Business presence system and method
First Claim
1. A system for managing collaboration with one or more persons based on a present state of one or more communication channels associated with each person, the system comprising:
- a server configured to receive and host the present state of the one or more communication channels to form one or more presence sources associated with each person;
an integrator configured to receive and integrate selected ones of the one or more presence sources from the server to form a presence provider for each person; and
an aggregator configured to aggregate the presence provider of at least one of the one or more persons to generate aggregate presence information.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing collaboration with one or more persons are disclosed. Presence information from the one or more persons are published to a server. One or more presence sources for each person are formed based on the present state of one or more communication channels. The presence information represents a present state of the one or more communication channels associated with each person. Selected ones of the one or more presence sources are integrated by an integrator to form a presence provider for at least one person. Presence provider data associated with the selected ones of the one or more presence sources is received at a user interface from the server.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for managing collaboration with one or more persons based on a present state of one or more communication channels associated with each person, the system comprising:
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a server configured to receive and host the present state of the one or more communication channels to form one or more presence sources associated with each person;
an integrator configured to receive and integrate selected ones of the one or more presence sources from the server to form a presence provider for each person; and
an aggregator configured to aggregate the presence provider of at least one of the one or more persons to generate aggregate presence information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for managing collaboration with one or more persons, the method comprising:
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publishing presence information from the one or more persons to a server, the presence information representing a present state of one or more communication channels associated with each person;
forming one or more presence sources for each person based on the present state of the one or more communication channels;
receiving a selection for integrating selected ones of the one or more presence sources to form a presence provider for at least one person; and
receiving presence provider data associated with the selected ones of the one or more presence sources from the server. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer product for managing collaboration with one or more persons, the system comprising:
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at least one user terminal configured to send presence information based on a present state of one or more communication channels associated with a user;
a server configured to receive and host the present state of the one or more communication channels to form one or more presence sources associated with the user; and
a presence service computer including computer program code configured to;
receive and integrate selected ones of the one or more presence sources from the server to form a presence provider for each person; and
aggregate the presence provider of at least one of the one or more persons to generate aggregate presence information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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