INDICATING USER PRESENCE ON A MESSAGING NETWORK
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1. A method of indicating a user'"'"'s presence status in a messaging network, comprising the steps of:
- detecting an impending presence event at a user'"'"'s mobile communications device; and
,immediately before the occurrence of the presence event, transmitting to at least one status recipient at least one status packet indicating the user'"'"'s presence on the messaging network upon occurrence of the event,wherein the user'"'"'s mobile communications device is capable of both voice communication for placing and receiving telephone calls and packet data communication, and wherein the presence event comprises a suspension of packet data communication at the user'"'"'s mobile communications device due to the use of said device for a telephone call.
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Abstract
A system and method for indicating when a message recipient is unavailable to receive messages in an instant messaging network, for example, being engaged in telephone communications on the receiving device, where disruption of service is likely or imminent. When notification of an inbound call is received the communications device transmits via the GPRS connection a packet indicating the impending unavailability of the recipient for messages, prior to disruption of the GPRS data stream to establish a GSM connection.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of indicating a user'"'"'s presence status in a messaging network, comprising the steps of:
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detecting an impending presence event at a user'"'"'s mobile communications device; and
,immediately before the occurrence of the presence event, transmitting to at least one status recipient at least one status packet indicating the user'"'"'s presence on the messaging network upon occurrence of the event, wherein the user'"'"'s mobile communications device is capable of both voice communication for placing and receiving telephone calls and packet data communication, and wherein the presence event comprises a suspension of packet data communication at the user'"'"'s mobile communications device due to the use of said device for a telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile communications device capable of both voice communication for placing and receiving telephone calls and packet data communication in a system for indicating presence status in a messaging network, the system comprising at least one status recipient for receiving status packets indicating the presence of a user of the mobile communications device on the messaging network, the mobile communications device comprising:
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a device processor for detecting an impending presence event at the mobile communications device and for generating at least one status packet indicating the presence of the user of the mobile communications device on the messaging network upon occurrence of the event, the presence event comprising a suspension of packet data communication at the mobile communications device due to the use of said device for a telephone call, and a transmitter for sending the at least one status packet to at least one status recipient immediately before the occurrence of the presence event. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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