Systems and Methods for Communications Activity Status

• US 20080258908A1
• Filed: 04/23/2007
• Published: 10/23/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Agere Systems Incorporated (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: LSI Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Graef, Nils
• Application Number:
  US11/738,626
• Publication Number:
  US 20080258908A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.13
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Various systems and methods for indicating the status of a communication are disclosed herein. For example, status indication methods are disclosed that include initiating a communication that allows for communication between two persons. Further, the methods include determining a combination of status. The combination of status is based on a determination of two or more of the following: a calendar status, a power status, an activity status, and a location status. A communication status message is updated based at least in part on the determined combination of status.

Claims

1. A communication status identification system, the system comprising:

a processor and a computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable medium includes instructions executable by the processor to;

initiate a communication, wherein the communication allows at least a first communicator and a second communicator to communicate;

determine a combination of status, wherein the combination of status includes a determination of at least two of a calendar status, a power status, an activity status, and a location status; and

update a communication status message, wherein the communication status message is based at least in part on the determined combination of status.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the determination of the calendar status includes accessing instructions from the computer readable medium that are executable to:

access an electronic calendar, wherein the electronic calendar indicates a schedule of the first communicator; and

identify an event on the calendar that conflicts with the communication.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the event is selected from a group consisting of:

a present conflict, and a future conflict.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the future conflict is identified as an event occurring within a programmed time limit in the future.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the determination of the power status includes accessing instructions from the computer readable medium that are executable to:

project a time when power to a device used by the first communicator to communicate will be limited to the extent that the communication will not be sustainable; and

indicate a power status message based at least in part on the projected time.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the power status message indicates that power is about to be lost, and wherein the power status is provided when the time is less than a programmed amount.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the determination of the activity status includes accessing instructions from the computer readable medium that are executable to:

determine whether at least one of a mouse, a keyboard, and a camera indicate that the communicator is still available.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the determination of the location status includes accessing instructions from the computer readable medium that are executable to:

determine a location of the communicator;

determine a risk of communicating from the location; and

indicate the determined risk.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the determination of the location status includes accessing instructions from the computer readable medium that are executable to:

determine a rate of movement of the communicator;

determine a risk of communicating at the rate of movement; and

indicate the determined risk.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the combination of status includes a determination of at least three of the calendar status, the power status, the activity status, and the location status.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the combination of status includes a determination of all of the calendar status, the power status, the activity status, and the location status.

12. A method for indicating communication status, the method comprising:

initiating a communication, wherein the communication allows at least a first communicator and a second communicator to communicate;

determining a combination of status, wherein the combination of status includes a determination of at least two of a calendar status, a power status, an activity status, and a location status; and

updating a communication status message, wherein the communication status message is based at least in part on the determined combination of status.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein determining the combination of status includes a determination of at least three of the calendar status, the power status, the activity status, and the location status.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein determining the combination of status includes a determination of all of the calendar status, the power status, the activity status, and the location status.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein:

the determination of the calendar status includes;

accessing an electronic calendar, wherein the electronic calendar indicates a schedule of the first communicator; and

identifying an event on the calendar that conflicts with the communication;

the determination of the power status includes;

projecting a time when power to a device used by the first communicator to communicate will be limited to the extent that the communication will not be sustainable; and

indicating a power status based at least in part on the projected time; and

the determination of the activity status includes;

determining whether at least one of a mouse, a keyboard, and a camera indicate that the communicator is still available.

16. An Internet communication system, the system comprising:

a computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable medium includes instructions executable by a processor to;

receive a first communication message directed to a communicator,

send a second communication message from the communicator;

determine a combination of status, wherein the combination of status includes a determination of at least two of a calendar status, a power status, an activity status, and a location status; and

update a communication status message, wherein the communication status message is based at least in part on the determined combination of status.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the first communication message is selected from a group consisting of:

text, voice, and video.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the communicator is a first communicator, wherein the second communication message is directed to a second communicator, and wherein the communication status message is visible to the second communicator.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein determining the combination of status includes a determination of at least three of the calendar status, the power status, the activity status, and the location status.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein determining the combination of status includes a determination of all of the calendar status, the power status, the activity status, and the location status.