Control and visibility for digital calendar sharing

US8122362B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Alice Jane Bernheim Brush · Seattle, US
• Aaron W. H. Con · Bellevue, US
• Danyel A. Fisher · Seattle, US
• Shawn L. Morrissey · Bellevue, US
• Andrew John Sullivan · Seattle, US
• Andrea Elaina Grimes · Atlanta, US
• Ryan Edward Gregg · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 20, 2007
• Grant date: Feb 21, 2012
• Expiry date: Jun 16, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/109
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A digital calendar sharing control and visibility system and method for providing a user with control and visibility of digital calendar sharing. The system and method enhance and improve the sharing capabilities of current digital calendar applications. The system and method include a time-based (or expiration) sharing feature that gives a user control over the expiration date of the calendar sharing. The user can expire the sharing after a certain duration or date. The user also can specify a date range or a time range that a person can view in the user's digital calendar. A sharing audits and history feature allows a user to view who has looked at their calendar and what calendar information has been viewed. A private notes section allows a user to enter information that will not be seen by another person, even if that person has sharing permission to view the user's calendar.