System for Assignment of a Service Identifier as a Mechanism for Establishing a Seamless Profile in a Contextually Aware Presence Access Layer

• US 20100100617A1
• Filed: 10/16/2008
• Published: 04/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: ROGERS, Jeff, MCCOLGAN, Brian, ROSSI, Randy Michael, CHITTURI, Suresh
• Granted Patent: US 8,751,584 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• 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

Abstract

A method for providing presence-related information is provided. The method includes creating a template of presence parameters for an application, storing the template, a presence access layer retrieving the template, the presence access layer using the template to create a profile of at least one presence parameter for the application, and the presence access layer using the profile to specify a presence-related action for the application.

Claims

1. A method for providing presence-related information, comprising:

creating a template of presence parameters for an application;

storing the template;

a presence access layer retrieving the template;

the presence access layer using the template to create a profile containing at least one presence parameter for the application; and

the presence access layer using the profile to specify a presence-related action for the application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the presence-related action is one of:

providing a presence aspect to a watcher; and

providing watcher-related information to a presentity.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the presence parameter comprises at least one of:

a presence aspect;

a trigger;

a rule;

a rule set; and

a policy.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the presence aspect comprises at least one of:

a willingness to communicate;

a reachability;

an availability;

an interest; and

a location parameter.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising accessing the template via a presence access layer configurator configured to limit access to the template.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the application is at least one of:

a web service;

an email service;

a push-to-talk service;

a location-based service; and

an Internet chat relay service.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the template applies to at least one of:

an individual application;

a group of applications;

an individual user of an application; and

a group of users of an application.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the template includes a parent template and a child template, the child template having at least some presence parameters in common with the parent template.

9. A system, comprising:

a presence access layer configurator configured to promote creating a template of presence parameters for an application and storing the template; and

a presence access layer configured to retrieve the template, use the template to create a profile containing at least one presence parameter for the application, and use the profile to specify a presence-related action for the application.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the presence-related action is one of:

providing a presence aspect to a watcher; and

providing watcher-related information to a presentity.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the presence parameter comprises at least one of:

a presence aspect;

a trigger;

a rule;

a rule set; and

a policy.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the presence aspect comprises at least one of:

a willingness to communicate;

a reachability;

an availability;

an interest; and

a location parameter.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the presence access layer configurator is configured to limit access to the template.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the application is at least one of:

a web service;

an email service;

a push-to-talk service;

a location-based service; and

an Internet chat relay service.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the template applies to at least one of:

an individual application;

a group of applications;

an individual user of an application; and

a group of users of an application.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the template includes a parent template and a child template, the child template having at least some presence parameters in common with the parent template.