Presence management using wireless communication

• US 20060172770A1
• Filed: 01/31/2005
• Published: 08/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Rak, Roman, Fyke, Steven
• Application Number:
  US11/047,386
• Publication Number:
  US 20060172770A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/557
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/1091 Fixed mobile conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/54 Arrangements for diverting calls for one subscriber to another predetermined subscriber based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; to voice mail H04M3/53308

Abstract

A presence management system enables an identification of a presence. i.e., a proximity, between a handheld electronic device having a wireless communication capability and another wireless communication device for the purpose of performing predetermined processing, and for other purposes. If a handheld electronic device is determined to be within a given proximity to a paired wireless communication device, the wireless communication device responsively interacts with an associated system in accordance with a predetermined profile that corresponds with the associated system and with the handheld electronic device. In another embodiment, a proximity can be determined between the handheld electronic device and a wireless communication device whereby the wireless communication device sends a request to the handheld electronic device. The handheld electronic device can then determine whether or not it desires to honor the request.

Claims

1. A method of interacting a handheld electronic device having a wireless communication capability and an environment that includes a number of client devices having a wireless communication capability, each client device of at least a portion of the number of client devices being operatively connected with an associated system, the method comprising:

pairing the handheld electronic device with a plurality of client devices of the number of client devices;

wirelessly detecting a predetermined proximity between the handheld electronic device and a client device of the plurality of client devices; and

responsive to said wirelessly detecting a predetermined proximity, interacting the client device and the associated system in a predetermined fashion.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising interacting the client device and the associated system in a predetermined fashion by interacting the client device and the associated system in accordance with at least a first predetermined parameter.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising interacting the client device and the associated system in a predetermined fashion by causing a communication directed to the handheld electronic device to be rerouted to an alternate device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising wirelessly detecting an absence of the predetermined proximity between the handheld electronic device and the client device and, responsive to said wirelessly detecting an absence of the predetermined proximity, interacting the client device and the associated system in another predetermined fashion.

5. A method of interacting a handheld electronic device having a wireless communication capability and an environment that includes a number of client devices having a wireless communication capability, each client device of at least a portion of the number of client devices being operatively connected with an associated system, the method comprising:

wirelessly detecting a predetermined proximity between the handheld electronic device and a client device of the plurality of client devices;

responsive to said wirelessly detecting a predetermined proximity between the handheld electronic device and a client device, interacting the client device and the associated system in a predetermined fashion; and

causing a communication directed to the handheld electronic device to be rerouted to an alternate device.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising wirelessly detecting an absence of the predetermined proximity between the handheld electronic device and the client device and, responsive to said wirelessly detecting an absence of the predetermined proximity, interacting the client device and the associated system in another predetermined fashion.

7. A method of interacting a handheld electronic device having a wireless communication capability and an environment that includes a number of client devices having a wireless communication capability, the method comprising:

wirelessly detecting a predetermined proximity between the handheld electronic device and a client device of the plurality of client devices; and

responsive to said wirelessly detecting a predetermined proximity, wirelessly communicating to the handheld electronic device a request regarding a predetermined parameter of the handheld electronic device.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising honoring on the handheld the request.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising determining from a profile on the handheld electronic device that the request can be honored.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising honoring the request by ensuring that the predetermined parameter is set to a QUIET setting.

11. A method of interacting a handheld electronic device having a wireless communication capability and an environment that includes a number of client devices having a wireless communication capability, each client device of at least a portion of the number of client devices being operatively connected with an associated system, the method comprising:

pairing the handheld electronic device with a client device of the number of client devices, the client device being operatively connected with an associated system;

establishing a profile for the associated system with respect to the handheld electronic device;

wirelessly detecting a predetermined proximity between the handheld electronic device and the client device; and

responsive to said wirelessly detecting a predetermined proximity, executing the profile.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising executing the profile by causing a communication directed to the handheld electronic device to be rerouted to an alternate device.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising wirelessly detecting an absence of the predetermined proximity between the handheld electronic device and the client device and, responsive to said wirelessly detecting an absence of the predetermined proximity, interacting the client device and the associated system in a predetermined fashion.