Automated matching, scheduling, and notification system
US5974406A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99935
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing customized notification in response to a search query. Moreover, with this invention, a query is received from a user via a user interface. The user also selected a time and means of notification, such as for example, by fax at a specified time. The system will also receive several notification choices from both the user and a supplier of information and match the choices so that a supplier can notify a user in accordance with a mutually selected time and means of notification.
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