System and method for controlling a function of an electronic device through a network

1. A method for controlling functions at a first device, the method comprising:

receiving a communication at the first device from a communication network, the communication providing

a first request for a meeting tracked by a calendar application operating on the first device,

a start time for the meeting,

a location associated with the meeting; and

a second request to control a function of the first device for the meeting when a first account associated with a recipient of the first request is controllable by a second account that initiated the first request; and

being addressed to an account being accessed by the first device;

identifying a component on the first device associated with the function;

providing a response to the communication network from the first device indicating whether the first request is accepted;

deactivating the component when the start time arrives on the first device if the response indicates that the first request is accepted; and after the component is deactivated, reactivating the component when the first device is moved from the location; and

not deactivating the component when the start time arrives on the first device if the response indicates that the first request is not accepted.

2. The method for controlling functions at a first device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

the communication includes a notification that the function will be deactivated for the meeting on the first device.

3. The method for controlling functions at a first device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

activating the component when an end time for the meeting passes on the first device, the end time provided in the communication.

4. The method for controlling functions at a first device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

the component is one of a camera or microphone.

5. The method for controlling functions at a first device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

deactivating the component is controlled by an activation module operating on the first device.

6. The method for controlling functions at a first device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying a second component on a second device associated with the function and deactivating the second component on the second device when the start time arrives on the second device if the second device is associated with the account at the start time.

7. The method for controlling functions at a first device as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising:

activating the second component when an end time for the meeting passes on the second device, the end time provided in the communication.

8. The method for controlling functions at a first device as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising:

providing a response to the communication network from the first or the second device indicating whether the first request is accepted; and

not deactivating the second component when the start time arrives on the second device if the response indicates that the first request is not accepted.

9. The method for controlling functions at a first device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein:

the component is identified by accessing a database correlating the function to the second component for the second device.

10. A method for controlling functions for devices for a meeting managed by a calendar application operating on a first device, the method comprising:

determining a relationship between a recipient of a meeting request having a first account in a communication network and a requestor for the meeting having a second account in the network;

generating a communication for transmission to the first account from the second account, the communication providing a first request for the meeting tracked by the calendar application, a start time for the meeting, a location for the meeting and a second request to control a function of the first device for the meeting;

if the relationship indicates that the second account has a control capability over the first account then the communication further includes

a second request to deactivate a function at the first device that is accessing the first account at the start time at the location; and

a third request after the function has been deactivated to reactivate the function when the first device is moved from the location; and

if the relationship indicates that the second account does not have the control capability over the first account then not including the second request to deactivate a function in the communication.

11. The method for controlling functions for devices for a meeting as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:

processing a response to the communication from the first account, the response indicating whether the first request is accepted for the first account; and

deactivating the component when the start time arrives on the first device if the response indicates that the first request has been accepted by the first device.

12. The method for controlling functions for devices for a meeting as claimed in claim 10 , wherein:

a database of containing relationships of accounts including the first account and the second account is accessed to determine the relationship.

13. An electronic communication device comprising:

a communication module to process communications from a communication network; and

a calendar module

to process a communication from the communication network, the communication containing a first request for a meeting received through the communication module, a start time for the meeting, a location for the meeting and a second request to control a function of the electronic communication device for the meeting, to identify a component on the electronic communication device associated with the function and to deactivate the component when the start time arrives on the electronic communication device;

to provide a response to the communication network indicating whether the first request is accepted;

to deactivate the component when the start time arrives on the electronic communication device if

the response indicates that the first request is accepted;

a first account associated with a recipient of the first request is controllable by a second account that initiated the first request; and

the electronic communication device is at the location;

after the component has been deactivated, to reactivate the component when the electronic communication device is moved from the location; and

to not deactivate the component when the start time arrives on the electronic communication device if the response indicates that the first request is not accepted.

14. The electronic communication device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the calendar module further:

activates the component when an end time for the meeting passes on the electronic communication device, the end time provided in the communication.

15. The electronic communication device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein:

the component is one of a camera or microphone.