Interactive voice response system and method for updating presence information
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1. A communications system for dynamically updating presence information, comprising:
- an interactive voice response system for querying and receiving updated presence information from a select presentity; and
a presence server capable of collecting presence information on a plurality of presentities, and wherein said presence server is connected to receive said updated presence information from said interactive voice response system and update said presence information for said select presentity with said updated presence information.
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Abstract
A communications system is capable of dynamically updating presence information in a presence server using an interactive voice response system. The presence server statically collects presence information on a plurality of presentities. The interactive voice response system queries and receives dynamic updated presence information from a select one of the presentities and provides the updated presence information to the presence server to update the presence information for the select presentity with the updated presence information.
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1. A communications system for dynamically updating presence information, comprising:
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an interactive voice response system for querying and receiving updated presence information from a select presentity; and
a presence server capable of collecting presence information on a plurality of presentities, and wherein said presence server is connected to receive said updated presence information from said interactive voice response system and update said presence information for said select presentity with said updated presence information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for dynamically updating presence information, comprising the steps of:
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maintaining presence information on a plurality of presentities in a presence server;
receiving an incoming call to an interactive voice response system from a select one of said plurality of presentities;
querying said select presentity for updated presence information;
receiving said updated presence information from said select presentity;
providing said updated presence information from said interactive voice response system to said presence server; and
updating said presence information in said presence server for said select presentity with said updated presence information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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