User interface for user presence aggregated across multiple endpoints
First Claim
1. A method in a computer system for displaying on a display device presence information aggregated across multiple endpoints of a user, the method comprising:
- receiving from a remote computer system published events for the user, wherein the events were published by a plurality of the user'"'"'s endpoints;
generating an aggregated availability of the user from the received published events for the user;
identifying an icon that represents the aggregated availability; and
displaying on the display device an indication of the user and the identified icon.
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Abstract
A method and system for presenting a user interface displaying a view of a user'"'"'s presence aggregated across multiple endpoints is provided. The view provides a visual display of the user'"'"'s aggregated availability by displaying an indication of the user and an icon that pictorially indicates the aggregated availability of the user. The aggregated availability is the availability of the user aggregated across the user'"'"'s multiple endpoints. The view may also include a text string describing the user'"'"'s current aggregated availability or activity. The user interface may also display a view of the user'"'"'s contacts, which includes an icon that indicates each contact'"'"'s current aggregated availability.
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20 Claims
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1. A method in a computer system for displaying on a display device presence information aggregated across multiple endpoints of a user, the method comprising:
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receiving from a remote computer system published events for the user, wherein the events were published by a plurality of the user'"'"'s endpoints;
generating an aggregated availability of the user from the received published events for the user;
identifying an icon that represents the aggregated availability; and
displaying on the display device an indication of the user and the identified icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. One or more computer memories collectively storing a data structure specifying a display presented by a first endpoint of a user, the data structure comprising:
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an indication of the user; and
an indication of the user'"'"'s aggregated availability, wherein the user'"'"'s aggregated availability is the user'"'"'s availability aggregated across a plurality of the user'"'"'s endpoints, including the first endpoint of the user. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A display device having rendered thereon a display of an aggregated availability of a user, comprising:
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an indication of the user; and
an icon representing the aggregated availability of the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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