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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1996
Vinay Deo, Redmond, WA (US);
Robert B. Seidensticker, Jr., Woodinville, WA (US);
Michael J. O'Leary, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The invention includes a time-triggered data object that is formulated at a host computer and transmitted to a PDA such as a personal electronic information manager that has data reception capabilities. The data object includes a specification of an action to be performed as well as a specification of an initiation time for initiating the specified action. The action can consist of a simple reminder or alarm, or can specify the execution of an application program on the PDA. When a data object is received by the PDA, its action and initiation time are stored in a local database. The PDA monitors the time and the database, and initiates the specified action at the specified time.