Presence-based routing in a communications network environment
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1. A presence-based routing method operable in a communications network environment, comprising:
- establishing presence awareness among a plurality of networked parties, wherein each party is provided with a first communication device operably coupled to a first network and with a second communication device operably coupled to a second network, said second network operating to facilitate communication of presence information relating to said networked parties;
providing a list of contacts and contact selection logic for a particular networked party based on said presence information, wherein said list of contacts is comprised of at least a portion of remaining parties; and
upon receiving a communication request from an originating party over said first network, wherein said communication request is intended to be directed to said particular networked party, forwarding said communication request to at least one contact of said list of contacts based on said contact selection logic.
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A presence-based routing (PBR) system and method in a communications network environment. Upon establishing presence awareness among a plurality of networked entities, a contact list is provided for a particular networked party based on presence information. When an incoming communication request intended for the particular networked party is received and that particular networked party is unavailable, a PBR functionality is operable to select a party from the contact list based on suitable contact selection logic for forwarding the communication request thereto.
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1. A presence-based routing method operable in a communications network environment, comprising:
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establishing presence awareness among a plurality of networked parties, wherein each party is provided with a first communication device operably coupled to a first network and with a second communication device operably coupled to a second network, said second network operating to facilitate communication of presence information relating to said networked parties;
providing a list of contacts and contact selection logic for a particular networked party based on said presence information, wherein said list of contacts is comprised of at least a portion of remaining parties; and
upon receiving a communication request from an originating party over said first network, wherein said communication request is intended to be directed to said particular networked party, forwarding said communication request to at least one contact of said list of contacts based on said contact selection logic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A presence-based routing system operable in a communications network environment, comprising:
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means for establishing presence awareness among a plurality of networked parties, wherein each party is provided with a first communication device operably coupled to a first network and with a second communication device operably coupled to a second network, said second network operating to facilitate communication of presence information relating to said networked parties;
database and logic structure means for supporting a list of contacts and contact selection logic for a particular networked party based on said presence information, wherein said list of contacts is comprised of at least a portion of remaining parties; and
means for forwarding a communication request to at least one contact of said list of contacts based on said contact selection logic upon receiving said communication request from an originating party over said first network, wherein said communication request is intended to be directed to said particular networked party. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A system for routing calls based on presence and user preference options, comprising:
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a plurality of phones forming a phone network, wherein each phone is provided with a routing manager that is operable to process presence information associated with said phones and a set of user-defined routing preferences for an incoming call;
a presence server operable for collecting presence information for each phone; and
a switch for re-routing an incoming call from a calling party to a first phone in response to a request generated by said first phone'"'"'s routing manager, said request for transferring said incoming call including information as to a second phone selected based on said second phone'"'"'s presence information and at least a portion of user preference options relative to said incoming call. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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