Processing Invitations And Accepting Configuration Information on a Device

• US 20090228322A1
• Filed: 09/30/2008
• Published: 09/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: van Os, Marcel MWA, Anzures, Freddy A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,655,691 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1093 Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer program products display invites on a mobile device calendar. An invitation is received that identifies an event having a start time and a duration. The invitation is presented to a user of a mobile device, where the mobile device includes two or more calendars. The invitation is associated with at least one of the two or more calendars, and the event is displayed in at least one calendar associated with the invitation.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving an invitation, the invitation identifying an event having a start time and a duration;

presenting the invitation to a user of a mobile device, the mobile device including two or more calendars;

associating the invitation with at least one of the two or more calendars; and

displaying the event in the at least one calendar associated with the invitation.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an instruction from the user, the instruction identifying the at least one calendar associated with the invitation.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one calendar comprises two or more calendars.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

requesting that the invitation be accepted or declined by the user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the event comprises:

displaying the event as an impermanent event in the at least one calendar until the user accepts the invitation.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

displaying the invitation to the user while the user is interacting with an application of the mobile device.

7. A method comprising:

receiving a first invitation, the first invitation identifying a first event;

receiving a second invitation, the second invitation identifying a second event;

associating the first invitation with a first calendar;

associating the second invitation with a second calendar;

displaying a composite calendar, the composite calendar including the first event and the second event.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein displaying the composite calendar further comprises:

displaying each of the first event and second events as respective event blocks in the composite calendar.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein each of the respective event blocks is associated with a different color.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein each of the respective event blocks is shaded or colored a different color.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the composite calendar comprises a daily calendar, a weekly calendar, or a monthly calendar.

12. A method, comprising:

receiving a plurality of invitations, each of the plurality of invitations associated with an invitation object;

displaying each of the invitation objects to a user;

storing each of the invitation objects in an invite list;

receiving a user request to process at least one of the invitation objects;

adding an event identified by an invitation associated with the at least one of the invitation objects to one of a plurality of calendars; and

displaying the event in the one of the plurality of calendars.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving an instruction from the user, the instruction identifying the one of the plurality of calendars.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

requesting that each of the plurality of invitations be accepted or declined by the user.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein displaying the event comprises:

displaying the event as an impermanent event until the user accepts the invitation.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the plurality of invitations are received at a mobile device, and wherein the method further comprises:

displaying the invitation to the user while the user is interacting with an application of the mobile device.

17. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a mobile device, at least two trust certificates;

installing the at least two trust certificates on the mobile device;

displaying at least two trust certificate objects in a graphical user interface, wherein each trust certificate object corresponds to a respective received trust certificate; and

upon receiving a user selection of one of the trust certificate objects, enabling the trust certificate corresponding to the user selected trust certificate object.

18. A method, comprising:

receiving a first profile at a mobile device, the first profile represented by a first profile object;

receiving a second profile at the mobile device, the second profile represented by a second profile object;

displaying the first profile object and the second profile object in a graphical user interface;

receiving a user selection of either the first profile object or the second profile object; and

enabling the profile represented by the user selected profile object.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein displaying the first profile object and the second profile object in a graphical user interface comprises displaying the first profile object and the second profile object in a profiles list.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

displaying details of the profile represented by the user selected profile object.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein receiving the first profile at the mobile device comprises receiving the first profile at the mobile device as an email attachment.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein receiving the second profile at the mobile device comprises receiving the second profile at the mobile device via a web page.

23. A method, comprising:

receiving a first profile at a mobile device, the first profile represented by a first profile object;

receiving a second profile at the mobile device, the second profile represented by a second profile object;

displaying the first profile object and the second profile object in a graphical user interface;

receiving a user selection of either the first profile object and the second profile object; and

deleting the profile represented by the user selected profile object after receiving a user instruction to delete the profile represented by the user selected profile object.