METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ENHANCING PRESENCE SERVICES
First Claim
1. A method for enhancing presence services, comprising:
- registering a region of a third party in an icon server;
receiving, into the icon server, presence data from a mobile device corresponding to a user presence within the registered region;
transmitting a custom icon from the icon server to the mobile device configured to display the custom icon;
receiving, from the mobile device, a presence publication including the custom icon to a presence server; and
transmitting the custom icon, corresponding to the user presence in the registered region, from the presence server to a subscriber.
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Abstract
Provided are methods, systems, and computer program products for enhancing presence services. Such methods may include associating, in a database, a custom icon associated with a third party and a region and communicating a user presence in the associated region by transmitting a custom icon to a subscriber. Such systems may include a presence server configured to determine and communicate, to a subscriber, presence information corresponding to a user mobile device and an icon server configured to associate and store presence information of a third party and a custom icon corresponding to the third party, to modify the custom icon responsive to received data indicative of opinion data corresponding to the third party, and to transmit the custom icon to the user mobile device and to the subscriber.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for enhancing presence services, comprising:
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registering a region of a third party in an icon server; receiving, into the icon server, presence data from a mobile device corresponding to a user presence within the registered region; transmitting a custom icon from the icon server to the mobile device configured to display the custom icon; receiving, from the mobile device, a presence publication including the custom icon to a presence server; and transmitting the custom icon, corresponding to the user presence in the registered region, from the presence server to a subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for enhancing presence services, comprising:
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a presence server configured to determine and communicate, to a subscriber, presence information corresponding to a user mobile device; and an icon server configured to associate and store presence information of a third party and a custom icon corresponding to the third party, to modify the custom icon responsive to received data indicative of opinion data corresponding to the third party, and to transmit the custom icon to the user mobile device and to the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for enhancing presence services, comprising:
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associating, in a database, a custom icon associated with a third party and a region; and communicating a user presence in the associated region by transmitting a custom icon to a subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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