Methods, systems, and products for calendaring applications

• US 9,286,600 B2
• Filed: 11/13/2009
• Issued: 03/15/2016
• 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.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Tuyetlien T
• Application Number:
  US12/617,743
• Publication Number:
  US 20100058246A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,314 Days
• Field of Search: 715751-753, 709204-207
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 events in an electronic calendaring application, comprising:

electronically associating, by a processor, different profiles to different types of the events;

generating, by the processor, a calendar event of the different types of the events;

generating, by the processor, a profile menu for display in a graphical user interface, the profile menu presenting different profiles for selection by a user to associate with the calendar event;

receiving, by the processor, the selection in the profile menu of a profile of the different profiles to associate with the calendar event;

querying, by the processor, an electronic database for the profile, the electronic database having electronic database associations between different possible parameters and the different profiles associated with the electronic calendaring application including the profile selected in the profile menu;

retrieving, by the processor, parameters from the electronic database having an electronic database association with the profile selected in the profile menu;

defining, by the processor, a predefined rule, a predefined reminder, and a predefined expiration based on the parameters retrieved from the electronic database;

storing, by the processor, electronic associations between the calendar event, the predefined rule, the predefined reminder, and the predefined expiration;

causing display, by the processor, of both the calendar event and the predefined reminder until the predefined expiration;

after the expiration, continue causing the display, by the processor of the calendar event until a refresh of the predefined rule is performed;

performing, by the processor, the refresh of the predefined rule upon minimizing the display of the graphical user interface; and

ceasing presentation, by the processor, of the predefined reminder in response to the refresh such that the predefined reminder is not processed upon maximizing the display of the graphical user interface.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing code that when executed causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

executing an electronic calendaring application;

electronically associating different profiles to different types of events associated with the electronic calendaring application;

generating a calendar event of the different types of events;

displaying a profile menu in a graphical user interface, the profile menu presenting different profiles for selection by a user to associate with the calendar event;

receiving the selection in the profile menu of a profile of the different profiles to associate with the calendar event;

querying an electronic database for the profile, the electronic database having electronic database associations between different possible parameters and the different profiles associated with the electronic calendaring application including the profile selected in the profile menu;

retrieving parameters from the electronic database having an electronic database association with the profile selected in the profile menu;

defining a predefined rule, a predefined reminder, and a predefined expiration based on the parameters retrieved from the electronic database;

storing electronic associations between the calendar event, the predefined rule, the predefined reminder, and the predefined expiration;

causing presentation of both the calendar event and the predefined reminder in a graphical user interface until the predefined expiration;

after the expiration of the predefined rule, continuing causing presentation of the calendar event in the graphical user interface until a refresh of the predefined rule is performed;

performing a refresh of the predefined rule upon minimizing display of the graphical user interface; and

ceasing presentation of the predefined reminder after the minimizing the display in response to the refresh such that the predefined reminder is not processed upon maximizing the display of the graphical user interface.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise disposing of a portion of the predefined rule that defines the predefined reminder.

11. The system according to claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise disposing of the predefined reminder of the predefined rule at the expiration.

12. The system according to claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise configuring the predefined rule to resume the predefined reminder at a future date.

13. The system according to claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise executing the predefined reminder when launching the electronic calendaring application.

14. The system according to claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise presenting an audible notification of the predefined reminder until the expiration.

15. The system according to claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise presenting a visual notification of the predefined reminder until the expiration.

16. The system according to claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise receiving an acknowledgement of the predefined reminder.

17. A non-transitory memory device storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

launching an electronic calendaring application;

electronically associating different profiles to different types of events associated with the electronic calendaring application;

generating a calendar event of the different types of events;

displaying a profile menu in a graphical user interface, the profile menu presenting different profiles for selection by a user to associate with the calendar event;

receiving the selection in the profile menu of a profile of the different profiles to associate with the calendar event;

querying an electronic database for the profile, the electronic database having electronic database associations between different possible parameters and the different profiles associated with the electronic calendaring application including the profile selected in the profile menu;

retrieving parameters from the electronic database having an electronic database association with the profile selected in the profile menu;

defining a predefined rule, a predefined reminder, and a predefined expiration based on the parameters retrieved from the electronic database;

storing electronic associations between the calendar event, the predefined rule, the predefined reminder, and the predefined expiration;

presenting both the calendar event and the predefined reminder in the graphical user interface until the predefined expiration;

at the date of the predefined expiration, disposing of a portion of the predefined rule that defines the predefined reminder;

after the date of the predefined expiration, ceasing presentation of the predefined reminder in the graphical user interface;

after the date of the predefined expiration, receiving a graphical selection to maximize a graphical window associated with the electronic calendaring application;

performing a refresh of the predefined rule in response to maximizing the graphical window associated with the electronic calendaring application; and

ceasing processing of the predefined reminder in response to the refresh.

18. The non-transitory memory device according to claim 17, wherein the operations comprise configuring the predefined rule to resume the predefined reminder at a future date.

19. The non-transitory memory device according to claim 17, wherein the operations comprise presenting an audible notification of the predefined reminder until the predefined expiration.

20. The non-transitory memory device according to claim 17, wherein the operations comprise presenting a visual notification of the predefined reminder until the predefined expiration.