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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
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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.

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