ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MESSAGING MEETING INVITEES
First Claim
1. A method of composing an email message at an electronic device having a processor, a memory maintaining a calendar application and a message application, an input device and a display, the method comprising:
- providing a first calendar user interface on said display, said first calendar user interface comprising at least a time and a location for an existing calendared event;
displaying a list of a plurality of invitees of said calendared event, said list allowing individual selection of each invitee;
receiving a selection of one of said plurality of invitees of said calendared event from said input device;
responsive to said selection, providing an updated user interface superimposed on said first calendar user interface, said updated user interface comprising a selectable email command for said selected invitee;
receiving selection of said email command from said input device; and
providing an email composition interface on said display in response to receiving selection of said email command, said email composition interface including a user-editable portion of an address field,wherein said user-editable portion of said address field is automatically populated with email address information for said selected invitee.
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Abstract
A method of composing an email message at an electronic device and an electronic device operable to carry out the method are provided. The method includes receiving an email command from a user input of the electronic device through a calendar user interface, the email command relating to at least one of a plurality of intended attendees of a calendared meeting, and providing an email composition interface in response to receiving the email command. The email composition interface includes a user-editable portion of an address field. The user-editable portion of the address field is automatically populated with email address information for the at least one of the plurality of intended attendees.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of composing an email message at an electronic device having a processor, a memory maintaining a calendar application and a message application, an input device and a display, the method comprising:
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providing a first calendar user interface on said display, said first calendar user interface comprising at least a time and a location for an existing calendared event; displaying a list of a plurality of invitees of said calendared event, said list allowing individual selection of each invitee; receiving a selection of one of said plurality of invitees of said calendared event from said input device; responsive to said selection, providing an updated user interface superimposed on said first calendar user interface, said updated user interface comprising a selectable email command for said selected invitee; receiving selection of said email command from said input device; and providing an email composition interface on said display in response to receiving selection of said email command, said email composition interface including a user-editable portion of an address field, wherein said user-editable portion of said address field is automatically populated with email address information for said selected invitee. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic device having a calendar application and email capability, the electronic device comprising:
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a memory for maintaining said calendar application and a message application; a display; an input device; and a processor connected to said memory, said display and said input device, said processor operable to control said display to provide a first calendar user interface comprising at least a time and a location for an existing calendared event; said processor further operable to control said display for displaying a list of a plurality of invitees of said calendared event, said list allowing individual selection of each invitee; said processor further operable to receive a selection of one of said plurality of invitees of said calendared event from said input device;
said processor further operable, responsive to said selection, to control said display to provide an updated user interface superimposed on said first calendar user interface, said updated calendar user interface comprising a selectable email command;said processor further operable to receive selection of said email command from said input device, and to control said display to provide an email composition interface in response to receiving selection of said email command, said email composition interface including a user-editable portion of an address field, wherein said user-editable portion of said address field is automatically populated with email address information for said selected invitee. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable storage medium containing a set of instructions for an electronic device having a processor, a memory maintaining a calendar application and a message application, an input device and a display, the set of instructions for:
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providing a first calendar user interface on said display, said first calendar user interface comprising at least a time and a location for an existing calendared event; displaying a list of a plurality of invitees of said calendared event, said list allowing individual selection of each invitee; receiving a selection of one of said plurality of invitees of said calendared event from said input device; responsive to said selection, providing an updated user interface superimposed on said first calendar user interface, said updated user interface comprising a selectable email command for said selected invitee; receiving selection of said command from said input device; and providing an email composition interface on said display in response to receiving selection of said command, said email composition interface including a user-editable portion of an address field, wherein said user-editable portion of said address field is automatically populated with email address information for said selected invitee.
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