Patent ID: 8620710
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for managing calendar events, comprising: receiving, by a calendar application executing on a computer, a command to activate an out-of-office status for a user of the calendar application; responsive to receiving the command, activating, by the computer, the out-of-office status for the user for an out-of-office time period, the time period corresponding to a duration of the out-of-office status; responsive to the activating of the out-of-office status of the user, determining, by the computer, one or more selected calendar events scheduled for the user during the out-of-office time period, with the calendar events scheduled during the out-of-office time period being out-of-office calendar events; and processing each of the determined out-of-office calendar events, further comprising executing, by the computer: