Apparatus, method and computer program product providing user calendar interrupt button and function to automatically clear and re-schedule calendar events
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1. A method, comprising:
- in response to a user-generated input, operating a calendar application to access an electronic calendar to cancel at least one scheduled event; and
generating information for use in contacting at least one party associated with the cancelled at least one scheduled event.
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Abstract
In one non-limiting aspect the exemplary embodiments provide a method that includes, in response to a user-generated input, operating a calendar application to access an electronic calendar to cancel at least one scheduled event; and generating information for use in contacting at least one party associated with the cancelled at least one scheduled event. The calendar application may also re-schedule the cancelled at least one event in the electronic calendar. The user-generated signal may result form the user activating a calendar interrupt function to automatically clear and re-schedule calendar events.
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1. A method, comprising:
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in response to a user-generated input, operating a calendar application to access an electronic calendar to cancel at least one scheduled event; and generating information for use in contacting at least one party associated with the cancelled at least one scheduled event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product comprising computer executable program instructions embodied in a tangible storage medium, the execution of the instructions resulting in operations that comprise:
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in response to a user-generated input, operating a calendar application to access an electronic calendar to cancel at least one scheduled event; and generating information for use in contacting at least one party associated with the cancelled at least one scheduled event. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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- 19. A device, comprising a user interface, a calendar application functional module coupled to said user interface, and a memory storing a calendar and an address book, said calendar application functional module configured to operate in response to an input received from said user interface to access said calendar to cancel at least one scheduled event and to access said address book to generate information for use in contacting at least one party associated with the cancelled at least one scheduled event.
- 29. A user interface, comprising display means and input means and configured to implement a calendar interrupt function in cooperation with a calendar application, where a first activation of the user input means triggers said calendar application to automatically cancel at least one next scheduled event in an electronic calendar, and to generate information for use in informing a party affected by the cancellation of the at least one next scheduled event of the cancellation.
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