Electronic device and method of controlling reminder notifications

• US 8,331,199 B2
• Filed: 07/19/2011
• Issued: 12/11/2012
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): Miska, Vit W
• Application Number:
  US13/186,103
• Publication Number:
  US 20110273281A1
• Time in Patent Office: 511 Days
• Field of Search: 368/10, 368/12, 368/28, 368/29, 368/46, 368/47, 368/73, 368/74, 368/13, 705/5, 705/6, 705/7.13, 705 718- 721, 705/9, 709205-207, 709217-210, 715/230, 715752-753
• US Class Current: 368/10
• 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: displaying a reminder notification at a first electronic device, the reminder notification associated with the calendar event record, displaying an option at the first electronic device for taking a first action at the first electronic device, sending an update command for a second electronic device, the update command for taking a second action at the second electronic device in response to receipt of selection of the option at the first electronic device the first action differing from the second action.

Claims

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

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

displaying an option at the first electronic device for taking a first action for the reminder notification at the first electronic device; and

sending from the first electronic device an update command for a second electronic device, the update command for taking a second action at the second electronic device in response to receipt of selection of the option at the first electronic device, the first action differing from the second action.

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

3. The method according to claim 2, comprising setting and maintaining a calendar event reminder time for displaying the reminder notification.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the displaying the option is carried out when a current time according to a portable electronic device clock is equal to the calendar event reminder time.

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

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

8. The method according to claim 1, comprising providing a further option at the first electronic device to display the reminder notification again later at both the first electronic device and the second 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, wherein the option for taking a first action is displayed in response to determining that the option is enabled.

12. An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

a display;

an input device;

a processor within the housing and coupled to the input device and the display to;

display a reminder notification on the display, the reminder notification associated with an electronic event record;

display an option on the display for taking a first action for the reminder notification; and

send an update command for a second electronic device, the update command for taking a second action at the second electronic device in response to receipt of selection of the option, the first action differing from the second action.

13. A computer program product for an electronic device, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein for displaying a reminder notification at a first electronic device, the reminder notification associated with an electronic event record, displaying an option at the first electronic device for taking a first action for the reminder notification at the first electronic device, and sending from the first electronic device an update command for a second electronic device, the update command for taking a second action at the second electronic device in response to receipt of selection of the option at the first electronic device, the first action differing from the second action.