Presence enhanced online processes

• US 20080059493A1
• Filed: 09/01/2006
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RingCentral Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Siemens Communications Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Blohm, Jeffrey M.
• Granted Patent: US 7,657,605 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users

Abstract

In some embodiments, a managed presence online processing system may include one or more of the following features: (a) a memory comprising, (i) presence information submitted from a user, and (ii) a presence online processing program that initiates online processes on the user'"'"'s computer based upon the presence information of the user, and (b) a processor coupled to the memory that executes the presence online processing program.

Claims

1. A method for managed online processes, the method comprising the steps of:

creating a list of targeted users;

obtaining presence information for the targeted users; and

prioritizing the targeted users based upon the presence information.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of creating an eligible list of the targeted users to have an online process performed on their computer.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of creating a deferred list of the targeted users to have an online process performed on their computer at a delayed time.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising the step of accessing a first targeted user in the list.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising the step of initiating the online process on the first targeted user'"'"'s computer.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of determining if the targeted user is a final targeted user to have the online process performed on their computer.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of creating a list of all remaining eligible and deferred targets.

8. A managed presence online processing system comprising:

a data storage device comprising;

presence information submitted from a user; and

a presence online processing program that initiates online processes on a user'"'"'s computer based upon the presence information of the user; and

a processor coupled to the data storage device that executes the presence online processing program.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processing program creates a list of all the users of the processing system.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the processing program can obtain the presence information dynamically.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the processing program can obtain the presence information based upon predetermined criteria.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the processing program creates a list of all remaining users.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the processing program orders system users based upon a users presence information.

14. A machine readable medium comprising machine executable instructions, including:

list instructions that creates a list of targeted online process users;

presence instructions that obtains presence information for the users from a presence system; and

order instructions that prioritize the users based upon their presence information.

15. The medium of claim 14, wherein the order instruction creates a list of eligible users.

16. The medium of claim 15, wherein the order instructions creates a list of deferred users.

17. The medium of claim 16, further comprising access instructions that accesses the users in the eligible list.

18. The medium of claim 17, further comprising process instructions that initiates an online process on the accessed user'"'"'s computer.

19. The medium of claim 18, further comprising target instructions that determine if the process instructions have performed an online process on all the eligible users.

20. The medium of claim 19, further comprising criteria instructions that determines if the deferred users can be moved to the eligible users list.