Apparatus and method for changing instant messaging presence relative to a calendar function
First Claim
1. A method of changing the presence of a user profile on a telecommunications network relative to a calendar function for a communication device, said method comprising:
- receiving an indication that an event on the calendar function has occurred;
determining the new presence corresponding to the event; and
communicating the new presence corresponding to the event to the telecommunications network.
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Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus and method for changing the presence of a user profile active on a communication device on a telecommunications network relative to a calendar function for the communication device. In the first embodiment, the communication device first receives an indication that an event in the calendar function for the communication device has occurred. The communication device next determines the new presence corresponding to the event, and communicates the new presence to the telecommunications network. In the second embodiment, the communication device is coupled to a client device. The client device receives an indication that an event has occurred, and then determines the new presence corresponding to the event.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of changing the presence of a user profile on a telecommunications network relative to a calendar function for a communication device, said method comprising:
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receiving an indication that an event on the calendar function has occurred;
determining the new presence corresponding to the event; and
communicating the new presence corresponding to the event to the telecommunications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of changing the presence of a user profile on a telecommunications network relative to a calendar function for a communication device, said method comprising:
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receiving an indication that an event on the calendar function has occurred;
communicating the indication to the communication device;
determining a presence corresponding to the event; and
changing the presence of the communication device to the presence corresponding to the event. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A apparatus for changing the presence of a user profile on a telecommunications network based at least in part on a calendar function for a communication device, said apparatus comprising:
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a processing unit resident in the communication device;
a memory accessible to the processing unit for storing a presence value related to an event stored in the calendar function for the communication device, said event being representative of particular time period; and
a plurality of instructions executable by said processing unit to cause alteration of the presence value of the communication device based at least in part on the time period of said event. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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