Method and system for multimodal presence detection
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1. A method for detecting a presence of a user comprising:
- biometrically authenticating a user with a presence module coupled with a communication module;
requesting a presence confirmation input from the user with the presence module in response to biometrically authenticating the user;
receiving the presence confirmation input from the user at the presence module; and
routing a received message for the user to the communication module with a routing system, the routing based on the biometric authentication of the user and the presence confirmation input from the user.
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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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19 Claims
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1. A method for detecting a presence of a user comprising:
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biometrically authenticating a user with a presence module coupled with a communication module; requesting a presence confirmation input from the user with the presence module in response to biometrically authenticating the user; receiving the presence confirmation input from the user at the presence module; and routing a received message for the user to the communication module with a routing system, the routing based on the biometric authentication of the user and the presence confirmation input from the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions for detecting a presence of a user, the set of instructions to direct a processor to perform acts of:
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biometrically authenticating a user with a presence module coupled with a communication module; requesting a presence confirmation input from the user in response to biometrically authenticating the user; receiving the presence confirmation input from the user; and routing a received message for the user to the communication module, the routing based on the biometric authentication of the user and the presence confirmation input from the user. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a communication module; and a presence module associated with the communication module, the presence module operable in a first mode and a second mode; wherein the presence module is operable to biometrically authenticate a user, request a presence confirmation input from the user in response to biometrically authenticating the user, and receive the presence confirmation input from the user when the presence module is operating in a first mode and to authenticate a user based on a user-entered log-in input from the user when the presence module is operating in a second mode; and wherein when the communication module is operating in the first mode, messages received for the user are routed to the communication module, the routing based on the biometric authentication of the user and the presence confirmation input from the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions to direct a processor to perform acts of:
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indicating that a communication module is active for a user to receive at least one message in response to biometric authentication of a user and receipt of a presence confirmation input requested from the user in response to biometric authentication of the user when a presence module associated with the communication device is operating in a the first mode; and indicating that the communication module is active for the user to receive at least one message in response to authentication of a received user-entered log-in input when the presence module is operating in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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