Meeting integration for a messaging and scheduling application

• US 9,258,405 B1
• Filed: 12/18/2006
• Issued: 02/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Good Technology Incorporated (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Robinson, Tony, Fulker, James, Hangas, Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Ibrahim, Mohamed
• Application Number:
  US11/642,363
• Time in Patent Office: 3,340 Days
• Field of Search: 709204-207, 715/733
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• 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

Abstract

A method and apparatus for meeting integration for scheduling and message application are disclosed. The method includes: inserting a reminder entry into an inbox of a messaging portion of an application, the reminder entry to indicate an upcoming occurrence of an event scheduled in a scheduling portion of the application; and persisting the reminder entry in the inbox for a predetermined amount of time including throughout a duration of the event. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method of presenting reminder entries on a wireless device, the method comprising:

monitoring, at the wireless device, a scheduling portion of an application on the wireless device;

detecting, at the wireless device, event data in the scheduling portion of the application on the wireless device;

creating, at the wireless device, based on the detected event data, a reminder entry on the wireless device;

displaying, at the wireless device, the reminder entry in an electronic mail inbox of a messaging portion of the application on the wireless device, the reminder entry indicating an upcoming occurrence of a scheduled event associated with the event data, and the reminder entry having a different visual treatment from an electronic mail message entry also displayed in the electronic mail inbox; and

persisting the reminder entry in the electronic mail inbox of the messaging portion of the application on the wireless device for a predetermined amount of time.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sorting the reminder entry in a same manner as all other entries in the electronic mail inbox.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the sorting is based on date and time stamps of the entries in the electronic mail inbox, and wherein a date stamp and a time stamp of the reminder entry is set as a date and a time of the scheduled event associated with the reminder entry.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

opening a schedule entry associated with the scheduled event in the scheduling portion of the application on the wireless device when the reminder entry is selected in the electronic mail inbox, the schedule entry comprising at least one of;

a date of the scheduled event, a time of the scheduled event, a location of the scheduled event, and a participant associated with the scheduled event.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the reminder entry receives a different visual treatment from other non-reminder entries in the electronic mail inbox, including at least one of:

a different icon, a different font color, a different font type, and a different shading type.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the application is at least one of a Microsoft Outlook™

application or a Lotus Notes™

application.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined amount of time is a duration of the scheduled event.

8. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor in a wireless device, cause the wireless device to perform a method, the method comprising:

monitoring, at the wireless device, a scheduling portion of an application on the wireless device;

detecting, at the wireless device, event data in the scheduling portion of the application on the wireless device;

creating, at the wireless device, based on the detected event data, a reminder entry on the wireless device;

displaying, at the wireless device, the reminder entry in an electronic mail inbox of a messaging portion of the application on the wireless device, the reminder entry indicating an upcoming occurrence of a scheduled event associated with the event data, and the reminder entry having a different visual treatment from an electronic mail message entry also displayed in the electronic mail inbox; and

persisting the reminder entry in the electronic mail inbox of the messaging portion of the application on the wireless device for a predetermined amount of time.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

sorting the reminder entry in a same manner as all other entries in the electronic mail inbox.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the sorting is based on date and time stamps of the entries in the electronic mail inbox, and wherein a date stamp and a time stamp of the reminder entry is set as a date and a time of the scheduled event associated with the reminder entry.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

opening a schedule entry associated with the scheduled event in the scheduling portion of the application on the wireless device when the reminder entry is selected in the electronic mail inbox, the schedule entry comprising at least one of;

a date of the scheduled event, a time of the scheduled event, a location of the scheduled event, and a participant associated with the scheduled event.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

monitoring the application for an occurrence of a reminder of the event from the scheduling portion of the application in order to determine when to insert the reminder entry in the electronic mail inbox.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the reminder entry receives a different visual treatment from other non-reminder entries in the electronic mail inbox including at least one of:

a different icon, a different font color, a different font type, and a different shading type.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the predetermined amount of time is a duration of the scheduled event.

15. A wireless device comprising:

a display;

a memory comprising an application having a scheduling portion and a messaging portion;

a processor in data communication with the memory and configured to execute the application and to cause the wireless device to;

monitor the scheduling portion of the application;

detect event data in the scheduling portion of the application;

create, based on the detected event data, a reminder entry on the wireless device;

display the reminder entry in an electronic mail inbox of the messaging portion of the application, the reminder entry indicating an upcoming occurrence of a scheduled event associated with the event data, and the reminder entry having a different visual treatment from an electronic mail message entry also displayed in the electronic mail inbox; and

persist the reminder entry in the electronic mail inbox of the messaging portion of the application for a predetermined amount of time.

16. The wireless device of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the wireless device to:

open a schedule entry associated with the scheduled event in the scheduling portion of the application when the reminder entry is selected in the electronic mail inbox, the schedule entry comprising at least one of a date of the scheduled event, a time of the scheduled event, a location of the scheduled event, and a participant associated with the scheduled event.

17. The wireless device of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the wireless device to:

monitor for an occurrence of a reminder of the scheduled event from the scheduling portion of the application in order to determine when to insert the reminder entry in the electronic mail inbox.

18. The wireless device of claim 15, wherein the reminder entry is visually distinct from other non-reminder entries in the electronic mail inbox, and includes at least one of:

a different icon, a different font color, a different font type, and a different shading type.

19. The wireless device of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the wireless device to:

sort the reminder entry in a same manner as all other entries in the electronic mail inbox, based on date and time stamps of the entries in the electronic mail inbox, and wherein a date and time stamp of the reminder entry is set as a date and time of the scheduled event associated with the reminder entry.

20. The wireless device of claim 15, wherein the application is at least one of a Microsoft Outlook™

application or a Lotus Notes™

application.

21. The wireless device of claim 15, wherein the predetermined amount of time is a duration of the scheduled event.