Methods, systems, and products for calendaring applications

• US 10,423,291 B2
• Filed: 02/12/2016
• Issued: 09/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bedingfield, Sr., James C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Tuyetlien T
• Application Number:
  US15/042,486
• Publication Number:
  US 20160162846A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,320 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products manage events in an electronic calendar. A calendar event may be associated with a rule, with the rule comprising a reminder and a date and a time of expiration. After the date and time of the expiration, the electronic calendar ceases to present the reminder. That is, no reminders of expired events are visually/audibly presented by the electronic calendar.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

generating, by a device, a calendar event associated with an electronic calendaring application;

providing, by the device, a profile menu comprising a plurality of profiles available for association with the calendar event;

receiving, by the device, a selection of a profile of the plurality of profiles provided via the profile menu, wherein the profile comprises parameters, the parameters comprising a time at which a reminder is to be first presented, an interval at which the reminder is to be presented again once first presented, and an expiration time at which the reminder expires and is no longer to be presented once first presented;

in response to receiving the selection of the profile of the plurality of profiles, defining, by the device, the calendar event with the parameters of the profile such that the parameters are established for the calendar event without requiring a user to select each of the parameters for the calendar event when the calendar event is generated;

causing, by the device, a reminder of the calendar event to be first presented to the user in accordance with the time established by the profile;

causing, by the device, the reminder of the calendar event to be presented again to the user once first presented in accordance with the interval established by the profile; and

causing, by the device, the reminder of the calendar event to no longer be presented to the user once first presented in accordance with the expiration time established by the profile wherein causing the reminder of the calendar event to no longer be presented to the user once first presented comprises disposing of a portion of the parameters established for the calendar event that define presentation of the reminder of the calendar event.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein in response to refreshing the electronic calendaring application after the expiration time established by the profile, the reminder of the calendar event continues to no longer be presented to the user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein refreshing the electronic calendaring application occurs each time a window corresponding to the electronic calendaring application is maximized or minimized.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein in response to relaunching the electronic calendaring application after the expiration time established by the profile, the reminder of the calendar event continues to no longer be presented to the user.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, from the user, the time and the expiration time.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising creating the profile based on the time and the expiration time received from the user.

7. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device, the memory device storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

generating a calendar event associated with an electronic calendaring application,

providing a profile menu comprising a plurality of profiles available for association with the calendar event,

receiving a selection of a profile of the plurality of profiles provided via the profile menu, wherein the profile comprises parameters, the parameters comprising a time at which a reminder is to be first presented, an interval at which the reminder is to be presented again once first presented, and an expiration time at which the reminder expires and is no longer to be presented once first presented,

in response to receiving the selection of the profile of the plurality of profiles, defining the calendar event with the parameters of the profile such that the parameters are established for the calendar event without requiring a user to select each of the parameters for the calendar event when the calendar event is generated,

causing a reminder of the calendar event to be first presented to the user in accordance with the time established by the profile,

causing the reminder of the calendar event to be presented again to the user once first presented in accordance with the interval established by the profile, and

causing the reminder of the calendar event to no longer be presented to the user once first presented in accordance with the expiration time established by the profile, wherein causing the reminder of the calendar event to no longer be presented to the user once first presented comprises disposing of a portion of the parameters established for the calendar event that define presentation of the reminder of the calendar event.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein in response to refreshing the electronic calendaring application after the expiration time established by the profile, the reminder of the calendar event continues to no longer be presented to the user.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein refreshing the electronic calendaring application occurs each time a window corresponding to the electronic calendaring application is maximized or minimized.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein in response to relaunching the electronic calendaring application after the expiration time established by the profile, the reminder of the calendar event continues to no longer be presented to the user.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise receiving, from the user, the time and the expiration time.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise creating the profile based on the time and the expiration time received from the user.

13. A memory device storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations comprising:

generating a calendar event associated with an electronic calendaring application;

providing a profile menu comprising a plurality of profiles available for association with the calendar event;

receiving a selection of a profile of the plurality of profiles provided via the profile menu, wherein the profile comprises parameters, the parameters comprising a time at which a reminder is to be first presented, an interval at which the reminder is to be presented again once first presented, and an expiration time at which the reminder expires and is no longer to be presented once first presented;

in response to receiving the selection of the profile of the plurality of profiles, defining the calendar event with the parameters of the profile such that the parameters are established for the calendar event without requiring a user to select each of the parameters for the calendar event when the calendar event is generated;

causing a reminder of the calendar event to be first presented to the user in accordance with the time established by the profile;

causing the reminder of the calendar event to be presented again to the user once first presented in accordance with the interval established by the profile; and

causing the reminder of the calendar event to no longer be presented to the user once first presented in accordance with the expiration time established by the profile, wherein causing the reminder of the calendar event to no longer be presented to the user once first presented comprises disposing of a portion of the parameters established for the calendar event that define presentation of the reminder of the calendar event.

14. The memory device of claim 13, wherein in response to refreshing the electronic calendaring application after the expiration time established by the profile, the reminder of the calendar event continues to no longer be presented to the user.

15. The memory device of claim 14, wherein refreshing the electronic calendaring application occurs each time a window corresponding to the electronic calendaring application is maximized or minimized.

16. The memory device of claim 13, wherein in response to relaunching the electronic calendaring application after the expiration time established by the profile, the reminder of the calendar event continues to no longer be presented to the user.

17. The memory device of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise receiving, from the user, the time and the expiration time.

18. The memory device of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise creating the profile based on the time and the expiration time received from the user.