ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CALENDAR EVENT UPDATES

• US 20080186807A1
• Filed: 02/02/2007
• Published: 08/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: JAIN, Rohit Rocky, May, Darrell R.
• Application Number:
  US11/670,500
• Publication Number:
  US 20080186807A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 368/10
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 11/00 Producing optical signals at preselected times

Abstract

A method of controlling a portable electronic device includes receiving a create-new-calendar-event command for storage and display of a calendar event in a calendar view, providing a create-new-calendar-event graphical user interface in response to the receiving the create-new-calendar-event command, receiving scheduling details of the calendar event, and providing a prompt to edit the calendar event on or after a start time of the calendar event.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a portable electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving a create-new-calendar-event command for storage and display of a calendar event in a calendar view;

providing a create-new-calendar-event graphical user interface in response to said receiving the create-new-calendar-event command;

receiving scheduling details of said calendar event; and

providing a prompt to edit the calendar event on or after a start time of said calendar event.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said providing a prompt to edit the calendar event comprises providing a prompt to edit the calendar event on or after a scheduled end time of said calendar event.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said providing a prompt to edit the calendar event comprises providing a prompt to add notes to said calendar event for storage and display.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said providing a prompt to edit the calendar event comprises providing a user with a reminder to add notes to said calendar event and providing at least one of a user-selectable option to add notes and a user-selectable option to dismiss the reminder.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said providing a prompt to edit the calendar event comprises providing a user-selectable option to provide the user with another reminder later.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein receiving scheduling details comprises receiving an indication of an event invitee, and said method comprises sending an invitee electronic message from said portable electronic device to an invitee electronic device, prior to said providing a prompt.

7. The method according to claim 6, comprising receiving calendar notes from an input device at said portable electronic device and storing said notes for said calendar event.

8. The method according to claim 7, comprising providing a prompt to send said calendar notes to said event invitee.

9. The method according to claim 7, comprising sending said calendar notes to said event invitee in response to receipt of a command to send said calendar notes.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein receiving scheduling details comprises receiving an indication of an event observer, and said method comprises sending an observer notice from said portable electronic device to an observer electronic device.

11. The method according to claim 10, comprising receiving calendar notes from an input device at said portable electronic device and storing said notes for said calendar event.

12. The method according to claim 11, comprising providing a prompt to send said calendar notes to said event observer.

13. The method according to claim 11, comprising sending said calendar notes to said event observer in response to receipt of a command to send said calendar notes.

14. The method according to claim 10, wherein said observer notice comprises an electronic message including the calendar event with a period of time, associated with the calendar event, indicated as free time for storage at the observer electronic device.

15. An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

a display mounted within the housing;

a user input device mounted within the housing;

a memory mounted within the housing;

a communications system for effecting communication to and from said electronic device;

a microprocessor within the housing and connected to the memory, the user input device, the display, and the communications system; and

an application for execution by the microprocessor for receiving a create-new-calendar-event command for storage and display of a calendar event in a calendar view, providing a create-new-calendar-event graphical user interface on said display in response to said receiving the create-new-calendar-event command from said user input device, receiving scheduling details of said calendar event, and providing a prompt to edit the calendar event on or after a start time of said calendar event.

16. A computer program product for an electronic device, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein for:

receiving a create-new-calendar-event command for storage and display of a calendar event in a calendar view;

providing a create-new-calendar-event graphical user interface in response to said receiving said create-new-calendar-event-command;

receiving scheduling details of said calendar event; and

providing a prompt to edit the calendar event on or after a start time of said calendar event.