Electronic device and method for automatically responding to calendar event notifications

An electronic device comprising:

• a communication system for sending and receiving communications;
• at least one input device for receiving input at the electronic device;
• a processor coupled to the communication system, the input device, and the display and programmed to:
• receive at the electronic device data associated with an out-of-office period;
• receive a calendar invitation having event data associated with an event scheduled to occur during the out-of-office period;
• and
• automatically decline the calendar invitation.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-readable code executable by a processor to cause the processor to:

• receive associated with an out-of-office period;
• receive a calendar invitation having event data associated with an event scheduled to occur during the out-of-office period;
• and
• automatically decline the calendar invitation.