Methods and apparatus for facilitating online presence based actions
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a task client application, said task client application adapted to initiate an action upon receipt of information regarding said action;
a presence client, said presence client capable of receiving presence status information regarding an entity; and
a task manager in communication with said task client application and said presence client, said task manager having access to at least one rule associated with said entity'"'"'s presence status, being capable of determining when said rule is satisfied, and being capable of providing information regarding said action to said task client application.
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Abstract
A system, method, apparatus, means, and computer program code for facilitating online presence based actions. According to some embodiments of the present invention, an entity'"'"'s presence status may trigger an action in accordance with a rule established by a user. A system or apparatus may include a task client application adapted to initiate an action upon receipt of instructions from a task manager. The task manager may receive presence status information for the entity from a presence client, determine if a rule has been satisfied by the entity based on the entity'"'"'s presence status, and provide the instructions or information to the task client application regarding the action.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a task client application, said task client application adapted to initiate an action upon receipt of information regarding said action;
a presence client, said presence client capable of receiving presence status information regarding an entity; and
a task manager in communication with said task client application and said presence client, said task manager having access to at least one rule associated with said entity'"'"'s presence status, being capable of determining when said rule is satisfied, and being capable of providing information regarding said action to said task client application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus, comprising:
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a presence client, said presence client capable of receiving presence status information regarding an entity; and
a task manager in communication with a task client application and said presence client, said task manager having access to at least one rule associated with said entity'"'"'s presence status, being capable of determining when said rule is satisfied, and being capable of providing said information regarding said action to said task client application. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method for facilitating an action based on an entity'"'"'s online presence status, comprising:
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determining a rule associated with an online presence status of an entity;
determining an action associated with said rule;
determining if said rule has been satisfied; and
initiating said action if said rule has been satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for facilitating an action based on an entity'"'"'s online presence status, comprising:
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associating a rule with an online presence status of an entity;
associating an action with said rule;
determining that said rule has been satisfied; and
initiating said action if said rule has been satisfied.
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22. A system for facilitating an action based on an entity'"'"'s online presence status, comprising:
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a memory;
a communication port; and
a processor connected to said memory and said communication port, said processor being operative to;
determine a rule associated with an online presence status of an entity;
determine an action associated with said rule;
determine if said rule has been satisfied; and
initiate said action if said rule has been satisfied.
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23. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for facilitating an action based on an entity'"'"'s online presence status, comprising:
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first instructions identifying a rule associated with an entity'"'"'s online presence status second instructions for identifying an action associated with said rule;
third instructions for establishing whether or not said rule has been satisfied; and
fourth instructions for instigating said action if said rule has been satisfied.
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