APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR PROVIDING NETWORK BASED ADDRESS BOOK AND SHARING AND SYNCHORNIZING ADDRESS BOOK INFORMATION AT MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION DEVICES
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1. An apparatus for a first UE, User Equipment, for facilitating sharing of first-UE-stored information, said apparatus comprising:
- an information sender configured to send a presence-server-terminated message that contains the first-UE-stored information, the first-UE-stored information, once presence-server-terminated, selectably accessible; and
a detector configured to detect a message response responsive t the presence-server-terminated message.
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Abstract
Apparatus, and associated methodologies for facilitating sharing and distributing contact, calendar, and scheduling information amongst communication devices. The information is distributed using presence information maintained at a presence server, thereby obviating the need for a user manually to enter the information, or changes to the information, at the different devices that are to be provided with the information.
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1. An apparatus for a first UE, User Equipment, for facilitating sharing of first-UE-stored information, said apparatus comprising:
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an information sender configured to send a presence-server-terminated message that contains the first-UE-stored information, the first-UE-stored information, once presence-server-terminated, selectably accessible; and a detector configured to detect a message response responsive t the presence-server-terminated message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for a first UE, User Equipment, for using presence-server-terminated information, said apparatus comprising:
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a information requester configured to generate a—
information request message to request presence-server-stored information; anda detector configured to detect a response to the—
information request message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. Apparatus for a communication network, said apparatus comprising:
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a storage element configured to store data related to first user equipment information, the data including at least identification of direction information that identifies a storage; and an accessor configured selectably to permit access to the first user equipment information responsive to request therefor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method for facilitating synchronization of user-equipment information between a plurality of User Equipments, UEs, said method comprising:
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detecting first-user-equipment-generated information; storing the first-user-equipment generated information together with first user equipment presence information; and synchronizing a UE of the stored plurality using first-user-equipment generated information if permitted access thereto; and
selectably permitting access to the first-user-equipment generated information in conformity with accessibility defined by the first user equipment presence information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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