SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PRESENCE INFORMATION IN COMMUNICATION
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating communication between at least a first user and a second user, the first user using a first device, the second user using a second device, the method comprising:
- associating a plurality of possible device states with a plurality of possible presence states, the plurality of possible device states pertaining to the first device, the plurality of possible presence states pertaining to the first user;
determining a device state of the first device;
setting a communication presence state of the first user to be a first presence state if the device state is a first device state, the first presence state being one of the plurality of possible presence states, the first device state being one of the plurality of possible device states;
setting the communication presence state of the first user to be a second presence state if the device state is a second device state, the second presence state being another one of the plurality of possible presence states, the second device state being another one of the plurality of possible device states; and
providing information concerning the communication presence state of the first user to at least the second device.
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Abstract
A method for facilitating communication between at least a first user who uses a first device and a second user who uses a second device. The method may include associating possible device states with possible presence states. The possible device states pertain to the first device, and the possible presence states pertain to the first user. The method may also include determining a device state of the first device. The method may also include setting a communication presence state of the first user to be a first presence state if the device state is a first device state and setting the communication presence state of the first user to be a second presence state if the device state is a second device state. The method may also include providing information concerning the communication presence state of the first user to at least the second device.
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1. A method for facilitating communication between at least a first user and a second user, the first user using a first device, the second user using a second device, the method comprising:
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associating a plurality of possible device states with a plurality of possible presence states, the plurality of possible device states pertaining to the first device, the plurality of possible presence states pertaining to the first user; determining a device state of the first device; setting a communication presence state of the first user to be a first presence state if the device state is a first device state, the first presence state being one of the plurality of possible presence states, the first device state being one of the plurality of possible device states; setting the communication presence state of the first user to be a second presence state if the device state is a second device state, the second presence state being another one of the plurality of possible presence states, the second device state being another one of the plurality of possible device states; and providing information concerning the communication presence state of the first user to at least the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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