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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
David Yach, Waterloo, CA;
David Castell, Waterloo, CA;
Neil Adams, Waterloo, CA;
Michael K. Brown, Kitchener, CA;
Ian Patterson, Petersburg, CA;
David Yach, Waterloo, CA;
David Castell, Waterloo, CA;
Neil Adams, Waterloo, CA;
Michael K. Brown, Kitchener, CA;
Ian Patterson, Petersburg, CA;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Abstract
An embodiment relates to a novel apparatus and method for changing modes of notification in an electronic device. An electronic device includes a calendar application and a variety of other applications such as the message reader application or the daily alarm application. The device is configured to use the calendar application to track whether and how the user is notified of the receipt of an electronic message. In one embodiment, the user specifically associates a profile behavior to the calendar entry when the calendar entry is first created.