Patent ID: 7039596

Claim:
A method of implementing an electronic calendar, the method comprising: accessing a first electronic calendar owned by a first party; accessing a second electronic calendar owned by a second party based on information associated with the first electronic calendar, the second electronic calendar being separate from the first electronic calendar, and the information specifying at least a portion of the second electronic calendar that is to be integrated into a combined view with at least one existing entry from within the first electronic calendar; integrating into the combined view, after accessing the second electronic calendar, the portion of the second electronic calendar and the at least one existing entry from within the first electronic calendar; presenting the combined view that combines the portion of the second electronic calendar and the at least one existing entry from within the first electronic calendar; updating electronically, using the information, the combined view to reflect a change made to the portion of the second electronic calendar by the second party; maintaining a list of links, each link identifying at least a portion of a respective separate calendar that is to be integrated into the combined view, and one of the links including the information specifying the portion of the second electronic calendar that is to be integrated into the combined view; accessing each of the separate calendars, including the second electronic calendar and at least one other calendar, using the list of links; integrating each of the portions of the separate calendars into the combined view; and presenting the combined view after integrating each of the portions of the separate calendars.