Automated matching, scheduling, and notification system
August 18, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesOrder entry system having catalog assistance System and method for automated selection of equipment for purchase through input of user desired specifications Automated method for selecting personnel matched to job criteria Computer-assisted system for interactively brokering goods or services between buyers and sellers Method and apparatus for providing result-oriented customer service Method and apparatus for generating a composite document on a selected topic from a plurality of information sources Network-based multimedia communications and directory system and method of operation Computerized quotation system and method Automated ordering method Selective document retrieval method and system InventorsApplicationNo. 914302 filed on 08/18/1997US Classes:707/1, DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING707/3, Query processing (i.e., searching)707/5Query augmenting and refining (e.g., inexact access)ExaminersPrimary: Lintz, Paul R.Assistant: Colbert, Ella Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 017/30AbstractA 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. | |
