System and method for presence notification for video projection status
First Claim
1. A method for providing a presence notification to an end-point of a demand-based messaging system, the method comprising:
- monitoring an auxiliary output port;
determining if the auxiliary output port is configured for video projection; and
reporting a video projection status to the end-point if the auxiliary output port is configured for video projection.
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Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a method is provided for communicating a presence notification to an end-point of a demand-based messaging system. The method includes monitoring an auxiliary output port for a video signal; detecting a video signal on the auxiliary output port; and reporting a video projection status to the end-point. In additional or alternative embodiments of the method, the method may include receiving a message from the end-point and blocking the message from being displayed on the auxiliary output port. In yet another additional or alternative embodiment of the method, the method may include sending a message to the end-point indicating that the message has been blocked.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for providing a presence notification to an end-point of a demand-based messaging system, the method comprising:
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monitoring an auxiliary output port;
determining if the auxiliary output port is configured for video projection; and
reporting a video projection status to the end-point if the auxiliary output port is configured for video projection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for providing a presence notification to an end-point of a demand-based messaging system, the apparatus comprising:
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a first processing component operable to monitor an auxiliary output port and determine if the auxiliary output port is configured for video projection; and
a second processing component operable to report a video projecting status end-point if the first processing component determines that the auxiliary output port is configured for video projection. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. Software for providing a presence notification to an end-point of a demand-based messaging system, the software being embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising code such that when executed is operable to:
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monitor an auxiliary output port;
determine if the auxiliary output port is configured for video projection; and
report a video projection status to the end-point if the auxiliary output port is configured for video projection. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. Software comprising:
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means for monitoring an auxiliary output port;
means fordetermining if the auxiliary output port is configured for video projection; and
means for reporting a video projection status to an end-point of a demand-based messaging system if the auxiliary port is configured for video projection. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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