METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATION OF CALENDAR EVENT MESSAGES

• US 20100011068A1
• Filed: 07/11/2008
• Published: 01/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: JAIN, Rohit Rocky, Hardy, Michael T.
• Application Number:
  US12/171,376
• Publication Number:
  US 20100011068A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

An electronic device and a method implemented within the electronic device for controlling notification of calendar event messages by receiving a message having an attachment; examining the message to identify the attachment; and in the event that the attachment relates to a calendar event then activating the notification.

Claims

1. A method of controlling notification of calendar event messages, comprising:

receiving a message having an attachment;

examining said message to identify said attachment; and

in the event that said attachment relates to a calendar event then activating said notification.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said examining further includes iterating through hexadecimal tags of said message in order to identify a command byte thereof.

3. A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said command byte identifies said message as one of a meeting request, meeting response, or meeting cancellation.

4. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said attachment is a CICAL attachment.

5. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said notification is activated via a profile system.

6. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein. said calendar event is a meeting invitation.

7. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein. said calendar event is a meeting response.

8. A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein. said meeting response is one of either accept or decline.

9. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein. said calendar event is a meeting cancellation.

10. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein. said calendar event is a meeting modification.

11. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein. said notification is tactile.

12. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein. said notification is audio.

13. A computer readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when performed by a processor, cause said processor to implement the method of claim 1.

14. An electronic device having a processor and memory for executing a profile system for assigning notifications to events, and a client application for receiving a message having an attachment, examining said message to identify said attachment, and in the event that said attachment relates to a calendar event then activating said profile system to generate said notification.

15. An electronic device as claimed in claim 14, wherein said attachment is a CICAL attachment.

16. An electronic device as claimed in claim 14, wherein said client application iterates through hexadecimal tags of said message in order to identify a command byte thereof.

17. An electronic device as claimed in claim 17, wherein said command byte identifies said message as one of a meeting request, meeting response, or meeting cancellation.