System and method for scheduling calendar events

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for controlling the processor to perform steps comprising:
• receiving, from a requesting device associated with a requestor, an invite request referencing a network address associated with a calendar for a target user, wherein the network address is encoded in a machine-readable code from which the requesting device extracted the network address;
• sending a preauthorized availability for the calendar of the target user to the requesting device, wherein the availability is for a predetermined time length;
• receiving a selection of a desired meeting time within the preauthorized availability from the requesting device;
• creating a calendar event according to the received selected desired meeting time;
• and
• updating the preauthorized availability to exclude the calendar event.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions stored thereon for causing a machine to perform a method comprising:

• receiving, from a requesting device associated with a requestor, an invite request referencing a network address associated with a calendar for a target user, wherein the network address is encoded in a machine-readable code from which the requesting device extracted the network address;
• sending a preauthorized availability for the calendar of the target user to the requesting device, wherein the availability is for a predetermined time length;
• receiving a selection of a desired meeting time within the preauthorized availability from the requesting device;
• creating a calendar event according to the received selected desired meeting time;
• and
• updating the preauthorized availability to exclude the calendar event.