Customer driven, sponsor controlled network-based graphical scheduling system and method

US7174303B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Uappoint, Inc · US

Inventors

• Benjamin Glazer · Acton, US
• Dov Glazer · New Orleans, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 30, 2001
• Grant date: Feb 6, 2007
• Expiry date: Aug 25, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/1093
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A customer driven, sponsor controlled network-based graphical scheduling system and method effectuates bi-lateral customer driven appointment scheduling with a sponsoring organization. The scheduling system facilitates the sponsoring organization, such as a doctor's office, clinic, auto repair shop or the like, to communicate an invitation to the customer, such as a patient, client or consumer, whereby the customer schedules an appointment with the sponsoring organization. The scheduling system may include a controller which receives an appointment time offered by the sponsoring organization. The schedule is synchronized with a desktop and an on-line component allowing the sponsoring organization to schedule on the local desktop/file server and allowing the customer to schedule through an Internet World Wide Web site. The controller can offer time slot options to the customer via a well-informed electronic scheduler. The display of the schedule is filtered to show only time segments which meet the criteria associated with the individual customer. The criteria will include sponsoring organization availability, contiguous time slot availability and resource availability. The customer…