• and
• wherein the memory, the receiver and the transmitter are communicably coupled to the processor.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to establish a notification distribution, the processor being further configured to perform:

• receiving user information in a notification database identifying at least one user notification recipient;
• receiving synchronization information from at least one entity configured to upload at least one notification intended for the at least one user notification recipient by periodically uploading appointment information which triggers at least one appointment reminder to be transmitted to the at least one user notification recipient ahead of a scheduled appointment time;
• receiving the at least one notification and storing the at least one notification in a transfer queue until a time window is invoked as determined by the at least one entity, wherein the time window includes a “window begin” parameter designating the earliest time in a date-time format at which the at least one notification can be transmitted and a “window end” parameter, designating the latest time in a date-time format at which the notification can be transmitted;
• transmitting the at least one notification to the at least one user notification recipient during the time window specified by the at least one entity, the at least one notification comprising the at least one appointment reminder;
• and
• responding, by the at least one user notification recipient, to the transmitted at least one notification, by performing at least one of:
• confirming the scheduled appointment time and unsubscribing from receiving the at least one notification.