Patent ID: 7925241

Claim:
A method of automatically changing a profile in a mobile communication device, wherein the mobile communication device is equipped with a calendar mechanism, comprising: creating a plurality of profiles in the mobile communication device, wherein the plurality of profiles comprise settings for the mobile communication device behavior when receiving incoming calls, and wherein the settings comprise ring volumes that are set for the mobile communication device when a profile is selected; setting an event begin time and an event end time in the calendar mechanism, wherein the mobile communication device is equipped with the calendar mechanism, wherein the event begin time and the event end time are automatically set by a central control system communicating with the calendar mechanism; selecting an event profile from the plurality of profiles to be in use during an event, wherein the selected event profile is automatically selected by the central control system; detecting the beginning time for the event; recording and storing the selected event profile of the plurality of profiles that was in effect prior to the event begin time; activating the selected event profile to be in use during the event; and during the mobile communication device power on, detecting whether an event scheduled on the calendar mechanism that was in progress at a last mobile communication device power off has ended, and selecting a profile from the plurality of profiles that determines the ring volume of the mobile communication device to be in use at the time of the mobile communication device power on, wherein the mobile communication device will be restored to the profile of the event in progress at the last mobile communication device power off, unless it is determined that the event in progress at the last mobile communication device power off has ended, and wherein the ring volume comprises a loud ring, a soft ring, or a vibrate-only ring.