System and method for preventing the lapse of a recurring event using electronic calendar system

A wireless handheld communications device comprising:

• a housing;
• a radio frequency (RF) transceiver contained within the housing;
• a user interface;
• a memory containing a recurring event established with a predetermined end date;
• a processor contained within the housing and operative with the RF transceiver, user interface and memory;
• and
• said processor being configured to cause presentation on the user interface of a notification regarding an impending lapse of the recurring event at a predetermined time of the predetermined end date for the recurring event, the processor being further configured to modify the end date of the recurring event according to an indication received by the processor from the user interface when the recurring event is to continue, wherein the user interface is further configured to:
• present a reminder regarding the impending lapse at least one of before and during the predetermined end date, and
• prompt regarding prevention of the impending lapse of the recurring event upon a last recurrence of the recurring event, the indication to modify the end date being received by the processor from the user interface according to the user input relative to at least one of the reminder and the prompt.

A method for preventing the elapse of a recurring event, which comprises:

• inputting data to a memory of a communications device about a recurring event established with a predetermined end date;
• processing the data within a processor of the communications device to present on a user interface of the communications device a notification regarding an impending lapse of the recurring event at a predetermined time of the predetermined end date for the recurring event;
• modifying data regarding the end date of the recurring event by inputting new data to the processor from the user interface when the recurring event is to continue;
• presenting a reminder on the user interface regarding the impending lapse at least one of before and during the predetermined end date;
• and
• displaying a prompt via the user interface regarding prevention of the upcoming lapse of the recurring event upon a last recurrence of the recurring event, the indication to modify the end date being received by the processor from the user interface according to the user input relative to at least one of the reminder and the prompt.