Techniques for sharing electronic calendars between mailboxes in an online application and collaboration service

US11348072B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Jaskaran Singh · Redmond, US
• Szymon Madejczyk · Sammamish, US
• Aaron Eugene Stout · Kirkland, US
• Balasubramanian Ramachandran · Santa Clara, US
• Carolyn Amy McKenna · Bellevue, US
• Julia Foran Schearer · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 20, 2017
• Grant date: May 31, 2022
• Expiry date: Jan 20, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/107
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The techniques described herein facilitate sharing electronic cloud-based calendars via online application and collaboration services, e.g., Microsoft Office 365®. In an implementation, a method of operating an online application and collaboration service for sharing electronic calendars between mailboxes is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request to share a master calendar owned by a first user of the online application and collaboration service with a second user. The master calendar is stored in the first user's mailbox. The method further includes communicating a response indicating acceptance of the request to share the master calendar, generating a copy of the master calendar in the second user's mailbox, and synching the copy of the master calendar with the master calendar using pre-cached data to populate an initial view.