Message server, message system, and method of management of presence information as well as program for implementing presence information management
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1. A message server including:
- a message delivery unit for delivering a message between terminals of users;
a user-related information storage unit for storing each presence information of each terminal of each user and each communication group member list belonging to said each user;
a user-related information management unit for notifying a presence information of at least one member, who is listed on said each communication group member list, to said each terminal of said each user; and
a presence information renewal unit for renewing a presence information, which belongs to a terminal of a user as sender who sends a message to said message server, and which is stored in said user-related information storage unit, wherein said presence information renewal unit renews said presence information automatically in response to at least one of a first type event that said message server has received at least one of said message and any other communication from said user as sender, and a second type event that an effective time period for said presence information has expired.
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Abstract
A method and system for management of a presence information by a message server. A presence information of at least one member listed on each communication group member list belonging to each user is notified. A presence information is renewed, which belongs to a terminal of a user as sender who sends a message to the message server. The presence information is automatically renewed in response to at least one of a first type event that the message server has received at least one of the message and any other communication from the user as sender, and a second type event that an effective time period for the presence information has expired.
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1. A message server including:
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a message delivery unit for delivering a message between terminals of users;
a user-related information storage unit for storing each presence information of each terminal of each user and each communication group member list belonging to said each user;
a user-related information management unit for notifying a presence information of at least one member, who is listed on said each communication group member list, to said each terminal of said each user; and
a presence information renewal unit for renewing a presence information, which belongs to a terminal of a user as sender who sends a message to said message server, and which is stored in said user-related information storage unit, wherein said presence information renewal unit renews said presence information automatically in response to at least one of a first type event that said message server has received at least one of said message and any other communication from said user as sender, and a second type event that an effective time period for said presence information has expired. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A message system including:
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a message server; and
a plurality of terminals of users, each of said plurality of terminals being accessible to said message server through at least a network, and each of said plurality of terminals including a message client, said message server further includes;
a message delivery unit for delivering a message between said terminals;
a user-related information storage unit for storing each presence information of each terminal of each user and each communication group member list belonging to said each user;
a user-related information management unit for notifying a presence information of at least one member, who is listed on said each communication group member list, to said each terminal of said each user; and
a presence information renewal unit for renewing a presence information, which belongs to a terminal of a user as sender who sends a message to said message server, and which is stored in said user-related information storage unit, wherein said presence information renewal unit renews said presence information automatically in response to at least one of a first type event that said message server has received at least one of said message and any other communication from said user as sender, and a second type event that an effective time period for said presence information has expired. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of management of a presence information by a message server, said method including:
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notifying a presence information of at least one member listed on each communication group member list belonging to each user; and
renewing a presence information, which belongs to a terminal of a user as sender who sends a message to said message server, wherein said presence information is automatically renewed in response to at least one of a first type event that said message server has received at least one of said message and any other communication from said user as sender, and a second type event that an effective time period for said presence information has expired. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. An apparatus for management of a presence information including:
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a user-related information management unit for notifying a presence information of at least one member listed on each communication group member list belonging to each user; and
a presence information renewal unit for renewing a presence information, which belongs to a terminal of a user as sender who sends a message to said message server, and which is stored in said user-related information storage unit, wherein said presence information renewal unit renews said presence information automatically in response to at least one of a first type event that said message server has received at least one of said message and any other communication from said user as sender, and a second type event that an effective time period for said presence information has expired. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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