Techniques for setting and indicating presence for a device
First Claim
1. A method for specifying a presence setting selection for a device comprising:
- providing an input selection component on a surface of a first component of the device associated with a user, wherein said input selection component is a dedicated physical component for use in connection with specifying a presence setting; and
receiving a selected presence setting at said device in accordance with a manual presence selection made using said input selection component.
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Abstract
Techniques are provided for specifying a presence setting selection and for displaying a presence indicator status of a user with respect to a device associated with the user. The presence setting selection includes providing an input selection component on a surface of a first component of the device. A presence setting is received at the device in accordance with a manual presence selection made using the input selection component. In connection with the presence indicator status, one or more indicators are provided on a surface portion of a first component of the device. The presence indicator status indicating the presence of the user with respect to the device is received. One or more indicators at the device are set in accordance with the presence indicator status.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for specifying a presence setting selection for a device comprising:
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providing an input selection component on a surface of a first component of the device associated with a user, wherein said input selection component is a dedicated physical component for use in connection with specifying a presence setting; and receiving a selected presence setting at said device in accordance with a manual presence selection made using said input selection component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for displaying a presence indicator status of a user with respect to a device associated with the user, the method comprising:
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providing one or more indicators on a surface portion of a first component of the device associated with the user; receiving the presence indicator status indicating the presence of the user with respect to the device; and setting said one or more indicators at said device in accordance with said presence indicator status. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for specifying a presence setting and displaying a presence indicator status comprising:
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an input selection component on a surface of a first component of the device associated with a user, wherein said input selection component is used in connection with making a manual presence selection indicating a presence of a user registered with said device; and one or more visual color indicators on a surface portion of the first component of the device, wherein said one or more indicators are set at the device in accordance with said presence indicator status indicating the presence of the user with respect to the device, said presence indicator status being determined using said manual presence selection.
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