SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PROFILE ENHANCEMENT USING SCHEDULING INFORMATION

• US 20150081372A1
• Filed: 11/21/2014
• Published: 03/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HCL Technologies Limited
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Boss, Gregory J., Goodman, Brian D., Hamilton, Rick A. II, Tamaru, Johnnye R.L.
• Granted Patent: US 9,716,784 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.19
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations

Abstract

A system and method of enhancing a profile of a portable device. The system and method includes defining an event type in a scheduling tool and scheduling a time to initiate the event type. The system and method further includes associating a notification profile of a device with the defined event type and changing a setting of the device to the notification profile in response to the scheduling time and the defined event type.

Claims

1. A computer program product comprising a computer usable storage device having readable program code embodied in the storage device, wherein the computer program product includes at least one component to:

define an event type and scheduling time in a calendar tool;

associate a notification profile of a device with the defined event type;

change a notification method to the associated notification profile in response to receiving a scheduling time of the defined event type by sending an executable attachment that, when sent to a second device and upon execution, changes the notification profile; and

prior to changing the notification method, notify a user of the changing of the notification method and providing an opportunity for the user to accept or deny the changing notification method.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the event type is defined at least as a meeting, appointment, all day event, anniversary or reminder.

3. The computer program product of claim 1, where the notification profile is at least one of a ring at a predetermined decibel level, vibrate, vibrate and ring, vibrate then ring, visual cue or combination therein.

4. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the changing coincides with the scheduling time of the defined at least one event type.

5. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the changing is performed for more than one device or event types.

6. The computer program product of claim 5, wherein at least one of the defining and changing are performed for different devices of the one or more device and further comprising using a different, same or combination thereof protocol for each of the different devices.