Method and apparatus for presence indication of cellular telephones
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1. A telecommunications system, comprising:
- a plurality of cellular telephone networks;
a presence server configured to receive cellular telephone network registration information from presence clients and provide cellular telephone network identification indicia to others of said presence clients.
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Abstract
A telecommunications system includes a plurality of cellular telephone networks; a presence server configured to receive cellular telephone network registration information from presence clients and provide cellular telephone network identification indicia to others of said presence clients.
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16 Claims
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1. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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a plurality of cellular telephone networks;
a presence server configured to receive cellular telephone network registration information from presence clients and provide cellular telephone network identification indicia to others of said presence clients. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A telecommunications method, comprising:
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registering a user with a presence service;
associating a cellular telephone network with said user; and
providing an indication to said user in conjunction with presence information if another user is associated with the same cellular telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A telecommunications system, comprising:
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an instant messaging service including a presence service for monitoring an online status of a plurality of users, said instant messaging service configured to maintain a database of cellular telephone networks associated with individual ones of said plurality of users; and
a plurality of instant messaging clients configured to display online status and associated cellular telephone networks of said plurality of users received from said presence service. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A telecommunications method, comprising:
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assigning a common color code indicia to users of same cellular telephone networks;
transmitting said color code indicia to users of a presence service.
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14. A method, comprising:
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providing a plurality of cellular telephone networks;
providing a presence server configured to receive cellular telephone network registration information from presence clients and provide cellular telephone network identification indicia to others of said presence clients. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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