System and method for publishing calendar information to a publicly accessible location
US6216110A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/1093
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Publishing to a publicly-accessible wide area network an availability file containing information on an individual's availability to attend a proposed meeting. A user input, indicating the occurrence of an event, is accepted. Availability information is parsed out of the user input and published to an availability file located on a file server connected to a publicly accessible wide area network. The availability file is maintained in a commonly-recognized file format. Others can access the availability file over the publicly-accessible wide area network to ascertain the user's availability to participate in a proposed event, such as attendance of a proposed meeting. These parties, however, do not have access to the user's details of the occurrence of the event.
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