Method and system for workgroup presence availability
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1. A method, comprising:
- defining a workgroup;
receiving one or more user presence contexts for users in said workgroup; and
deriving a workgroup presence context from said one or more user contexts.
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Abstract
Embodiments provide a system, methods, apparatus, means, and computer program code for defining a workgroup; receiving one or more user presence contexts for users in said workgroup; and deriving a workgroup presence context from said one or more user contexts.
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1. A method, comprising:
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defining a workgroup;
receiving one or more user presence contexts for users in said workgroup; and
deriving a workgroup presence context from said one or more user contexts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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a plurality of user devices defining a workgroup;
a presence server configured to monitor presence contexts of said plurality of users, said presence server including a workgroup presence control unit configured to monitor a workgroup presence, said workgroup presence derived from user presence contexts. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor;
a communication port coupled to said processor and adapted to communicate with at least one device; and
a storage device coupled to said processor and storing instructions adapted to be executed by said processor to translate a plurality of user device contexts, the user contexts defining user presence states, into a workgroup context. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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