US Patent No: 6,104,788

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Apparatus and method for using a telephone for remote scheduling

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Abstract

A system and method enabling a user to remotely access an electronic calendar using a telephone network is provided. The system includes the electronic calendar for storing a plurality of schedules and a scheduler for accessing the schedules as a function of input signals received over the telephone network. Each schedule contains future appointments and events for either daily, weekly or other data interval periods. The scheduler enables selective retrieval and display of the appointments and events for any selected time period. The system is coupled to interfaces allowing the schedule information to be transmitted as audio information, video information, or e-mail information. The scheduler can compare the schedules to one another to automatically generate common meeting times. The common meeting time can then be transmitted to the various attendees using e-mail, audible instructions or voice mail.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES S.A.R.L.LUXEMBOURG, LU45

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beyda, William Joseph Cupertino, CA 70 1950
Shaffer, Shmuel Palo Alto, CA 574 6040

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