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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING PRESENCE INFORMATION IN INSTANT MESSAGING APPLICATIONS ON A MOBILE DEVICE

  • US 20090280843A1
  • Filed: 10/22/2008
  • Published: 11/12/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling presence status in an instant messaging application on a mobile device, said method comprising the steps of:

  • determining an active notification profile for said mobile device, said active notification profile having been selected from a plurality of existing notification profiles defined for said mobile device, each notification profile defining how said mobile device notifies a user of new events;

    providing a set of one or more rules indicating associations between said existing notification profiles and a plurality of presence statuses for said instant messaging application, wherein each rule correlates one of said existing notification profiles with a selected one of said presence statuses;

    comparing said active notification profile to said rules to determine a corresponding presence status for said active notification profile; and

    setting said corresponding presence status as a current presence status for said instant messaging application.

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