Patent ID: 6999731

Claim:
A method comprising: associating a command with a scheduled event on a stored schedule that is accessible by a personal digital assistant, wherein associating the command further comprises constructing the command depending on one or more of a clock time and the scheduled event; communicating the command to a cellular telephone when the scheduled event occurs, wherein determining when the event has occurred further comprises determining a clock time from a clock, accessing the stored schedule, determining from the stored schedule whether the scheduled event is associated with the clock time; causing an action at the second device depending on the command, the action comprising at least one of: disabling an alert mechanism of the cellular telephone; enabling the alert mechanism of the cellular telephone; and modifying a setting of the alert mechanism of the cellular telephone; and if the alert mechanism of the cellular telephone is enabled, activating the alert mechanism of the cellular telephone in response to an alert being required, wherein the alert mechanism of the cellular telephone comprises a ringer, wherein disabling the alert mechanism of the cellular telephone comprises muting the ringer, wherein communicating the command comprises transmitting the command from the personal digital assistant to the cellular telephone, over a wireless network.