ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING REMINDER NOTIFICATIONS

• US 20110025478A1
• Filed: 10/08/2010
• Published: 02/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: ADAMS, Neil
• Granted Patent: US 8,018,795 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/309.7
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location

Abstract

A method of controlling reminders for an electronic calendar event record includes: generating a reminder notification at a first electronic device, the reminder notification associated with the calendar event record, providing an option at the first electronic device for taking a first action at the first electronic device and taking a second action at a second electronic device, the first action differing from the second action, generating an update command at the first electronic device for taking the second action at the second electronic device in response to receipt of selection of the option at the first electronic device, and sending the update command from the first electronic device for the second electronic device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of controlling reminders for an electronic record, the method comprising:

generating a reminder notification at a first electronic device, the reminder notification associated with the electronic record;

providing an option at the first electronic device for taking a first action at the first electronic device and taking a second action at a second electronic device, the first action differing from the second action;

generating an update command at the first electronic device for taking the second action at the second electronic device in response to receipt of selection of the option at the first electronic device; and

sending from the first electronic device the update command for the second electronic device.

2. The method according to claim 1, comprising maintaining at the first electronic device, the electronic record.

3. The method according to claim 2, comprising setting and maintaining a reminder time for generation of said reminder notification, prior to generating the reminder notification.

4. The method according to claim 3, comprising determining a current time is equal to the reminder time for generating the reminder notification at the first electronic device, prior to generating.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein providing the option comprises providing an option to generate the reminder notification again later at the first electronic device and dismiss the reminder notification at the second electronic device.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein providing the option comprises providing an option to dismiss the reminder notification at the first electronic device and to generate the reminder notification again later at the second electronic device.

7. The method according to claim 1, comprising providing a further option at the first electronic device to dismiss the reminder notification at both the first electronic device and the second electronic device in addition to providing the option at the first electronic device.

8. The method according to claim 1, comprising providing a further option at the first electronic device to generate the reminder notification again later at both the first electronic device and the second electronic device in addition to providing the option at the first electronic device.

9. The method according to claim 1, comprising taking the first action at the first electronic device in response to receipt of selection of the option.

10. The method according to claim 1 wherein sending the update command comprises wirelessly transmitting the update command from the first electronic device.

11. The method according to claim 1, comprising generating an interface for enabling or disabling the selectable option such that the selectable option is generated only when enabled.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the option is provided upon generation of the reminder notification.

13. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

an input device; and

a processor connected to the input device and the display to execute an application to generate a reminder notification at the electronic device, the reminder notification associated with an electronic record, provide an option at the electronic device for taking a first action at the electronic device and taking a second action at a further electronic device, the first action differing from the second action, generate an update command at the electronic device for taking the second action at the further electronic device in response to receipt of selection of the option at the electronic device, and send the update command from the electronic device for the further electronic device.

14. A computer program product for an electronic device, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein, the computer-readable code executable by a processor to generate a reminder notification at the electronic device, the reminder notification associated with an electronic record, provide an option at the electronic device for taking a first action at the electronic device and taking a second action at a further electronic device, the first action differing from the second action, generate an update command at the electronic device for taking the second action at the further electronic device in response to receipt of selection of the option at the electronic device, and send the update command from the electronic device for the further electronic device.