Provision of presence data allocated to the user of a communication service

• US 20070022161A1
• Filed: 08/23/2004
• Published: 01/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Unify Patente GmbH & Co. KG (Atos Se)
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Klug, Karl, Müller, Harald, Lederer, Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 8,700,712 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]

Abstract

Data characterizing the presence state of a user registered to use a communication service is sent to a server for the management of presence data in order to provide presence data allocated to the user of a communication service. The data sent to the server is stored as presence data allocated to the user and is made available for predefinable first users. The user is provided with presence data allocated to predefinable second users. The predefinable first and second users are determined by means of an activated service profile allocated to the user.

Claims

1-6. -6. (canceled)

7. A method for provision of presence information allocated to a user of a substantially realtime communication service, comprising:

receiving a presence state of a user registered to use a communication service by a server;

storing the presence state;

providing to a first user the registered user presence state; and

making available to the registered user a presence state of a second user,

wherein the first and second users are based on an activated service profile for the registered user, and

wherein when enabled by the registered user, an authorized user is enabled to change the presence information for the registered user.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the service is an instant messaging service.

9. A method for provision of presence information allocated to a user of a substantially realtime communication service, comprising:

receiving a presence state of a user registered to use a communication service by a server;

storing the presence state;

providing to a first user the registered user presence state; and

providing to the registered user a presence state of second user,

wherein the first and second users are based on an activated service profile for the registered user.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein when enabled by the registered user, an authorized user is enabled to change the presence information for the registered user.

11. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

receiving an activate profile message from the registered user by a server, the active profile message identifying a profile having a first user able to receive the presence state and a third user to unable to receive the presence state.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein the service is an instant messaging service.

13. The method according to claim 9, wherein the registered user presence state is transmitted to the second user.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein state is transmitted via a multicast message.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein state is transmitted after a request from the second user.

16. A method for provision of presence information allocated to a user of a substantially realtime communication service, comprising:

providing the presence information having a presence state of a user registered to the service; and

receiving an activate profile message from the registered user by a server, the active profile message identifying a profile having a first user able to receive the presence state and a second user to unable to receive the presence state.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the registered user presence state is sent to the first user via a first message.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the first message is sent after a request by the first user.

19. The method according to claim 16, wherein a second presence state is sent to the second user via a first message

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the first message is sent after a request by the second user.

21. The method according to claim 19, wherein the presence state indicates the registered user is unavailable.

22. The method according to claim 16, wherein a presence state of the second user is sent to the registered after the server receives the user activate profile message.

23. The method according to claim 16, wherein the active profile is one of a plurality of profiles defined by the registered user.

24. The method according to claim 16, wherein the service is an instant messaging service.

25. The method according to claim 16, further comprising receiving a presence change by a user authorized by the registered user to change the presence information for the registered user.