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Sharing calendar information

  • US 9,026,590 B2
  • Filed: 12/03/2010
  • Issued: 05/05/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for sharing calendar information, the method comprising:

  • authenticating a sender;

    determining registration rights associated with the sender;

    determining whether the sender is authorized to send calendar information by examining the registration rights associated with the sender;

    upon determining that the registration rights associated with the sender are valid, receiving input from the sender associated with sending the calendar information;

    receiving calendar information settings from the sender;

    receiving, prior to a publication of the calendar information, a time frame limit for a portion of the calendar information which is shared after the publication, the time frame limit comprising a predetermined time span for sharing the portion of the calendar information;

    receiving, prior to the publication of the calendar information, a detail level for controlling an amount of the calendar information which is shared after the publication, the detail level comprising a plurality of calendar detail settings, the plurality of calendar detail settings comprising an availability only setting for sharing only the sender'"'"'s availability within the calendar information, with others;

    publishing the calendar information on the Internet based on the calendar information settings; and

    sharing a portion of the published calendar information on the Internet based on the received time frame limit and the detail level.

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