Data Processing Apparatus and a Method of Operating Data Processing Apparatus for Generating Representations of Availability Status for Application Programs
First Claim
1. A data processing apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of application programs configured to utilize an availability status of a user; and
a presence engine configured to;
receive data representative of the availability status of the user;
generate one or more representations of the received availability status suitable for one or more of the plurality of application programs; and
make available the one or more representations of the received availability status to the corresponding one or more of the plurality of application programs.
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Abstract
A system and a method are disclosed for a data processing apparatus (200) is described which comprises a plurality of application programs (206, 210) configured to utilize an availability status of a user; and a presence engine (208). The presence engine (208) is configured to receive data representative of the availability status of the user and generate one or more representations of the received availability status suitable for one or more of the plurality of application programs (206, 210). The one or more representations of the received availability status are made available to the corresponding one or more of the plurality of application programs (206, 210).
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24 Claims
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1. A data processing apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of application programs configured to utilize an availability status of a user; and a presence engine configured to; receive data representative of the availability status of the user; generate one or more representations of the received availability status suitable for one or more of the plurality of application programs; and make available the one or more representations of the received availability status to the corresponding one or more of the plurality of application programs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a data processing apparatus comprising:
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receiving data representative of an availability status of a user; generating one or more representations of the received availability status suitable for one or more of a plurality of application programs configured to utilize an availability status of a user; and making available the one or more representations of the received availability status to one or more of the plurality of application programs. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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