Granted Patent B2

US 7,518,955 · App. 10/961,419 · Granted Apr 14, 2009

Abstract

Claims (68)

1. A method for enhancing the usability of an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving a command to set an alarm to a given time;

setting the alarm to said time;

activating the alarm at said time;

receiving a stop alarm command; and

in response to stopping the alarm, activating and displaying a calendar application for the date of the alarm.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a snooze command after activating the alarm; and

setting the alarm to activate after a predetermined time and entering idle mode.

3. A method for enhancing the usability of an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving a command to set an alarm to a given time;

setting the alarm to said time;

activating the alarm at said time;

receiving a stop alarm command; and

in response to stopping the alarm, displaying a task list for the date of the alarm.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

checking whether the task list comprises tasks on the date of the alarm; and

displaying the task list only if the task list is not empty.

5. An electronic device comprising:

a display,

user interface,

a controlling unit connected to the display and the user interface, providing an electronic calendar application and an alarm clock application,

a memory connected to the controlling unit to store calendar items, the controlling unit being configured to

receive a command from the user interface of the device to set an alarm to a given time;

set the alarm to said time;

activate an alarm on the display of the device at said time,

receive a stop alarm command from the user interface of the device; and

stop the alarm and in response to stopping the alarm, activate and display the calendar application for the date of the alarm.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the activated alarm comprises a query whether to stop the alarm or to snooze.

7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the controlling unit is configured to display both a calendar application and a task list application on the display of the device.

8. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

user interface;

a controlling unit connected to the display and the user interface, providing a task list application and an alarm clock application;

a memory connected to the controlling unit to store calendar items, the controlling unit being configured to

receive a command from the user interface of the device to set an alarm to a given time;

set the alarm to said time;

activate an alarm on the display of the device at said time;

receive a stop alarm command from the user interface of the device; and

stop the alarm and in response to stopping the alarm, display the task list for the date of the alarm.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the controlling unit is further configured to

receive a snooze command from the user interface of the device as a response to the activated alarm;

set the alarm to activate after a predetermined time on the basis of the snooze command; and

enter idle mode.

10. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the controlling unit is further configured to check whether the task list comprises tasks on the date of the alarm; and display the task list only if the task list is not empty.

11. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the controlling unit is configured to display both a calendar application and a task list application on the display of the device.

12. An electronic device comprising:

displaying means for controlling a display;

interfacing means for receiving commands from the user of the device;

controlling means operationally connected to the displaying means and to the interfacing means, providing an electronic calendar application and an alarm clock application;

memory means connected to the controlling means to store calendar items; the controlling means being configured to

set an alarm to a given time after receiving a respective command from the interfacing means;

send a command to the displaying means to activate an alarm at said time;

receive a stop alarm command from the user interface of the device; and

stop the alarm and in response to stopping the alarm, activate and display the calendar application for the date of the alarm, after receiving a stop alarm command from the interfacing means.

13. A computer program product encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process in an electronic device for enhancing the usability of the device, the process comprising:

receiving a command to set an alarm to a given time;

setting the alarm to said time;

activating the alarm at said time;

receiving a stop alarm command; and

in response to stopping the alarm, activating and displaying a calendar application for the date of the alarm.

14. A computer program distribution medium readable by a computer and encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process in an electronic device for enhancing the usability of the device, the process comprising:

receiving a command to set an alarm to a given time;

setting the alarm to said time;

activating the alarm at said time;

receiving a stop alarm command; and

in response to stopping the alarm, activating and displaying a calendar application for the date of the alarm.

15. The computer program distribution medium of claim 14 , the distribution medium comprising a computer readable medium, a program storage medium, a record medium, a computer readable memory, a computer readable software distribution package, a computer readable signal, a computer readable telecommunications signal, and a computer readable compressed software package.

Assignments (12)