Electronic device and method for automatically responding to calendar event notifications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11615380-B2
Application number	US-202016866426-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 4, 2020
Priority date	Jul 19, 2016
Publication date	Mar 28, 2023
Grant date	Mar 28, 2023

Abstract

A method and an electronic device are provided that include receiving at the electronic device a start and an end of an out-of-office period and an out-of-office preference for responding to new invitations to events occurring during the out-of-office period received at the electronic device, receiving at the electronic device a new invitation to an event occurring during the out-of-office period, and automatically transmitting at the electronic device a response to the new invitation based on the out-of-office preference.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving at an electronic device data associated with an out-of-office period, the data including a start date of the out-of-office period;
receiving at the electronic device a calendar invitation associated with an application of the electronic device, the calendar invitation having event data associated with an event scheduled to occur during the out-of-office period;
automatically transmitting by the electronic device a response declining the calendar invitation; and
in response to determining that a current date is the start date, automatically turning off at least some notifications at the electronic device;
wherein the data associated with the out-of-office period does not comprise event data of an event associated with the application.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the data associated with the out-of-office period comprises a start time of the out-of-office period; and
automatically turning off at least some notifications at the electronic device is performed in response to determining that a current time is the start time.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data associated with the out-of-office period comprises an end of the out-of-office period.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the response is configurable.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the response comprises a default message.

6. 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, the data including a start date of the out-of-office period;
receive at the electronic device a calendar invitation associated with an application of the electronic device, the calendar invitation having event data associated with an event scheduled to occur during the out-of-office period;
automatically transmit by the electronic device a response declining the calendar invitation; and
in response to a determination that a current date is the start date, automatically turn off at least some notifications at the electronic device;
wherein the data associated with the out-of-office period does not comprise event data of an event associated with the application.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein:
the data associated with the out-of-office period comprises a start time of the out-of-office period; and
the processor is programmed to, in response to a determination that a current time is the start time, automatically turn off at least some notifications at the electronic device.

8. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the data associated with the out-of-office period comprises an end of the out-of-office period.

9. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the response is configurable.

10. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the response comprises a default message.

11. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the process is configured to turn on at least some notifications at the electronic device once the out-of-office period has ended.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-readable code executable by a processor to cause the processor to:
receive at the electronic device data associated with an out-of-office period, the data including a start date of the out-of-office period;
receive at the electronic device a calendar invitation associated with an application of the electronic device, the calendar invitation having event data associated with an event scheduled to occur during the out-of-office period;
automatically transmit by the electronic device a response declining the calendar invitation; and
in response to a determination that a current date is the start date, automatically turn off at least some notifications at the electronic device-automatically turn off at least some notifications at the electronic device;
wherein the data associated with the out-of-office period does not comprise event data of an event associated with the application.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 12 , wherein:
the data associated with the out-of-office period comprises a start time of the out-of-office period; and
the computer-readable code is executable by the processor to cause the processor to, in response to a determination that a current time is the start time, automatically turn off at least some notifications at the electronic device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 12 , wherein the data associated with the out-of-office period comprises an end of the out-of-office period.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 12 , wherein the response is configurable.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 12 , wherein the response comprises a default message.

17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising turning on at least some notifications at the electronic device once the out-of-office period has ended.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the computer-readable code is executable by a processor to cause the processor to turn on at least some notifications at the electronic device once the out-of-office period has ended.

Assignees

• Blackberry Ltd

Inventors

• Runstedler Christopher James
• Fahmy Samer
• Boeckner Bartholomew Alexander
• Cunney Kieran Patrick
• KORSMAN Jan Anthony
• LEPIC Jared Daniel
• Elliott Grant Ross
• Klamut Andrew Joseph
• HODGSON Matthew Donald
• Pham Minh
• HUNG Clifford
• Mclaughlin Morgan Trevor
• VAZ Adam John
• Armstrong Jeffrey Tyson
• ACKLAND Daniel Ian

Classifications

• G06Q10/1097 Primary

  using calendar-based scheduling for task assignment · CPC title

• H04W4/12

  Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06Q10/063116

  Schedule adjustment for a person or group · CPC title