Patent ID: 8122362
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for providing control and visibility of digital calendar sharing, comprising: determining that the digital calendar of a user will be shared with at least one other person; opening a digital calendar application containing the user's digital calendar and enabling sharing of the digital calendar with the other person or persons; displaying to the user a history of other users who have recently viewed the user's digital calendar and what information in the user's digital calendar has been viewed by the other users, the information further comprising which weeks were viewed and which appointments of the user were opened; automatically reminding and recommending to the user, based on the history, that the user either grant more access to one of the other users to allow the other user to view more of the user's digital calendar or that the user remove permission for the other user to access the user's digital calendar; setting parameters of the digital calendar sharing in the digital calendar application such that the user determines an amount of control and visibility available to the other user, wherein setting parameters includes setting expiration parameters for sharing of the digital calendar; and automatically providing a private notes section for every calendar entry in the digital calendar such that data can be stored in the private notes section that is only viewable by the user and can never be viewed by or shared with others.