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Method of and apparatus for server-side management of buddy lists in presence based services provided by a communication system

  • US 20050235038A1
  • Filed: 04/14/2005
  • Published: 10/20/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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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:

  • 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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