Sam
Gives the 09:00 dose
Alerted first in the morning. His phone is the one that starts. If he taps Done, Mara is told the dose is handled.
A worked example
Heart medicine for the dog, twice a day.
Pip needs a dose at 09:00 and again at 21:00. Sam gives the morning one. Mara gives the evening one. Ok Donkey reminds the person whose turn it is, then keeps alerting until someone marks it done.
- The person who gives it is alerted first
- The alert comes back every 2 minutes
- After 8 minutes, the other person is called in
09:00
Sam gives it
21:00
Mara gives it
Who is on the job
Two people share Pip. Each dose names the person who gives it. The other person is there so the dose still gets done.
Mara
Gives the 21:00 dose
Alerted first in the evening. In the morning she stays quiet unless Sam has not marked the dose done.
Pip
Heart medicine
A dose at 09:00 and a dose at 21:00, every day. The bowl is the job. The app chases the people until one of them marks it done.
Two events, so each dose has an owner
An event has one time and one person who is alerted first. The morning and the evening are two events, with both people on each.
09:00
Morning dose
- Every day at 09:00.
- Sam gives it. He is alerted first.
- Mara is on the event.
- The alert returns every 2 minutes.
- After 8 minutes with no Done, Mara is alerted too.
21:00
Evening dose
- Every day at 21:00.
- Mara gives it. She is alerted first.
- Sam is on the event.
- The alert returns every 2 minutes.
- After 8 minutes with no Done, Sam is alerted too.
The morning, from the first alert to Done
Sam is the one who gives this dose. Mara is the safety net. The pictures follow one morning where he does not tap Done straight away.
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09:00 — the reminder goes to Sam
His phone raises an alarm-style alert: “Pip — heart medicine — Sam today.” Mara is on the event, and her phone stays quiet. She is not the one giving this dose.
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It comes back every 2 minutes
At 09:02, 09:04, and 09:06 the alarm fires again, still only on Sam’s phone. The screen stays up and counts the alerts. Putting the phone down leaves the job open. Mark done is what closes it.
- Reminder. Sam only.
- Alert 2
- Alert 3
- Alert 4
- Mara joins in.
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09:08 — Mara is alerted too
Eight minutes have passed and the dose is still open, so Mara’s phone starts: “Pip — heart medicine — still not done.” Both of them are alerted, every 2 minutes, until one of them taps Done. On the day list the turn changes to Everyone. Mara is nudged on her own when that wait ends. Sam cannot pull her in early.
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One tap closes it for both
Sam gives Pip the medicine and taps Mark done. Both alarms stop. Mara sees “Pip — heart medicine — done by Sam.” If he had tapped Done at the first alert, she would only have been told that it was handled. Her alarm would never have started.
The evening is the same job, swapped
At 21:00 Mara is the one who gives it. Sam is quiet unless the dose is still open after 8 minutes. Then his phone starts too.
21:00 — Mara
Her phone says “Mara today.” Sam’s stays quiet. The reminder belongs to the person giving this dose.
21:08 — Sam joins
Still not done. Sam is alerted as well. Both phones keep going every 2 minutes until someone taps Done.
Done by Mara
She gives the dose and taps Mark done. Sam sees “done by Mara.” Both alerts stop.