Electronic device and method of meeting notification
AssigneeResearech In Motion Limited
InventorsRohit Rocky JAIN, Darrell R. May
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method of providing a meeting notification includes adding an indication of an observer to a calendar event in a calendar graphical user interface at an organizer electronic device, saving the calendar event associated with the observer at the organizer electronic device, and sending an observer electronic message from the organizer electronic device to an observer electronic device. The observer electronic message includes the calendar event for storage at the observer electronic device with a period of time, associated with the calendar event, indicated as free time.
Claims14
A method of providing a calendar event notification, comprising:
- adding an indication of an observer to a calendar event in a calendar graphical user interface at an organizer electronic device;
- saving the calendar event associated with said observer at said organizer electronic device;
- and
- sending an observer electronic message from said organizer electronic device to an observer electronic device, said observer electronic message including the calendar event for storage at said observer electronic device with a period of time, associated with the calendar event, automatically indicated as free time.
An electronic device comprising:
- a housing;
- a display mounted within the housing;
- a user input device mounted within the housing;
- a memory mounted within the housing;
- a communications system for effecting communication to and from said electronic device;
- a microprocessor within the housing and connected to the memory, the user input device, the display, and the communications system;
- and
- an application for execution by the microprocessor for adding an indication of an observer to a calendar event in a calendar graphical user interface displayed on said display, saving the calendar event associated with said observer in said memory, and sending an observer electronic message to an observer electronic device via said communications system, said observer electronic message including the calendar event for storage at said observer electronic device with a period of time, associated with the calendar event, automatically indicated as free time.
A computer program product for an electronic device, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein for:
- receiving a create-new-calendar-event command and, in response, providing a create-new-calendar-event graphical user interface at said electronic device;
- receiving event details including an event invitee,
- adding an indication of an observer to said calendar event;
- saving the calendar event associated with said observer at said organizer electronic device;
- sending an invitee electronic message from said organizer electronic device to an invitee electronic device, said invitee electronic message including an invitation for said calendar event;
- and
- sending an observer electronic message to an observer electronic device, said observer electronic message including the calendar event for storage at said observer electronic device with a period of time, associated with the calendar event, automatically indicated as free time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.