Stephen M Ralston
Radiology at Sylvan Ct, Kissimmee, FL

6389454, May 14, 2002

May 13, 1999

09/311095

Stephen M. Ralston - Kissimmee FL
Debra Deahl Valentine - St. Cloud FL
Michael B. Jenkins - Orlando FL
Richard S. Couchman - Orlando FL
Gail R. Couchman - Orlando FL

Medical Specialty Software - Kissimee FL

G06F 1516

709204, 705 8

A computer-implemented method of scheduling an appointment at a plurality of facilities providing a plurality of services, comprising receiving a packet of client information from a client, the client information including personal data, service data, client appointment preference data, and payment data; comparing the service data to a set of service constraints in order to determine any limitations on the scheduling of the appointment; inputting the client information into a scheduling server; verifying the client information; generating a predetermined number of appointment candidates based upon an analysis of the client information and the appointment scheduling limitations; communicating the appointment candidates to the client; generating an appointment based upon the clients selection of one of the appointment candidates; generating appointment information related to the appointment, the appointment information including the client information, the service constraints, an appointment date, an appointment time, the identity of the available facility, and the resources to be utilized; reporting at least a portion of the appointment information to the client and all of the client information to the available facility; and confirming the appointment in the scheduling server. A data processing system for scheduling an appointment from among a plurality of facilities is also disclosed.

2003000, Jan 2, 2003

May 14, 2002

10/145457

Stephen Ralston - Kissimmee FL, US
Debra Valentine - St. Cloud FL, US
Michael Jenkins - Orlando FL, US
Richard Couchman - Orlando FL, US
Gail Couchman - Orlando FL, US

G06F015/16, G06F017/60

709/204000, 705/005000

A computer-implemented method of scheduling a reservation at a plurality of facilities providing a plurality of services, comprising receiving a packet of client information from a client (), the client information including personal data, service data, client reservation preference data, and payment data; comparing the service data to a set of service constraints in order to determine any limitations on the scheduling of the reservation; inputting the client information into a scheduling server (); verifying the client information; generating a predetermined number of reservation candidates based upon an analysis of the client information and the reservation scheduling limitations; communicating the reservation candidates to the client (); generating a reservation based upon the client's selection of one of the reservation candidates; generating reservation information related to the reservation, the reservation information including the client information, the service constraints, a reservation date, a reservation time, the identity of the available facility (), (), (), and the resources to be utilized; reporting at least a portion of the reservation information to the client and all of the client information to the available facility (), (), (); and confirming the reservation in the scheduling server (). A data processing system () for scheduling a reservation from among a plurality of facilities is also disclosed.