Caller Initiated Distinctive Presence Alerting and Auto-Response Messaging
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Abstract
Presence information of a first user is relayed to a second user. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of the system, among others includes, can be implemented as follows. A first communications client of a first user detects a change in the presence status of a first user and sends an alert message to a second communications client of a second user.
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40 Claims
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21. A method comprising:
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receiving a first message from a chat client of a first user, the first message indicating a network presence change of the first user; determining an audio file associated with the chat client of the first user to announce the network presence change of the first user; and transmitting a second message to a chat client of a second user indicating the network presence change of the first user, the second message comprising an identifier of the audio file and an indicator to play the audio file without initiating a chat session between the chat client of the first user and the chat client of the second user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a memory to store computer program instructions, the computer program instructions when executed on the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising; receiving a first message from a chat client of a first user, the first message indicating a network presence change of the first user; determining an audio file associated with the chat client of the first user to announce the network presence change of the first user; and transmitting a second message to a chat client of a second user indicating the network presence change of the first user, the second message comprising an identifier of the audio file and an indicator to play the audio file without initiating a chat session between the chat client of the first user and the chat client of the second user. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer readable medium storing computer program instructions, which, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a first message from a chat client of a first user, the first message indicating a network presence change of the first user; determining an audio file associated with the chat client of the first user to announce the network presence change of the first user; and transmitting a second message to a chat client of a second user indicating the network presence change of the first user, the second message comprising an identifier of the audio file and an indicator to play the audio file without initiating a chat session between the chat client of the first user and the chat client of the second user. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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