Method and apparatus for the processing of data relating to calendar entries

摘要

Embodiments of the invention are concerned with processing data relating to calendar entries. In one embodiment processing includes detecting a correspondence between a telephone number and at least one characteristic of a calendar workspace item, and processing data relating to a communications event identified by the telephone number on the basis of the detected correspondence. The processing may include triggering a notification for an incoming communications event, such as a telephone call or text message, that is received by a telephony device.;In another embodiment processing includes detecting a correspondence between at least one characteristic of a stored communications event workspace item and at least one characteristic of a calendar workspace item, and processing data relating to the communications event on the basis of the detected correspondence. This processing may include filtering a plurality of communications event workspace items, and displaying one or more of the filtered items.

主权项

1. A method for processing data relating to communications events in a telephony device, the method comprising:
storing a set of user-editable calendar workspace items and user-editable contact workspace items; in response to an incoming communications event at the telephony device, the telephony device:
detecting a correspondence between a telephone number relating to the incoming communications event and a telephone number associated with an attendee of a meeting identified in a calendar workspace item stored in the set of calendar workspace items;detecting a correspondence between the telephone number and at least one characteristic of a contact workspace item stored in the set of contact workspace items;detecting a correspondence between at least one characteristic of the contact workspace item and at least one characteristic of the calendar workspace; andconfiguring a notification for the incoming communications event on the basis of the detected correspondence, the notification including information relating to the calendar workspace item associated with the telephone number relating to the incoming communications event.