Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
An intelligent workstation having a user interface, a facility for supporting calendar operations and a system interface by which it is or can be connected into a network of compatible workstations of similar capabilities, the calendar facility being arranged in response to either a request via the user interface or an internal process, to generate a data structure and transmit the same via the system interface to other connected workstation to interact with the calendar facilities thereof, such data structure including a plurality of predetermined fields for storing calendar information relating to the status of calendars identified in the structure; and in response to the receipt of such a data structure, to compare each of the fields with equivalent fields of its supported calendar, if it is identified, adjusting such fields as a function of the comparison if so required, and generating a response data structure setting forth the status of the supported identified calendar and transmitting it to the requesting workstation to confirm the current status of the supported identified calendar.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
An intelligent workstation having a user interface, a facility for supporting calendar operations and a system interface by which it is or can be connected into a network of compatible workstations of similar capabilities, the calendar facility being arranged in response to either a request via the user interface or an internal process, to generate a data structure and transmit the same via the system interface to other connected workstation to interact with the calendar facilities thereof, such data structure including a plurality of predetermined fields for storing calendar information relating to the status of calendars identified in the structure; and in response to the receipt of such a data structure, to compare each of the fields with equivalent fields of its supported calendar, if it is identified, adjusting such fields as a function of the comparison if so required, and generating a response data structure setting forth the status of the supported identified calendar and transmitting it to the requesting workstation to confirm the current status of the supported identified calendar.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A workstation as claim in claim 1, arranged to automatically invoke a calendar function in response to such status response.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
A workstation as claimed in claim 2 wherein the invoked calendar function is the scheduling of an event and the data stream is established by selecting a classification which is associated with such scheduled event; establishing a set of calendar parameters; selecting the calendar function to be performed; and selecting one of a plurality of status requests.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
A workstation as claimed in claim 3, wherein the parameters are generated by selecting an identification for the calendar event; specifying a list of names which are associated with a plurality of calendars being maintained on the system; setting a priority for the calendar event; and establishing a time span for the calendar event.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
91 words
A workstation as claimed in any preceding claim, arranged so that any of the following can be performed via the user interface the security level of an invoking calendar owner or other user can be entered; the status of an event to be scheduled can be entered; one of a plurality of triggers can be selected to be transmitted to identified calendars prior to the occurrence of an identified scheduled event; and a time can be designated at which the selected one of said plurality of triggers is to be transmitted.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
87 words
A workstation as claimed in claim 5, including an audio tone generator and being adapted to maintain a local names list of system calendars, to store triggers and to automatically invoke stored triggers at the designated times therefor in respect of the residents of the stored names list, thereby to cause any of the following to occur at the appropriate system workstations, if still connected, a message to be transmitted thereto for display; an audio tone the be generated thereat; and/or a process to be executed thereat.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
78 words
A workstation as claimed in claim 2 or any claim appendant thereto, wherein the invokable calendar functions include automatically requesting the status of a specified meeting at a specified time; identifying an attendee which is required to attend said specified meeting; requesting the status of attendees previously scheduled to attend a specified meeting; and cancelling an invoked calendar function at a specified time in response to a status of the specified attendee indicating non-attendance at a specified meeting.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
111 words
A workstation as claimed in any preceding claim, adapted to process received response data structures to display a composite result at the user interface or, in autoresponse mode, for which a time duration has been specified, to perform a second iteration to generate another data structure in response thereto and to transmit the same to the identified calendars to cause the entry of the first found permitted time found at which the parameters for that meeting are satisfied, including falling within the specified time duration, thus scheduling the entry in each calendar in that available common time slot that does not include an entry which is included in said search criteria.