Apparatus and method for automated presence status inquiries
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1. A method for determining the availability of presence information to a requestor of the presence information, the method comprising the steps of:
- calling a PIS provider that has access to at least two presence provider'"'"'s presence network;
inputting a name of an entity whose presence information is desired;
obtaining the entity'"'"'s presence information from a PIS database; and
providing the entity'"'"'s presence information to the requestor.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, presence inquiry system may include one or more of the following steps: (a) a memory comprising, (i) presence information submitted from at least two presence providers, (ii) a requestor'"'"'s presence information, and (iii) an access determination program that checks a requestor'"'"'s caller ID received from a phone call to determine whether the requestor is allowed access to an entity'"'"'s presence information, (b) a processor coupled to the memory that executes the access determination program.
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1. A method for determining the availability of presence information to a requestor of the presence information, the method comprising the steps of:
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calling a PIS provider that has access to at least two presence provider'"'"'s presence network; inputting a name of an entity whose presence information is desired; obtaining the entity'"'"'s presence information from a PIS database; and providing the entity'"'"'s presence information to the requestor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A presence inquiry system comprising:
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a memory comprising; presence information submitted from at least two presence providers; a requestor'"'"'s presence information; and an access determination program that checks a requestor'"'"'s caller ID received from a phone call to determine whether the requestor is allowed access to an entity'"'"'s presence information; and a processor coupled to the memory that executes the access determination program. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A machine readable medium comprising machine executable instructions, including:
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access instructions that determine if a caller has access to a presence inquiry database having at least two presence provider'"'"'s presence information; input instructions that receive entity information from the caller; retrieve instructions that retrieve an entity'"'"'s presence information from the presence inquiry database; and delivery instructions that deliver the entity'"'"'s presence information to the caller if the caller has access. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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