Methods, Systems, and Products for Calendaring Applications

• US 20100058246A1
• Filed: 11/13/2009
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bedingfield, James C. SR.
• Granted Patent: US 9,286,600 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/844
• 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 are disclosed for managing events in an electronic calendar. One such method associates an event with a rule, with the rule comprising a reminder and a date and a time of expiration. A calendar entry corresponding to the event is stored. After the date and time of the expiration, the electronic calendar ceases to present the reminder when launched. That is, when the electronic calendar is initialized, no reminders of expired events are visually/audibly presented by the electronic calendar.

Claims

1. A method of managing an event in an electronic calendaring application, comprising:

associating the event with a rule, the rule comprising a reminder and an expiration;

storing a calendar entry corresponding to the event;

presenting the reminder until the expiration;

continuing to present the event in the electronic calendaring application; and

ceasing to present the reminder after the expiration when a graphical window associated with the electronic calendaring application is maximized or minimized such that the reminder is not presented by the electronic calendaring application.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising disposing of a portion of the rule that defines the reminder.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising disposing of the reminder of the rule at the expiration.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising configuring the rule to resume the reminder at a future date.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising ceasing to execute the reminder when launching the electronic calendar.

6. The method according to claim 1 further comprising presenting an audible notification of the reminder until the expiration.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising presenting a visual notification of the reminder until the expiration.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising receiving an acknowledgement of the reminder.

9. A system, comprising:

a processor executing code stored in memory that causes the processor to;

associate the event with a rule, the rule comprising a reminder and an expiration;

store a calendar entry corresponding to the event;

present the reminder until the expiration;

continue to present the event in the electronic calendaring application; and

cease to present the reminder after the expiration when a graphical window associated with the electronic calendaring application is maximized or minimized such that the reminder is not presented by the electronic calendaring application.

10. The system according to claim 9, further comprising code that causes the processor to dispose of a portion of the rule that defines the reminder.

11. The system according to claim 9, further comprising code that causes the processor to dispose of the reminder of the rule at the expiration.

12. The system according to claim 9, further comprising code that causes the processor to configure the rule to resume the reminder at a future date.

13. The system according to claim 9, further comprising code that causes the processor to cease to execute the reminder when launching the electronic calendar.

14. The system according to claim 9, further comprising code that causes the processor to present an audible notification of the reminder until the expiration.

15. The system according to claim 9, further comprising code that causes the processor to present a visual notification of the reminder until the expiration.

16. The system according to claim 9, further comprising code that causes the processor to receive an acknowledgement of the reminder.

17. A computer readable medium storing processor executable instructions for performing a method, the method comprising:

launching an electronic calendaring application;

associating an event with a rule comprising a reminder, an expiration, and an interval, the expiration defining a date after which the reminder is no longer produced, the rule establishing a date and a time at which the reminder is first presented and automatically establishing the interval at which the reminder is subsequently re-presented until the expiration;

storing a calendar entry corresponding to the event;

disposing of a portion of the rule that defines the reminder upon the expiration;

continuing to present the event in the electronic calendaring application; and

minimizing a graphical window associated with the electronic calendaring application; and

triggering a refresh of the calendaring application when the graphical window is maximized to cease processing expired rules, such that the event remains displayed by the electronic calendaring application, but the reminder is not processed by the electronic calendaring application.

18. The computer readable medium according to claim 17, further comprising instructions for configuring the rule to resume the reminder at a future date.

19. The computer readable medium according to claim 17, further comprising instructions for presenting an audible notification of the reminder until the expiration.

20. The computer readable medium according to claim 17, further comprising instructions for presenting a visual notification of the reminder until the expiration.