System apparatus and method for accessing scheduling information
A system for accessing scheduling information. In one illustrative embodiment, a user can log into a phone system by entering their extension number and passcode, which allows the phone to assume their profile. The user then enters the credentials required to access their PC based calendar information, which is stored by a server application. The server application can look up the scheduling information that is stored in the user's PC based calendar application on a message server. The information can then be provided to the phone by the server application where it is displayed. Application programming interfaces can facilitate communications between the phone and the server application and the server application and the message server. Other information located on the message server can also be retrieved through the server application and is not limited to scheduling information.
1. An Internet Protocol (IP) phone comprising:
an input device;
a display;
at least one processor; and
a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said memory storing program instructions that when executed by said processor, causes said processor to:
initially receive user login information from said input device;
associate said phone with a profile using said user login information;
provide said profile on said display;
receive a user credentials for a message server from said input device;
store the user message server credentials against the user login information;
later receive the user login information from the input device or another IP phone and look up the stored user credentials for the user login information;
access calendar information from the message server using said stored user credentials; and
provide said calendar information on said display.
2. The phone of claim 1 , wherein said user login information comprises an extension number and a passcode.
3. The phone of claim 1 , wherein said user message server credentials comprise a username and a password.
4. The phone of claim 1 , wherein associating said phone with said profile using said user information comprises retrieving said profile from a phone system.
5. The phone of claim 1 , wherein said calendar information is received in a markup language.
6. The phone of claim 1 , wherein said memory storing program instructions, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to further receive input from said input device for adjusting said calendar information.
7. The phone of claim 6 , wherein adjusting said calendar information comprises cancelling a meeting.
8. The phone of claim 6 , wherein adjusting said calendar information comprises changing a time for a meeting.
9. The phone of claim 1 , wherein said memory storing program instructions, when executed by said processor, causes said processor to further receive input from said input device for contacting a meeting attendee.
10. A system comprising:
an Internet Protocol (IP) phone and a server, the IP phone comprising:
an input device;
a display;
at least one processor; and
a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said memory storing program instructions that when executed by said processor, causes said processor to:
initially receive user login information from said input device;
associate said phone with a profile using said user login information;
provide said profile on said display;
receive user credentials for a message server from said input device;
the server comprising at least one processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said memory storing program instructions comprising a server application that when executed by said processor, causes said processor to perform functions, wherein said system is configured to:
cause the user message server credentials to be stored against the user login information;
later receive the user login information from the input device or another IP phone and look up the stored user credentials for the user login information;
cause the stored user credentials to be used to access calendar information from the message server; and
provide said calendar information to a user.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein said user login information comprises an extension number and a passcode.
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein said user message server credentials comprise a username and a password.
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein associating said phone with said profile using said user information comprises retrieving said profile from a phone system.
14. The system of claim 10 , wherein said calendar information is received in a markup language.
15. The system of claim 10 , wherein said system is configured to further receive input from said input device for adjusting said calendar information.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein adjusting said calendar information comprises canceling a meeting.
17. The system of claim 15 , wherein adjusting said calendar information comprises changing a time for a meeting.
18. The system of claim 10 , wherein said system is configured to further receive input from said input device for contacting a meeting attendee.
19. A method comprising:
initially receiving user login information from an input device of an Internet Protocol (IP) phone;
associating said IP phone with a profile using said user login information;
providing said profile on a display of said IP phone;
receiving user credentials for a message server from said input device;
storing the user message server credentials against the user login information;
later receiving the user login information from the input device or another IP phone and looking up the stored user credentials for the user login information;
using the stored user credentials to access calendar information from the message server; and
providing said calendar information to said user.