Method of and system for advising level of availability in a digital communication
First Claim
1. A method of semi-synchronous communication comprising:
- establishing a semi-synchronous communication between a user and a second party;
responding to a change in said user'"'"'s level of attentiveness to said semi-synchronous communication by;
generating a status message addressed to said second party;
populating said generated status message with an indicator of said user'"'"'s new level of attentiveness, and an explanation; and
transmitting said explanatory status message to said second party.
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Abstract
A system and method is described where Instant Message (IM) and other semi-synchronous communication sessions may be tied to the user'"'"'s current dynamic status in order to share with collaborating parties, the degree of attention that a user may provide to the session. IM allows for collaboration even when a user cannot provide his/her full attention to an exchange, however, it will increase the efficiency and avoid misunderstandings if the user can send updates on his current level of attention along with explanatory messages when there is a significant change in the user dynamic status. For example, if the user has to go to a meeting or receives an important telephone call during an IM session, the other party will be advised accordingly. Thus, recipients will not assume that they are being ignored or that the user has become frustrated with the exchange.
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1. A method of semi-synchronous communication comprising:
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establishing a semi-synchronous communication between a user and a second party; responding to a change in said user'"'"'s level of attentiveness to said semi-synchronous communication by; generating a status message addressed to said second party; populating said generated status message with an indicator of said user'"'"'s new level of attentiveness, and an explanation; and transmitting said explanatory status message to said second party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A communication device having a user associated with it, said communication device comprising:
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means for providing semi-synchronous communication with a second communication device; and means responsive to a change in said user'"'"'s level of attentiveness to said semi-synchronous communication by; generating a status message addressed to said second communication device; populating said generated status message with an indicator of said user'"'"'s new level of attentiveness, and an explanation for the change in the level of attentiveness; and transmitting said explanatory status message to said second communication device.
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16. A system for semi-synchronous communication comprising:
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a first communication device having a user associated with it; a second communication device; and a communication network interconnecting said first and said second communication devices, wherein said first and said remote communication devices being operable to participate in a semi-synchronous communication; and said first communication device being operable to respond to a change in said user'"'"'s level of attentiveness to said semi-synchronous communication by; generating a status message addressed to said second communication device; populating said generated status message with an indicator of said user'"'"'s new level of attentiveness, and an explanation; and transmitting said explanatory status message to said second communication device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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