Updating presence information

• US 20040071150A1
• Filed: 07/03/2003
• Published: 04/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Aarnos, Jykri, Honkala, Anu, Leppanen, Eva-Maria, Kalliokulju, Juha, Kaitaniemi, Juha
• Application Number:
  US10/612,342
• Publication Number:
  US 20040071150A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/401
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users

Abstract

In a communication network including at least one user associated with a plurality of terminals, a method of administering information associated with at least one user and/or the plurality of terminals, the method comprising: transmitting to a server a first message from a first terminal of the at least one user, the first message comprising message information and an identifier of the first terminal; and transmitting a second message including at least part of said message information from the server to at least one of only the other terminals of the user.

Claims

1. In a communication network including at least one user associated with a plurality of terminals, a method of administering presence information associated with at least one of the at least one user and the plurality of terminals, the method comprising:

transmitting to a server a first message from a first one of said terminals, the first message comprising presence information and an identifier of the first terminal.

2. A method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of transmitting a second message including at least part of said presence information from the server.

3. A method according to claim 2 wherein the second message is transmitted to at least one of the other of said terminals.

4. A method according to claim 3 further comprising transmitting the second message to a plurality of the other of said terminals.

5. A method according to claim 3 further comprising transmitting the second message to all of the other of said terminals.

6. A method according to claim 1 further comprising transmitting the second message to terminals associated with other users.

7. A method according to claim 6 wherein the other users include watchers.

8. A method according to claim 1 wherein the first terminal of the user can be any one of the said plurality of terminals.

9. A method according to claim 1 wherein the first message comprises presence information related to at least one of the user and the first terminal.

10. A method according to claim 9 wherein the second message comprises presence information related to at least one of the user and the first terminal.

11. A method according to claim 1 wherein the first message comprises an identifier of the user.

12. A method according to claim 1 wherein the first terminal is a mobile telephone or a personal computer.

13. A method according to claim 1 wherein the first message is a SIP message or an HTTP message.

14. A method according to claim 1 wherein the second message is a SIP message or an HTTP message.

15. In a communication network including at least one user associated with a plurality of terminals, a server for administering presence information associated with at least one of the at least one user and the plurality of terminals, the server comprising:

input means for receiving a first message from a first one of said terminals, the first message comprising presence information and an identifier of the first terminal.

16. A server according to claim 15, further comprising output means for transmitting a second message including at least part of said presence information.

17. A server according to claim 16 wherein the second message is transmitted to at least one of the other of said terminals of the user.

18. A server according to claim 17 wherein the second message is transmitted to a plurality of the other of said terminals.

19. A server according to claim 17 wherein the second message is transmitted to all of the other of said terminals.

20. A server according to claim 15 wherein the output means is adapted to transmit the second message to terminals associated with other users.

21. A server according to claim 20 wherein the other users include watchers.

22. A server according to claim 15 wherein the first terminal of the user can be any one of the said plurality of terminals.

23. A server according to claim 15 wherein the first message comprises presence information related to at least one of the user and the first terminal.

24. A server according to claim 23 wherein the second message comprises presence information related to at least one of the user and the first terminal.

25. A server according to claim 15 wherein the first message comprises an identifier of the user.

26. A server according to claim 15 wherein the first terminal is a mobile telephone or a personal computer.

27. A server according to claim 15 wherein the first message is a SIP message or an HTTP message.

28. A server according to claim 15 wherein the second message is a SIP message or an HTTP message.

29. A communication system including at least one user associated with a plurality of terminals, and a server for administering presence information associated with at least one of the at least one user and the plurality of terminals, wherein the server comprises input means for receiving a first message from a first one of said terminals, the first message comprising presence information and an identifier of the first terminal;

and output means for transmitting a second message including at least part of said presence information.

30. A communication system according to claim 29 wherein the second message is transmitted to at least one of the other of said terminals.

31. A communication system according to claim 30 further comprising transmitting the second message to a plurality of the other of said terminals.

32. A communication system according to claim 30 further comprising transmitting the second message to all of the other of said terminals.

33. A communication system according to claim 30 wherein the output means is adapted to transmit the second message to terminals associated with other users.

34. A communication system according to claim 33 wherein the other users include watchers.

35. A communication system according to claim 30 wherein the first terminal of the user can be any one of the said plurality of terminals.

36. A communication system according to claim 30 wherein the first message comprises presence information related to at least one of the user and the first terminal.

37. A communication system according to claim 36 wherein the second message comprises presence information related to at least one of the user and the first terminal.

38. A communication system according to claim 30 wherein the first message comprises an identifier of the user.

39. A communication system according to claim 30 wherein the first terminal is a mobile telephone or a personal computer.

40. A communication system according to claim 30 wherein the first message is a SIP message or an HTTP message.

41. A communication system according to claim 30 wherein the second message is a SIP message or an HTTP message.