Methods for handling calendar information in a data processing system

Claim 1

In a data processing system including a network of interactive workstations, a method of relating calendar information being maintained within said system, as represented by data of at least one calendar of a first individual user of said system comprising: establishing in said data processing system by a second user, a first data structure which includes calendar information relating to a status of said at least one calendar, said information including the parameters of: an identification of a calendar event; a tentative or definite status for said calendar event; a priority for said calendar event; a time span for said calendar event; and a list of names associated with a plurality of calendars being maintained on said system; first comprising, by said data processing system, a security level of said second user with a security level of said an owner of said at least one calendar; second comparing, by said data processing system and in response to said first comparing, said calendar information in said first data structure with said data of said at least one calendar; automatically generating, by said data processing system and in response to said second comparing, of said at least one calendar as regards said calendar information in said first data structure; transmitting said second data structure to said second user to confirm said status of said at least one calendar; enabling an automatic scheduling of an event in said at least one calendar in response to said status by transmitting a trigger, which is a reminder of said calendar event, at a designated time selected by said second user to selected other users who maintain calendars on said data processing system.