Incorporating Non-Presence Information in the Calculation of Presence Aspects by a Presence Access Layer

• US 20100093366A1
• Filed: 10/15/2008
• Published: 04/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Hung, Michael Hin Kai, Lee, Dalsu, Chitturi, Suresh
• Application Number:
  US12/252,211
• Publication Number:
  US 20100093366A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42365 Presence services providing information on the willingness to communicate or the ability to communicate in terms of media capability or network connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A method for providing information to a watcher is provided. The method includes a presence access layer receiving non-presence information, using the non-presence information to derive at least one element of presence information, and delivering the at least one element of presence information to the watcher.

Claims

1. A method for providing information to a watcher, comprising:

a presence access layer receiving non-presence information;

the presence access layer using the non-presence information to derive at least one element of presence information; and

the presence access layer delivering the at least one element of presence information to the watcher.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the non-presence information is at least one of:

a service provider network indication;

a device status; and

an application level indicator.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the service provider network indication is at least one of:

an identifier for a cell in which a presentity of interest to the watcher is currently located;

a status of communications coverage for a user agent being used by the presentity;

a status of a network with which the presentity'"'"'s user agent is communicating; and

a status of a network element with which the presentity'"'"'s user agent is interacting.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the device status is at least one of:

a current status of a user agent being used by a presentity of interest to the watcher;

a profile of the presentity'"'"'s user agent derived from a UAProf (UA Profile);

a profile of the presentity'"'"'s user agent derived from OMA DPE (Open Mobile Alliance Device Profile Evolution);

a battery level of the user agent;

a geographic location of the user agent;

a proximity of the user agent to the watcher;

a time zone in which the user agent is located; and

a time of day.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the application level indicator is at least one of:

an application capability;

an application state derived from an application preference;

an application state derived from an application configuration;

a user'"'"'s current status of interaction with an application;

data that has been entered into an application;

an application state derived from a directly reported means including at least one of a db-view, a stdout, and an SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol); and

an application state derived from an indirectly reported means including at least one of polling and heartbeating.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the non-presence information is used in conjunction with presence information to derive the at least one element of presence information.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one element of presence information is a single element of presence information.

8. A system comprising:

a presence access layer configured to receive non-presence information, use the non-presence information to derive at least one element of presence information, and deliver the at least one element of presence information to a watcher.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the non-presence information is at least one of:

a service provider network indication;

a device status; and

an application level indicator.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the service provider network indication is at least one of:

an identifier for a cell in which a presentity of interest to the watcher is currently located;

a status of communications coverage for a user agent being used by the presentity;

a status of a network with which the presentity'"'"'s user agent is communicating; and

a status of a network element with which the presentity'"'"'s user agent is interacting.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein the device status is at least one of:

a current status of a user agent being used by a presentity of interest to the watcher;

a profile of the presentity'"'"'s user agent derived from a UAProf (UA Profile);

a profile of the presentity'"'"'s user agent derived from OMA DPE (Open Mobile Alliance Device Profile Evolution);

a battery level of the user agent;

a geographic location of the user agent;

a proximity of the user agent to the watcher;

a time zone in which the user agent is located; and

a time of day.

12. The system of claim 9 wherein the application level indicator is at least one of:

an application capability;

an application state derived from an application preference;

an application state derived from an application configuration;

a user'"'"'s current status of interaction with an application;

data that has been entered into an application;

an application state derived from a directly reported means including at least one of a db-view, a stdout, and an SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol); and

an application state derived from an indirectly reported means including at least one of polling and heartbeating.

13. The system of claim 8 wherein the non-presence information is used in conjunction with presence information to derive the at least one element of presence information.

14. The system of claim 8 wherein the at least one element of presence information is a single element of presence information.