ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY RESPONDING TO CALENDAR EVENT NOTIFICATIONS

A method and an electronic device are provided that include receiving at the electronic device a start and an end of an out-of-office period and an out-of-office preference for responding to new invitations to events occurring during the out-of-office period received at the electronic device, receiving at the electronic device a new invitation to an event occurring during the out-of-office period, and automatically transmitting at the electronic device a response to the new invitation based on the out-of-office preference.