Patent ID: 8209613

Claim:
A method for scheduling a future event on a device connected to a network, the device having stored thereon an existing event record, the existing event record having at least date information and subject information, the method being implemented by the device and comprising the steps of: displaying a reminder screen on the device in relation to the existing event record at a defined duration prior to occurrence of the existing event record; receiving on the reminder screen a user selectable option for scheduling a new follow-up event having the information extracted from the existing event record; creating a follow-up event record, the follow-up event record having a plurality of fields, comprising a subject field and a date field; extracting the subject information from the existing event record and populating the subject field with the extracted subject information; determining whether the existing event record comprises an occurrence of a recurring event having a frequency of recurrence and a next occurrence of the recurring event and, if so, automatically selecting a follow-up date prior to the next occurrence of the recurring event and based upon said frequency of recurrence and if not, automatically selecting the follow-up date based upon said date of the existing event record plus a predetermined default interval stored in the device; populating the date field with the selected follow-up date; and displaying the follow-up event record in a scheduling user interface.