Identifying and presenting reminders based on opportunity for interaction

US8380804B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED · CA

Inventors

• Rohit Jain · Sunnyvale, US
• Daniel James Legg · Kitchener, CA
• Jerome Pasquero · Montréal, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 22, 2010
• Grant date: Feb 19, 2013
• Expiry date: Oct 16, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/109
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for presenting a reminder for a PIM record when there may be an opportunity for personal interaction regarding the PIM record. The opportunity for personal interaction regarding the PIM record may be identified in response to a trigger condition not associated with the PIM record. In one embodiment, an opportunity for interaction regarding a PIM record may be identified using identification information associated with the trigger condition. In another embodiment, an opportunity for interaction regarding a first PIM record may be identified when there is a contact associated with the first PIM record and a second PIM record, and there is an occurrence of a trigger condition associated with a second PIM record. In some embodiments, the portable electronic device may utilize additional information to identify or verify opportunities for interaction regarding a PIM record.