METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PRESENCE INFORMATION
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1. A method for providing presence information, comprising:
- recording time information in time elements of presence information;
providing a watcher client with presence information and the time information of presence information.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a method for providing presence information, a watcher, a presence server, a presence system and a presentity. It enables the provisioning of history and future presence information, while the prior arts can provide only presence information corresponding to the current time. The method provided by the present invention includes: setting time elements of presence information; recording relevant time information of presence information in the time elements; providing the watcher with presence information together with relevant time information.
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1. A method for providing presence information, comprising:
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recording time information in time elements of presence information;
providing a watcher client with presence information and the time information of presence information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A watcher client, comprising:
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a receiving module, receiving presence information carrying time information in time elements of presence information;
a display module, displaying the presence information and the time information of the presence information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A presence server, comprising:
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a receiving module, receiving presence information;
a time information processing module, recording time information of the presence information;
a distributing module, distributing the presence information and time information of the presence information provided. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A presentity client, comprising:
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a setup unit, setting time information of presence information in time elements of the presence information;
a publishing unit, publishing the presence information carrying the time information.
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