Method and system for multimodal presence detection
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1. A method comprising:
- (a) providing a presence device associated with a communication device, the presence device operable in a first mode and a second mode;
(b) if the presence device is operating in the first mode, biometrically authenticating a user using the presence device and receiving a presence confirmation input from the communication device;
(c) if the presence device is operating in the second mode, receiving a user-entered log-in input from the communication device and authenticating the user entered login input; and
(d) in response to (b) or (c), updating a central presence database to indicate that the communication device is active over a selected desirable route for the user to receive at least one message.
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Abstract
A presence device operable in a first mode and a second mode is associated with a communication device. In the first mode, a user using the presence device is biometrically authenticated and a presence confirmation input is received from the communication device. In the second mode, a user-entered log-in input is received from the communication device. A central presence database is updated to indicate that the communication device is active for the user. A received message which is to be routed to the user is sent to the active device indicated by the central presence database.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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(a) providing a presence device associated with a communication device, the presence device operable in a first mode and a second mode; (b) if the presence device is operating in the first mode, biometrically authenticating a user using the presence device and receiving a presence confirmation input from the communication device; (c) if the presence device is operating in the second mode, receiving a user-entered log-in input from the communication device and authenticating the user entered login input; and (d) in response to (b) or (c), updating a central presence database to indicate that the communication device is active over a selected desirable route for the user to receive at least one message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a communication device; a presence device associated with the communication device, the presence device operable in a first mode and a second mode; and
acentral presence database responsive to the communication device to indicate that the communication device is active over a selected desirable route for the user to receive at least one message in response to (a) biometrically authenticating a user using the presence device and receiving a presence confirmation input from the communication device if the presence device is operating in the first mode, and (b) receiving a user-entered log-in input from the communication device and authenticating the login input if the presence device is operating in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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