Method and apparatus for providing the status of a wireless communication device in a group network to other members in the group network
First Claim
1. A method for providing user status information representing status of use of a first wireless device to at least a second wireless device, the first device and second device being members of a group, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a server for a wireless communication system, user status information from a first wireless device, the user status information representing a status of use of the first wireless device associated with a user thereof;
updating a current user status database at the server according to the received status information from the first wireless device, the first wireless device and a second wireless device being members of a device use status monitoring group in the wireless communication system; and
transmitting, from the server and destined for reception by the second wireless device, the updated current user status information, which is further destined for presentation to a user of the second wireless device.
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Abstract
A method, server, and wireless communication system for providing user status information representing status of use of a first wireless device to at least a second wireless device, the first device and second device being members of a group, is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, at a server (108) for a wireless communication system (102), user status information from a first wireless device (104). The user status information represents a status of use of the first wireless device (104) associated with a user thereof. A current user status database (126) at the server (108) is updated according to the received status information. The server (108) transmits updated current user status information that is destined for reception by the second wireless device (106), which is further destined for presentation to a user of the second wireless device (106).
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1. A method for providing user status information representing status of use of a first wireless device to at least a second wireless device, the first device and second device being members of a group, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a server for a wireless communication system, user status information from a first wireless device, the user status information representing a status of use of the first wireless device associated with a user thereof;
updating a current user status database at the server according to the received status information from the first wireless device, the first wireless device and a second wireless device being members of a device use status monitoring group in the wireless communication system; and
transmitting, from the server and destined for reception by the second wireless device, the updated current user status information, which is further destined for presentation to a user of the second wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A server in a wireless communications network for providing user status information representing status of use of a first wireless device to at least a second wireless device, the first device and second device being members of a group, the server comprising:
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a receiver for receiving user status information from at least a first wireless device, the user status information representing a status of use of the at least first wireless device associated with a user thereof;
a group network database for storing the received user status information;
a user status information updater for updating the group network database according to the received user status information;
a transmission synchronizer for determining if a time threshold has passed for transmitting updated user status information stored in the group network database; and
a transmitter for transmitting the updated user status information destined for reception by at least a second wireless device, the updated user status information is further destined for presentation to a user of the at least second wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A wireless communications system for providing user status information representing status of use of a first wireless device to at least a second wireless device, the first device and second device being members of a group, the wireless communication system comprising:
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a plurality of wireless devices, wherein at least two wireless devices in the plurality of wireless devices are members of at least one device use status monitoring group; and
a server, wherein the server manages user status information associated with each of the at least two wireless devices, the user status information representing a status of use of each of the at least two wireless devices associated with at least two users thereof. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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