APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PRESENCE INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A method performed by a system including devices associated with users and an information processing device that provides presence information indicating a state of the users, the method comprising:
- collecting, by the information processing device, from the devices, pieces of first information indicating which of a plurality of networks is accessible from each of the devices;
identifying, by the information processing device, combination of a plurality of pieces of the first information collected from a plurality of devices associated with a first user by using second information indicating correspondence between the first user and the plurality of devices; and
generating, by the information processing device, first presence information including information indicating a location of the first user, based on the combination.
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Abstract
An apparatus provides presence information indicating a state of users for devices associated with the users. The apparatus collects, from the devices, pieces of first information indicating which of a plurality of networks is accessible from each of the devices, and identifies combination of a plurality of pieces of the first information collected from a plurality of devices associated with a user by using second information indicating correspondence between the user and the plurality of devices. The apparatus generates presence information including information indicating a location of the user, based on the combination.
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1. A method performed by a system including devices associated with users and an information processing device that provides presence information indicating a state of the users, the method comprising:
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collecting, by the information processing device, from the devices, pieces of first information indicating which of a plurality of networks is accessible from each of the devices; identifying, by the information processing device, combination of a plurality of pieces of the first information collected from a plurality of devices associated with a first user by using second information indicating correspondence between the first user and the plurality of devices; and generating, by the information processing device, first presence information including information indicating a location of the first user, based on the combination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for providing presence information indicating a state of a user, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory configured to store first information indicating correspondence between a user and a plurality of devices; and a processor configured; to collect second information indicating which of a plurality of networks is accessible to each of the plurality of devices, from the plurality of devices, to identify combination of the second information collected from the plurality of devices associated with the user using the first information, and to generate the presence information including information indicating a location of the user based on the combination.
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10. A non-transitory, computer-readable recording medium stored therein a program for causing a computer to execute a procedure, the computer being included in an information processing device that provides presence information indicating a state of a user for a plurality of devices associated with the user, the procedure comprising:
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collecting, by the information processing device, from the devices, a plurality of pieces of access information indicating which of a plurality of networks is accessible from each of the devices; identifying combination of the plurality of pieces of the first information collected from a plurality of devices associated with a first user by using second information indicating correspondence between the first user and the plurality of devices; and generating first presence information including information indicating a location of the first user based on the combination.
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