Messaging advise in presence-aware networks
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Abstract
A presence aware communications system, that includes a messaging system configured to perform one or more of provide a subscriber'"'"'s communication device with information regarding an incoming contact during a messaging session between the subscriber'"'"'s communication device and the messaging system, provide the subscriber'"'"'s communication device with a text message containing information regarding one or more messages when a notification is received that the subscriber'"'"'s communication device is available, provide the subscriber'"'"'s communication device with a text message relating to a voice message from a different first party received by the messaging system, in response to the subscriber'"'"'s communication device requesting a connection with at least one of an inputted telephone number and address, provide the subscriber'"'"'s communication device with a notification respecting at least one eligible message from a second party associated with the at least one of an inputted telephone number and address, while a contact between the subscriber and a different third party is in progress, provide the subscriber'"'"'s communication device with information respecting the at least one eligible message from the third party, transform an audio messaging session between the messaging system and the communication device of a contacting party into a graphical user interface-based audio sessions, and transform the audio messaging session into a session having a video channel or both audio and video channels.
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100 Claims
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45. An architecture, comprising:
a presence aware communications system configured to perform at least one of the following operations;
(a) provide a subscriber'"'"'s communication device with information regarding an incoming active contact directed to the subscriber and received during a messaging session between the subscriber'"'"'s communication device and a messaging system;
(b) provide the subscriber'"'"'s communication device with a text message containing information regarding one or more messages when a notification is received from a presence server in response to a subscription by the messaging system that the subscriber'"'"'s communication device is currently available;
(c) in response to a notification from the presence server that the subscriber'"'"'s communication device is currently available, provide the subscriber'"'"'s communication device with a text message relating to a voice message from a another party received by the messaging system;
(d) in response to the subscriber'"'"'s communication device requesting a connection with an electronic address, provide the subscriber'"'"'s communication device with a notification respecting at least one eligible message to the subscriber from a second party associated with the inputted electronic address; and
(e) while a contact between the subscriber and a different third party is in progress, provide the subscriber'"'"'s communication device with information respecting at least one eligible message to the subscriber from the third party. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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