Methods, systems and products for synchronizing reminder acknowledgements in calendaring applications

• US 9,792,589 B2
• Filed: 03/04/2011
• Issued: 10/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2005
• 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, Sr., James C.
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Jennifer
• Assistant Examiner(s): Molina, Hugo
• Application Number:
  US13/040,518
• Publication Number:
  US 20110154207A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,419 Days
• Field of Search: 715774
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1895 for short real-time information, e.g. alarms, notifications, alerts, updates

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products acknowledge a reminder in a calendaring application. When an acknowledgement of the reminder is received, a message is communicated to similarly acknowledge a pending reminder in another instance of the calendaring application.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

storing, by a mobile device, a calendar entry associated with an electronic calendaring application;

generating, by the mobile device, a profile menu for display in a graphical user interface associated with the electronic calendaring application, wherein the profile menu presents a plurality of different profiles for a user to associate with a predefined reminder of the calendar entry;

receiving, by the mobile device, a profile selection in the profile menu of a profile of the plurality of different profiles to associate with the predefined reminder of the calendar entry;

determining, by the mobile device, a device-level configuration option in response to the profile selection in the profile menu;

querying, by the mobile device, an electronic database for the profile selected in the profile menu, wherein the electronic database electronically associates a plurality of parameters and the plurality of different profiles associated with the electronic calendaring application including the profile selected in the profile menu;

retrieving, by the mobile device, the plurality of parameters from the electronic database that are electronically associated with the profile selected in the profile menu;

defining, by the mobile device, a predefined rule and a predefined expiration associated with the predefined reminder of the calendar entry based on the plurality of parameters retrieved from the electronic database that are electronically associated with the profile selected in the profile menu;

generating, by the mobile device, a configuration option associated with the calendar entry, wherein the configuration option configures the plurality of parameters according to a remote acknowledgement of the predefined reminder associated with another instance of the electronic calendaring application operating in a different device;

processing, by the mobile device, an alert associated with the predefined reminder of the calendar entry for displaying both the calendar entry and the predefined reminder until the predefined expiration;

receiving, by the mobile device, the remote acknowledgement sent from the another instance of the electronic calendaring application operating in the different device; and

acknowledging, by the mobile device, the alert associated with the predefined reminder of the calendar entry according to the configuration option generated in response to the remote acknowledgement.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a configuration selection associated with the configuration option.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising electronically associating the calendar entry to the predefined rule, the predefined reminder, and the predefined expiration.

4. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device, the memory device storing instructions, the instructions when executed by the processor causing the system to perform operations, the operations comprising;

storing a calendar entry associated with an electronic calendaring application;

generating a profile menu for display in a graphical user interface associated with the electronic calendaring application, wherein the profile menu presents a plurality of different profiles for a user to associate with a predefined reminder of the calendar entry;

receiving a profile selection in the profile menu of a profile of the plurality of different profiles to associate with a predefined reminder of the calendar entry;

determining a device-level configuration option in response to the profile selection in the profile menu;

querying an electronic database for the profile selected in the profile menu, wherein the electronic database electronically associates a plurality of parameters and the plurality of different profiles associated with the electronic calendaring application including the profile selected in the profile menu;

retrieving the plurality of parameters from the electronic database that are electronically associated with the profile selected in the profile menu;

defining a predefined rule and a predefined expiration associated with the predefined reminder of the calendar entry based on the plurality of parameters retrieved from the electronic database that are electronically associated with the profile selected in the profile menu;

generating a configuration option associated with the predefined reminder, wherein the configuration option configures a remote acknowledgement of the predefined reminder associated with another instance of the electronic calendaring application operating in a different device;

processing an alert associated with the predefined reminder of the calendar entry for displaying both the calendar entry and the predefined reminder until the predefined expiration;

receiving the remote acknowledgement sent from the another instance of the electronic calendaring application operating in the different device; and

acknowledging the alert associated with the predefined reminder of the calendar entry according to the configuration option generated in response to the remote acknowledgement.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the operations further comprises receiving a configuration selection associated with the configuration option.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the operations further comprises electronically associating the calendar entry to the predefined rule, the predefined reminder, and the predefined expiration.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

storing a calendar entry associated with an electronic calendaring application;

generating a profile menu for display in a graphical user interface associated with the electronic calendaring application, wherein the profile menu presents a plurality of different profiles for a user to associate with a predefined reminder of the calendar entry

receiving a profile selection in the profile menu of a profile of the plurality of different profiles to associate with a predefined reminder of the calendar entry;

determining a device-level configuration option in response to the profile selection in the profile menu;

querying an electronic database for the profile selected in the profile menu, wherein the electronic database electronically associates a plurality of parameters and the plurality of different profiles associated with the electronic calendaring application including the profile selected in the profile menu;

retrieving the plurality of parameters from the electronic database that are electronically associated with the profile selected in the profile menu;

defining a predefined rule and a predefined expiration associated with the predefined reminder of the calendar entry based on the plurality of parameters retrieved from the electronic database that are electronically associated with the profile selected in the profile menu;

generating a configuration option associated with the predefined reminder, wherein the configuration option configures a remote acknowledgement of the predefined reminder associated with another instance of the electronic calendaring application operating in a different device;

processing an alert associated with the predefined reminder of the calendar entry for displaying both the calendar entry and the predefined reminder until the predefined expiration;

receiving multiple remote acknowledgements of the predefined reminder of the calendar entry sent from the other instances of the electronic calendaring application operating in the different devices;

determining a conflict between the multiple remote acknowledgements sent from the other instances of the electronic calendaring application operating in the different devices;

logging time stamps associated with the multiple remote acknowledgements;

determining a master device of the different devices to resolve the conflict between the multiple remote acknowledgements sent from the other instances of the electronic calendaring application operating in the different devices;

arbitrating the conflict based on the time stamps associated with the multiple remote acknowledgements; and

acknowledging the alert associated with the predefined reminder of the calendar entry according to the conflict arbitrated based on the time stamps associated with the multiple remote acknowledgements.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a configuration selection associated with the configuration option.