Method and apparatus for group coordination of calendar events
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1. A method comprising:
- retrieving at a calendar management platform calendar information associated respectively with a plurality of data sources,wherein two or more data sources include a calendar application that are different from one another and that have a data view for the calendar information that are different from one another,wherein the retrieving comprises periodically synchronizing with the plurality of data sources, andwherein a time for the synchronizing is individually set by each registered user of the calendar management platform via a user profile maintained for said each registered user;
for each of the data sources, determining, from the calendar information, first metadata specifying a contributor of the corresponding calendar information;
for each of the data sources, determining, from the calendar information, a second metadata relating to distribution of the calendar information; and
generating, for each of the two or more data sources, the data view for the retrieved calendar information based on the first metadata and the second metadata,wherein, for each of the two or more data sources that include a different calendar application, the generated data view for the retrieved calendar information corresponds to the data view employed by the respective calendar application,wherein the retrieving further comprises retrieving calendar information input by one or more registered peers of a registered user at respective user devices for inclusion in the data view for the retrieved calendar information of the registered user, andwherein calendar information input by the registered user is retrieved and stored as calendar information in connection with the user profile of the one or more registered peers of the registered user.
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Abstract
An approach for managing calendar information received from a plurality of data sources is described. Calendar information associated respectively with a plurality of data sources is retrieved by a calendar management platform. For each of the data sources, metadata specifying a contributor of the corresponding calendar information and for relating distribution of the calendar information is determined. Based on the first and second metadata, a data view for the calendar information is generated.
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1. A method comprising:
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retrieving at a calendar management platform calendar information associated respectively with a plurality of data sources, wherein two or more data sources include a calendar application that are different from one another and that have a data view for the calendar information that are different from one another, wherein the retrieving comprises periodically synchronizing with the plurality of data sources, and wherein a time for the synchronizing is individually set by each registered user of the calendar management platform via a user profile maintained for said each registered user; for each of the data sources, determining, from the calendar information, first metadata specifying a contributor of the corresponding calendar information; for each of the data sources, determining, from the calendar information, a second metadata relating to distribution of the calendar information; and generating, for each of the two or more data sources, the data view for the retrieved calendar information based on the first metadata and the second metadata, wherein, for each of the two or more data sources that include a different calendar application, the generated data view for the retrieved calendar information corresponds to the data view employed by the respective calendar application, wherein the retrieving further comprises retrieving calendar information input by one or more registered peers of a registered user at respective user devices for inclusion in the data view for the retrieved calendar information of the registered user, and wherein calendar information input by the registered user is retrieved and stored as calendar information in connection with the user profile of the one or more registered peers of the registered user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, retrieve at a calendar management platform calendar information associated respectively with a plurality of data sources, wherein two or more data sources include a calendar application that are different from one another and that have a data view for the calendar information that are different from one another, wherein the retrieving comprises periodically synchronizing with the plurality of data sources, and wherein a time for the synchronizing is individually set by each registered user of the calendar management platform via a user profile maintained for said each registered user; for each of the data sources, determine, from the calendar information, first metadata specifying a contributor of the corresponding calendar information, for each of the data sources, determine, from the calendar information, a second metadata relating to distribution of the calendar information, and generate, for each of the two or more data sources, the data view for the calendar information based on the first metadata and the second metadata, wherein, for each of the two or more data sources that include a different calendar application, the generated data view for the retrieved calendar information corresponds to the data view employed by the respective calendar applications wherein the retrieving further comprises retrieving calendar information input by one or more registered peers of a registered user at respective user devices for inclusion in the data view for the retrieved calendar information of the registered user, and wherein calendar information input by the registered user is retrieved and stored as calendar information in connection with the user profile of the one or more registered peers of the registered user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to at least perform:
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retrieve calendar information associated respectively with a plurality of data sources, wherein two or more data sources include a calendar application that are different from one another and that have a data view for the calendar information that are different from one another; wherein the retrieving comprises periodically synchronizing with the plurality of data sources, and wherein a time for the synchronizing is individually set by each registered user of the calendar management platform via a user profile maintained for said each registered user; for each of the data sources, determine, from the calendar information, first metadata specifying a contributor of the corresponding calendar information; for each of the data sources, determine, from the calendar information, a second metadata relating to distribution of the calendar information; and generate, for each of the two or more data sources, the data view for the calendar information based on the first metadata and the second metadata, wherein, for each of the two or more data sources that include a different calendar application, the generated data view for the retrieved calendar information corresponds to the data view employed by the respective calendar applications wherein the retrieving further comprises retrieving calendar information input by one or more registered peers of a registered user at respective user devices for inclusion in the data view for the retrieved calendar information of the registered user, and wherein calendar information input by the registered user is retrieved and stored as calendar information in connection with the user profile of the one or more registered peers of the registered user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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