Patent ID: 8768254

Claim:
A method for generating time-dependent events based on proximity-dependent events in a calendar application of a portable electronic device, said method comprising: providing a proximity-dependent event generated using said calendar application of said portable electronic device, said proximity-dependent event including a user field and a subject field; prompting a user to select a type of time-dependent event from between a meeting request configured for inviting one or more other users and an appointment for only the user, the type of time-dependent event being that into which said proximity-dependent event is to be converted; opening a new time-dependent event having said type when said portable electronic device is less than or equal to a set distance from a location defined by said proximity-dependent event; copying said user field and said subject field from said proximity-dependent event into corresponding fields in said new time-dependent event; and deleting said proximity-dependent event in response to population of said corresponding fields in said new time-dependent event.