Instant messaging and presence services
First Claim
1. A mobile telephone terminal arranged to provide a user with a selectable option during a telephone call with a first party, the selection of which initiates communication with the first party by instant messaging.
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Abstract
A mobile telephone terminal provides a user with a selectable option to transfer a telephone call to an instant messaging session and to transfer an instant messaging session to a telephone call. A presence attribute indicator for a first party is displayed, in a mobile telephone application, with an entry associated with the telephone number of the first party. A user, while displaying an entry for a party in a mobile telephone application, has a selectable option for initiating instant messaging with the party. The mobile telephone provides a customised menu of selectable options for initiating communication. The menu is dependent upon received presence attribute information. A calendar application can store the content of an instant messaging dialaogue in an appointment record. When an application accesses a stored telephone number of a party the stored instant messaging address of that party is automatically accessed or accessible and when the application accesses a stored instant messaging address of a party, the stored telephone number of that party is automatically accessed or accessible.
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116 Claims
- 1. A mobile telephone terminal arranged to provide a user with a selectable option during a telephone call with a first party, the selection of which initiates communication with the first party by instant messaging.
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13. A method of changing the mechanism by which a first party and a second party communicate during a communication session comprising the steps of:
- communicating via a telephone call between the first and second parties; and
displaying a user selectable option during the telephone call to at least one of the parties, the selection of which initiates the establishment of instant messaging between the parties.
- communicating via a telephone call between the first and second parties; and
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14. A system for providing communication between a first party and a second party using a telephone call and instant messaging, arranged to switch a communication session between the parties from a telephone call to instant messaging.
- 15. A mobile telephone terminal arranged to provide a user with a selectable option while instant messaging with a first party, the selection of which initiates a telephone call with the first party.
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27. A method of changing the mechanism by which a first party and a second party communicate during a communication session comprising the steps of:
- communicating via instant messaging between the first and second parties; and
displaying a user selectable option during the instant messaging to at least one of the parties, the selection of which initiates the establishment of a telephone call between the parties.
- communicating via instant messaging between the first and second parties; and
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28. A system for providing communication between a first party and a second party using a telephone call and instant messaging, arranged to switch a communication session between the parties from instant messaging to a telephone call.
- 29. A mobile telephone terminal comprising at least one mobile telephone application, wherein the mobile telephone application is arranged to display to a user a presence attribute indicator for a first party with an entry associated with the telephone number of the first party.
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55. A method of controlling the user interface appearance of a mobile telephone terminal comprising the step of:
selecting an entry or entries of a mobile telephone application for which a presence attribute indicator will be obtained and displayed.
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56. A method of controlling the user interface appearance of a mobile telephone terminal comprising the step of:
- obtaining and displaying presence attribute indicators for entries of a mobile telephone application.
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57. A system comprising a server storing presence attribute information for a plurality of parties and a mobile telephone terminal wherein the mobile telephone terminal comprises at least one application, from which a telephone call can be made to a party, arranged to display to a user a presence attribute indicator for the first party in dependence upon presence attribute information received from the server.
- 58. A mobile telephone terminal comprising at least one mobile telephone application, wherein the mobile telephone application is arranged to display an entry associated with a first party and to provide to a user, while displaying the entry, a selectable option for initiating instant messaging with the first party.
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77. A method of communicating with a first party from a mobile telephone application, comprising the steps of:
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displaying an entry associated with a first party in a mobile telephone application; and
displaying a user selectable option for initiating instant messaging with the first party within the mobile telephone application.
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- 78. A mobile telephone terminal arranged to display an entry associated with a first party and provide a customised menu of selectable options for initiating communication with the first party, wherein the selectable options displayed are dependent upon received presence attribute information for the first party.
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96. A method of providing an intelligent choice of communication options to a user of a mobile telephone terminal comprising the steps of:
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receiving presence attribute information for a first party; and
adapting the options, for initiating communication with the first party, displayed in to a user in dependence upon the received presence attribute information.
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97. A terminal comprising:
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an instant messaging client for participating in an instant messaging dialogue with one or more parties; and
a calendar application, for recording appointments, arranged to store the content of an instant messaging dialogue in an appointment record. - View Dependent Claims (98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108)
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109. A method of recording a remote meeting comprising the steps of:
- creating an appointment record for the remote meeting in a calendar application;
initiating an instant messaging dialogue from within the appointment record;
storing the content of an instant messaging dialogue; and
associating the stored instant messaging dialogue with the appointment record.
- creating an appointment record for the remote meeting in a calendar application;
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110. A mobile telephone terminal comprising:
- at least one application from which a telephone call and instant messaging can be initiated, wherein when the application accesses a stored telephone number of a party the stored instant messaging address of that party is automatically accessed or accessible and when the application accesses a stored instant messaging address of a party, the stored telephone number of that party is automatically accessed or accessible.
- View Dependent Claims (111, 112, 113, 114)
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115. (canceled)
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116. (canceled)
Specification