Downloadable content delivery management using a presence server
First Claim
1. A method of receiving availability data at a subscriber of a presence service, comprising:
- receiving from a presence server providing the presence service availability information associated with users associated with the subscriber of the presence service;
receiving from the presence server update information associated with a downloadable content record stored at a device remote from the presence server; and
determining if the downloadable content record is new to the subscriber of the presence service based on comparing the received update information and current information for the downloadable content record maintained by the subscriber of the presence service.
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Abstract
Methods of receiving availability data at a subscriber of a presence service include receiving from a presence server providing the presence service availability information associated with users associated with the subscriber of the presence service. Update information associated with a downloadable content record stored at a device remote from the presence server is received from the presence server. It is determined if the downloadable content record is new to the subscriber of the presence service based on comparing the received update information and current information for the downloadable content record maintained by the subscriber of the presence service. The downloadable content record may be, for example, a podcast. The presence server may received availability data associated with the downloadable content record and the presence server may be configured to provide the availability data to the subscriber of the presence service provided by the presence server in addition to the availability information associated with users associated with the subscriber of the presence service.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of receiving availability data at a subscriber of a presence service, comprising:
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receiving from a presence server providing the presence service availability information associated with users associated with the subscriber of the presence service;
receiving from the presence server update information associated with a downloadable content record stored at a device remote from the presence server; and
determining if the downloadable content record is new to the subscriber of the presence service based on comparing the received update information and current information for the downloadable content record maintained by the subscriber of the presence service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of providing availability data, comprising:
receiving at a presence server availability data associated with a downloadable content record stored at a device remote from the presence server, the presence server being configured to provide the availability data to at least one subscriber of a presence service provided by the presence server in addition to availability information associated with users associated with the at least one subscriber of the presence service. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer program product for providing availability data, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied in said medium, said computer readable program code comprising;
computer readable program code configured to receive at a presence server availability data associated with a downloadable content record stored at a first device remote from the presence server, the presence server being configured to provide the availability data to at least one subscriber of a presence service provided by the presence server in addition to availability data associated with users associated with the at least one subscriber of the presence service.
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