System and method for dynamically managing presence and contact information
First Claim
1. A system for managing presence information comprising:
- a plurality of data processing devices capable of supporting communication over a plurality of different communication channels;
a presence management module to manage presence information associated with a first user of the plurality of users, the presence management module to automatically provide the presence information to one or more other users, the presence information including an indication of one or more preferred communication channels for contacting the first user of the plurality of users; and
a multi-mode communication module to generate a communication interface on data processing devices of the one or more other users, the communication interface containing a selectable list of the one or more preferred communication channels.
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Abstract
A system is described for managing presence information comprising: a plurality of data processing devices capable of supporting communication over a plurality of different communication channels; a presence management module to manage presence information associated with a first user of the plurality of users, the presence management module to automatically provide the presence information to one or more other users, the presence information including an indication of one or more preferred communication channels for contacting the first user of the plurality of users; and a multi-mode communication module to generate a communication interface on data processing devices of the one or more other users, the communication interface containing a selectable list of the one or more preferred communication channels.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for managing presence information comprising:
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a plurality of data processing devices capable of supporting communication over a plurality of different communication channels;
a presence management module to manage presence information associated with a first user of the plurality of users, the presence management module to automatically provide the presence information to one or more other users, the presence information including an indication of one or more preferred communication channels for contacting the first user of the plurality of users; and
a multi-mode communication module to generate a communication interface on data processing devices of the one or more other users, the communication interface containing a selectable list of the one or more preferred communication channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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tracking presence information related to a first user;
using the presence information to identify a first preferred set of communication channels for communicating with the first user;
generating a communication interface on a data processing device of a second user responsive to the second user attempting to contact the first user, the communication interface containing a selectable list of the preferred set of communication channels. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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presence tracking means for tracking presence information related to a first user;
presence management means for using the presence information to identify a first preferred set of communication channels for communicating with the first user; and
providing an indication of the first preferred set of communication channels to a second user responsive to the second user attempting to contact the first user; and
multi-mode communication interface means for generating a communication interface on data processing device of the second user, the communication interface containing a selectable list of the first preferred set of communication channels. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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monitoring changes to a first user'"'"'s blog and/or online photo album;
determining a set of other users who subscribe to the first user'"'"'s presence information, blog and/or online photo album;
in response to detecting changes in the first user'"'"'s blog and/or online photo album, automatically transmitting an indication of the changes to the set of other users. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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