Presence and/or capability based communication
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving presence and/or capability data by a communication device, of subscribers of interest to a user of the communication device, the presence and capability data correspondingly indicating current presence and capability of the subscribers of interest;
receiving a request by the communication device, from the user to initiate a communication session with a selected one of the subscribers of interest; and
initiating the communication session, by the communication device, with another communication device associated with the selected one of the subscribers of interest in a selected manner, based at least in part on the presence and/or capability data of the selected one of the subscribers of interest.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for detecting current presence and/or determining capabilities of subscribers, and enabling users of communication devices to initiate communication sessions with other communication devices of selected ones of the subscribers, in selected manners, based at least in part on current presence and/or capabilities of the other subscribers, are described herein. In various embodiments, the initiating is performed without or substantially without further input from an initiating user on the other communication device.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving presence and/or capability data by a communication device, of subscribers of interest to a user of the communication device, the presence and capability data correspondingly indicating current presence and capability of the subscribers of interest; receiving a request by the communication device, from the user to initiate a communication session with a selected one of the subscribers of interest; and initiating the communication session, by the communication device, with another communication device associated with the selected one of the subscribers of interest in a selected manner, based at least in part on the presence and/or capability data of the selected one of the subscribers of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a transmit and receive module adapted to transmit and receive signals to facilitate a user of the mobile communication device to engage in a communication session with another communication device of a selected one of a plurality of subscribers of interest of the user; and a communication control module coupled to the transmit and receive module, and adapted to receive presence and/or capability data of the subscribers of interest, receive a request from the user to initiate the communication session, and initiate the communication session with the selected one of the subscribers of interest in a selected manner, based at least in part on the presence and/or capability data of the selected one of the subscribers of interest, and using the transmit and receive module. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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detecting by a detector located in an area, presence and/or determining communication capability of a subscriber in the area; directly or indirectly reporting the detected presence and/or determined communication capability, by the detector, to a communication device of a user having interest in the subscriber, to enable the user to initiate a communication session with the subscriber in a selected manner, based at least in part on the report presence and/or capability of the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus comprising:
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a transmit and receive module adapted to transmit and receive signals; and a detection module coupled to the transmit and receive module to detect presence of a subscriber in an area covered by the apparatus and/or determine communication capability of the subscriber, and to directly or indirectly report the detected presence and/or capability to a communication device of a user having interest in the subscriber, to enable the user to initiate a communication session with the subscriber in a selected manner, based at least in part on the reported presence and/or capability of the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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