Scheduling events

• US 10,084,737 B2
• Filed: 06/09/2015
• Issued: 09/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AirWatch LLC (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AirWatch LLC (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Razavian, Joseph Nickolas, Ramachandran, Suja
• Primary Examiner(s): Hussain, Imad
• Application Number:
  US14/734,075
• Publication Number:
  US 20160366078A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,204 Days
• Field of Search: 709206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes

Abstract

Disclosed are examples relating to scheduling events using devices in communication through a network. In some examples, an email message comprising an encoded data element is obtained. The encoded data element includes data that specifies a proposed time for an event. The data that specifies the proposed time for the event is extracted from the encoded data element. Content from the email message is rendered in a user interface. A user interface element is rendered within the user interface. The user interface element represents the proposed time for the event and an availability for the event at the proposed time.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a plurality of computer instructions executable by a computing device, the plurality of computer instructions being configured to cause the computing device to at least:

obtain an email message comprising an encoded data element, wherein the encoded data element comprises data that specifies a proposed time for an event, the encoded data element being encoded to be received by a client application and ignored by calendar applications that do not support encoded data element processing;

extract the data that specifies the proposed time for the event from the encoded data element;

determine an availability for the event at the proposed time;

render content from the email message in a user interface;

render a first user interface element within the user interface, wherein the first user interface element represents the proposed time for the event and displays an indication of the availability for the event;

render a second user interface element within the user interface, wherein activating the second user interface element causes a calendar manager to generate an event entry for an electronic calendar;

generate the event entry, wherein the event entry specifies that the event is scheduled at the proposed time; and

transmit an invitation for the event to a sender device associated with the email message.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the plurality of computer instructions are further configured to cause the computing device to at least:

obtain calendar data associated with a user of the computing device; and

determine the availability for the event at the proposed time based on the calendar data.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the plurality of computer instructions are configured to generate the event entry and transmit the invitation after a selection of the proposed time and interaction with the second user interface element by a user of the computing device.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the encoded data element further specifies a plurality of proposed times for the event.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the encoded data element is embedded in a header of the email message.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the encoded data element is embedded in a body of the email message.

7. A system, comprising:

a computing device; and

a client application executable by the computing device, wherein the client application, when executed by the computing device, is configured to cause the computing device to at least;

obtain an email message comprising an encoded data element, wherein the encoded data element comprises data that specifies a proposed time for an event, the encoded data element being encoded to be received by the client application and ignored by calendar applications that do not support encoded data element processing;

extract the data that specifies the proposed time for the event from the encoded data element;

determine an availability for the event at the proposed time;

render content from the email message in a user interface;

render a first user interface element within the user interface, wherein the first user interface element represents the proposed time for the event and displays an indication of the availability for the event;

render a second user interface element within the user interface, wherein interaction with the second user interface element causes a calendar manager to generate an event entry for an electronic calendar;

generate the event entry, wherein the event entry specifies that the event is scheduled at the proposed time; and

transmit an invitation for the event to a sender device associated with the email message.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the client application is further configured to cause the computing device to at least determine whether the encoded data element is present in the email message.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the encoded data element comprises email header data.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the encoded data element comprises extensible markup language code in a body of the email message.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the encoded data element comprises data that specifies a plurality of proposed times for the event.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the client application is further configured to cause the computing device to at least represent the plurality of proposed times in the first user interface element.

13. A method, comprising:

obtaining an email message comprising an encoded data element, wherein the encoded data element comprises data that specifies a proposed time for an event, the encoded data element being encoded to be received by a client application and ignored by calendar applications that do not support encoded data element processing;

extracting the data that specifies the proposed time for the event from the encoded data element;

determining an availability for the event at the proposed time;

rendering content from the email message in a user interface;

rendering a first user interface element within the user interface, wherein the first user interface element represents the proposed time for the event and the availability for the event at the proposed time; and

transmitting an invitation for the event to a sender device associated with the email message.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

obtaining calendar data associated with a user; and

determining the availability for the event at the proposed time based on the calendar data.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

obtaining a selection of the proposed time for the event from a user of a client device;

rendering, in response to the selection, a second user interface element within the user interface, wherein interaction with the second user interface element causes a calendar manager to generate an event entry for an electronic calendar;

obtaining an interaction with the second user interface element; and

generating the event entry in response to the interaction, wherein the event entry specifies that the event is scheduled at the proposed time.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising determining whether the email message includes the encoded data element.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining whether the email message includes the encoded data element comprises determining whether the email message comprises an encoded data element marker.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the encoded data element comprises email header data.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the encoded data element comprises hypertext markup language code.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein the encoded data element comprises extensible markup language code in a body of the email message.