Electronic device and method of messaging meeting invitees

摘要

A method of composing an email message at an electronic device and an electronic device operable to carry out the method are provided. The method includes receiving an email command from a user input of the electronic device through a calendar user interface, the email command relating to at least one of a plurality of intended attendees of a calendared meeting, and providing an email composition interface in response to receiving the email command. The email composition interface includes a user-editable portion of an address field. The user-editable portion of the address field is automatically populated with email address information for the at least one of the plurality of intended attendees.

主权项

1. A method of composing an email message at an electronic device having a processor, a memory maintaining a calendar application and a message application, an input device and a display, the method comprising:
providing a calendar user interface on said display, said calendar user interface showing an existing calendared event; displaying, based on an input selecting the existing calendared event, an indication that an invitee is associated with the existing calendared event, the indication being selectable for composing a message to the invitee; receiving, after the displaying, a selection of the invitee associated with the existing calendared event from said input device; responsive to said selection of the invitee, providing an updated user interface, said updated user interface comprising a first selectable email command exclusive to said selected invitee, and a second selectable email command; receiving another input associated with one of said first email command and said second email command from said input device; providing an email composition interface on said display to the exclusion of both the calendar user interface and the updated user interface in response to the another input associated with said first email command or said second email command, said email composition interface including a user-editable portion of an address field; when said another input is associated with said first email command, automatically populating said user-editable portion of said address field with email address information for said selected invitee; and when said another input is associated with said second email command, automatically populating said user-editable portion of said address field with email address information for said selected invitee and another email address.