Method for sharing calendar content in communications system, communications system and terminal

• US 20070186151A1
• Filed: 12/21/2004
• Published: 08/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Jyrinki, Kimmo
• Granted Patent: US 8,359,538 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/209
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

The invention describes a method for sharing calendar content in a communications system, a communications system, and a terminal. The communications system comprises a terminal (100) and at least one remote device (102, 104), and the terminal (100) is configured to generate calendar content from one or more calendar notes. The communications system is configured to associate calendar notes with calendar profiles of the terminal (100), which define a unique view to the calendar content on the basis of the calendar notes associated with the calendar profile; to select in the terminal (100) at least one calendar profile for generating calendar content to be shared; to generate the calendar content to be shared on the basis of at least one selected calendar profile and the calendar notes associated with it; and to share the generated calendar content between the terminal (100) and the remote device (102, 104).

Claims

1. A method for sharing calendar content in a communications system comprising a terminal and at least one remote device that communicates with the terminal, in which method calendar content is generated in the terminal from one or more calendar notes, wherein the method also comprises:

associating one or more calendar notes with calendar profiles of the terminal, each calendar profile defining a unique view to the calendar content on the basis of the calendar notes associated with the calendar profile;

selecting in the terminal at least one calendar profile for generating calendar content to be shared;

generating the calendar content to be shared on the basis of at least one selected calendar profile and the one or more calendar notes associated with it; and

sharing the generated calendar content to be shared between the terminal and the remote device.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the calendar content to be shared between the terminal and remote device is shared by transmitting the calendar content from the terminal to the remote device.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the calendar content to be shared between the terminal and remote device is shared by loading the calendar content to the remote device.

4. A method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising generating the calendar content to be shared as defined by the selected user profile based on a remote device, user group, purpose of use or time of day.

5. A communications system comprising a terminal and at least one remote device communicating with the terminal, and in the communications system, the terminal is configured to generate calendar content from one or more calendar notes, wherein the terminal is also configured:

to associate one or more calendar notes with calendar profiles of the terminal, each calendar profile defining a unique view to the calendar content on the basis of the calendar notes associated with the calendar profile;

to select in the terminal at least one calendar profile for generating calendar content to be shared;

to generate the calendar content to be shared on the basis of at least one selected calendar profile and the one or more calendar notes associated with it; and

to share the generated calendar content to be shared between the terminal and the remote device.

6. A communications system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the communications system is configured to transmit the calendar content from the terminal to the remote device.

7. A communications system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the communications system is configured to read the calendar content of the terminal from the remote device.

8. A communications system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the communications system is configured to generate the calendar content to be shared as defined by the selected user profile based on a remote device, user group, purpose of use or time of day.

9. A communications system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the remote device is a media device, computer, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) device or mobile station.

10. A terminal of a communications system, which terminal is configured to generate calendar content from one or more calendar notes, wherein the terminal is configured:

to associate one or more calendar notes with the calendar profiles of the terminal each calendar profile defining a unique view to the calendar content on the basis of the calendar notes associated with the calendar profile;

to select in the terminal at least one calendar profile for generating calendar content to be shared;

to generate the calendar content to be shared on the basis of at least one selected calendar profile and the one or more calendar notes associated with it; and

to share the generated calendar content to be shared between the terminal and the remote device.

11. A terminal as claimed in claim 10, wherein the terminal is configured to transmit the calendar content to the remote device.

12. A terminal as claimed in claim 10, wherein the terminal is configured to grant the remote device an access right to the calendar content to be shared.

13. A terminal as claimed in claim 10, wherein the terminal is a mobile station, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) device, portable computer or media device.

14. A terminal of a communications system, which terminal comprises means for generating calendar content from one or more calendar notes, wherein the terminal also comprises:

means for associating one or more calendar notes with calendar profiles of the terminal, each calendar profile defining a unique view to the calendar content on the basis of the calendar notes associated with the calendar profile;

means for selecting in the terminal at least one calendar profile for generating calendar content to be shared;

means for generating the calendar content to be shared on the basis of at least one selected calendar profile and the one or more calendar notes associated with it; and

means for sharing the generated calendar content to be shared between the terminal and the remote device.