Patent ID: 8612535

Claim:
A method for providing calendar repair using standard messages, the method comprising: detecting at least one out-of-sync property between a first event and at least one second event, wherein the first event is associated with a first user, the at least one second event is associated with at least one second user, and the at least one second event comprises a copy of the first event, wherein detecting the at least one out-of-sync property between a first event and at least one second event comprises periodically comparing each of a plurality of properties of the first event to each of a plurality of corresponding properties of the at least one second event comprising the copy of the first event; determining whether the at least one out-of-sync property needs to be repaired; and in response to determining that the at least one out-of-sync property needs to be repaired: creating a repair message comprising a correct value of the out-of-sync property, and sending the repair message to a user associated with the at least one second event.