System and method for storage and display of time-dependent events

• US 20080027955A1
• Filed: 07/31/2006
• Published: 01/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Zinn, Ronald Scotte, May, Darrell R., Bredin, Robert
• Application Number:
  US11/495,879
• Publication Number:
  US 20080027955A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A method of storage of time-dependent events at an electronic device includes maintaining a plurality of calendar databases for saving data relating to respective calendar services, receiving time-dependent event data associated with one of the calendar services; and storing the time-dependent event data in one of the calendar databases for storage of data associated with the one of the calendar services.

Claims

1. A method of storage of time-dependent events at an electronic device, comprising:

maintaining a plurality of calendar databases for saving data relating to respective calendar services;

receiving time-dependent event data associated with one of the calendar services; and

storing said time-dependent event data in one of said calendar databases for storage of data associated with said one of the calendar services.

2. The method according to claim 1, comprising maintaining a plurality of calendar service records, each calendar service record corresponding to a respective one of the calendar services.

3. The method according to claim 1, comprising:

creating a new calendar database when a new calendar service is provisioned, said new calendar database for saving data relating to said new calendar service.

4. The method according to claim 2, comprising creating a new calendar service record when said new calendar service is provisioned.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein each of said calendar service records includes a unique identifier of the calendar service, with which the calendar service record corresponds, and a user identification.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein each of said calendar service records includes capabilities including a capability to synchronize of the calendar service to which the calendar service record corresponds.

7. The method according to claim 6, comprising:

receiving modified time-dependent event data from a user input;

storing said modified time-dependent event data in the one of the calendar databases with which the modified time-dependent event data is associated; and

if said capabilities permit, providing an update to said calendar service for updating with said modified time-dependent event data.

8. The method according to claim 6, comprising:

receiving new time-dependent event data from a user input;

storing said new time-dependent event data in a user-selected one of said databases; and

if said capabilities permit, providing an update to said calendar service for updating with said new time-dependent event data.

9. The method according to claim 1, comprising providing a graphical user interface for user selection of ones of said calendar databases for display in a calendar display view.

10. The method according to claim 9, comprising:

receiving a user input indicating selected ones of said plurality of calendar databases for display;

receiving a set of constraints for selecting time-dependent data;

collecting, from only said selected ones of said plurality of calendar databases, the time-dependent event data that meets the set of constraints; and

displaying, in a calendar display view, the time-dependent event data that meets the set of constraints.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein collecting comprises creating an ordered list of the time-dependent event data that meets the set of constraints.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein said set of constraints includes a time range within which time-dependent events at least start or end.

13. The method according to claim 9, wherein said time-dependent event data that meets the set of constraints is visually distinguishable in said display view based on the calendar service to which said time-dependent event data relates.

14. The method according to claim 1, comprising:

receiving a set of constraints for selecting time-dependent data;

collecting, from each of said calendar databases, the time-dependent event data that meets the set of constraints; and

displaying the time-dependent event data that meets the set of constraints in a calendar display view.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein collecting comprises creating an ordered list of the time-dependent event data that meets the set of constraints.

16. The method according to claim 14, wherein said set of constraints includes a time range within which time-dependent events at least start or end.

17. The method according to claim 14, wherein said time-dependent event data that meets the set of constraints is visually distinguishable in said display view based on the calendar service to which said time-dependent event data relates.

18. An electronic device comprising:

a memory for storage of a plurality of calendar databases associated with respective calendar services;

a display device for displaying a calendar display view;

a user input device for receiving user input;

a communications device and antenna for receiving time-dependent event data associated with one of said calendar services; and

a processor connected to the memory, the user input device, the display device, and the communications device, for storing said time-dependent event data in one of the calendar databases associated with said one of the calendar services.

19. The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein said processor is operable to provide a graphical user interface for user indication of selected ones of said calendar databases for display in said calendar display view.

20. The electronic device according to claim 19, wherein said processor is operable to receive a set of constraints for selecting time-dependent data;

collect, from only said selected ones of said plurality of calendar databases, the time-dependent event data that meets the set of constraints; and

display on the display device, in said calendar display view, the time-dependent event data that meets the set of constraints.

21. A computer-readable medium having computer readable code embodied therein for execution by a processor at a computing device, for:

creating a plurality of calendar databases for saving data relating to respective calendar services;

receiving time-dependent event data associated with one of the calendar services; and

storing said time-dependent event data in one of said calendar databases for storage of data associated with said one of the calendar services;