Patent ID: 8655714

Claim:
A method, embodied in at least one computer, for automatic time-zone sensitive scheduling in an electronic calendaring system executing on said at least one computer, comprising: inputting, by said at least one computer, a future time zone indication for a user, wherein said future time zone indication indicates a future time zone and a future time period during which said user will be located in said future time zone; retrievably storing, by said electronic calendaring system, said future time zone in association with said future time period during which said user will be located in said future time zone in a data store within said computer, wherein said data store is associated with said electronic calendaring system; receiving, by said at least one computer, prior to said future time period during which said user will be located in said future time zone, an availability request for future times at which said user will be available; determining, by said at least one computer, responsive to receipt of said availability request and to said stored association between said future time zone and said future time period during which said user will be located in said future time zone, and to regular working hours for said user in the indicated future time zone, at least one future time period during which said user will be available, wherein said determining is based at least in part on said stored association between said future time zone and said future time period during which said user will be located in said future time zone, and is further based on regular working hours for said user in the indicated future time zone, wherein said future time period during which said user will be available is within said future time period during which said user will be located in said future time zone, and wherein said determining ensures that said future time period during which said user will be available is within said regular working hours for the user in the indicated future time zone; and returning, by said at least one computer, said at least one future time period during which said user is available to an originator of said request for availability of said user.