Method of and apparatus for server-side management of buddy lists in presence based services provided by a communication system
First Claim
1. A method of managing buddy lists in a presence enabled application sported by a communication system and having a client side on a user equipment and a server side within a presence enabled network accessible by the users through the communication system, the application being of a type in which users of the application or buddies form time-variable virtual communities of users temporarily interacting for purposes of the application, the method comprising the steps of:
- registering users with the server-side of the application so as to provide candidates for the virtual communities;
creating, from the candidates, at least one buddy list of members of each virtually in a buddy list management unit in the presence enabled network;
notifying the at least one buddy list by the list management unit to client units in the user equipment of list members; and
displaying notified list on the user equipment of each member receiving it.
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Abstract
The invention relates to management of contact lists in a presence enabled application supported by a communication system and having a client side on a user equipment and a server side within a presence enabled network accessible by the users through said communication system, the application being of a type in which uses of the application form time-variable virtual communities of users that temporarily interact for the purposes of the application. The method includes: users'"'"' registration with the server-side of the application, to provide candidates for the virtual communities; creation, from the candidates, of a list of the members of each virtual community in a buddy list management unit in the presence enabled network; notification of the buddy list by the list management unit to client units in the user equipment of members of the community; and displaying the notified list on the user equipment of each member receiving it.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of managing buddy lists in a presence enabled application sported by a communication system and having a client side on a user equipment and a server side within a presence enabled network accessible by the users through the communication system, the application being of a type in which users of the application or buddies form time-variable virtual communities of users temporarily interacting for purposes of the application, the method comprising the steps of:
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registering users with the server-side of the application so as to provide candidates for the virtual communities;
creating, from the candidates, at least one buddy list of members of each virtually in a buddy list management unit in the presence enabled network;
notifying the at least one buddy list by the list management unit to client units in the user equipment of list members; and
displaying notified list on the user equipment of each member receiving it. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for managing buddy lists in a presence enabled application supported by a communication system and having a client side on a user equipment and a server side within a presence enabled network accessible by users through the communication system, the application being of a type in which users of the application or buddies form time-variable virtual communities of users temporarily interacting for the purposes of the application, the apparatus comprising:
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a list managing unit in the presence enabled network arranged to create application-specific lists of community members or buddies from users having registered to the application with an application server in the presence enabled network, and to automatically notify lists to members thereof when the need arises; and
a list client unit on the equipment of each user, arranged to receive a list or lists from the list-managing unit and to co-operate with the client side of the application for displaying the notified list(s) on said user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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