Multiple access presence agent
DCFirst Claim
1. A multiple access presence agent for use in a presence server, said multiple access presence agent for collecting and storing presence information on a presentity from presence contributors, said multiple access presence agent further comprising:
- means for defining access rules for each of said presence contributors, said access rules associated with each of said presence contributors defining respective rights and privileges of said presence contributors to access said presence information of said presentity after said presence contributors have provided said presence information to said presence server;
means for authenticating one of said presence contributors to determine said access rules associated with said one of said presence contributors; and
means for enabling access to said presence information of said presentity by said one of said presence contributors based on said access rules associated with said one of said presence contributors; and
means for enabling access further includes means for filtering said presence information of said presentity based on said access rules of said one of said presence contributors to produce filtered presence information and means for providing said filtered presence information to said one of said presence contributors; and
means for enabling access further includes means for enabling said one of said presence contributors to update said presence information of said presentity based on said access rules of said one of said presence contributors; and
means for enabling access further includes means for enabling said one of said presence contributors to define preference information associated with said presence information of said presentity based on said access rules of said one of said presence contributors.
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Abstract
A multiple access presence agent that collects and stores presence information on a presentity from presence contributors is configured to define access rules for each of the presence contributors, in which the access rules define respective rights and privileges of the presence contributors to the presence information of the presentity. The multiple access presence agent is further capable of authenticating one of the presence contributors to determine the access rules associated with that presence contributor, and in response to a valid authentication, enabling access to the presence information of the presentity by that presence contributor based on the access rules associated with that presence contributor.
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14 Claims
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1. A multiple access presence agent for use in a presence server, said multiple access presence agent for collecting and storing presence information on a presentity from presence contributors, said multiple access presence agent further comprising:
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means for defining access rules for each of said presence contributors, said access rules associated with each of said presence contributors defining respective rights and privileges of said presence contributors to access said presence information of said presentity after said presence contributors have provided said presence information to said presence server; means for authenticating one of said presence contributors to determine said access rules associated with said one of said presence contributors; and means for enabling access to said presence information of said presentity by said one of said presence contributors based on said access rules associated with said one of said presence contributors; and means for enabling access further includes means for filtering said presence information of said presentity based on said access rules of said one of said presence contributors to produce filtered presence information and means for providing said filtered presence information to said one of said presence contributors; and means for enabling access further includes means for enabling said one of said presence contributors to update said presence information of said presentity based on said access rules of said one of said presence contributors; and means for enabling access further includes means for enabling said one of said presence contributors to define preference information associated with said presence information of said presentity based on said access rules of said one of said presence contributors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A presence system for providing multiple access rights, comprising:
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a presence server for collecting and storing presence information on a plurality of presentities from presence contributors; and a multiple access presence agent for managing said presence information for one of said presentities, said multiple access presence agent operable to establish access rules defining respective rights and privileges for each of said presence contributors to access said presence information of said one of said presentities after said presence contributors have provided said presence information to said presence server; wherein said multiple access presence agent is further operable to authenticate one of said presence contributors to determine said access rules associated with said one of said presence contributors; and wherein said multiple access presence agent is further operable to enable access to said presence information of said one of said presentities by said one of said presence contributors based on said access rules associated with said one of said presence contributors; and wherein said multiple access presence agent is further operable to filter said presence information of said one of said presentities based on said access rules of said one of said presence contributors to produce filtered presence information and to provide said filtered presence information to said presence user client; and wherein said graphical user interface is further operably coupled to said presence user client to enable said one of said presence contributors to update said presence information of said one of said presentities based on said access rules of said one of said presence contributors. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method for providing a multiple access presence agent within a presence server for collecting and storing presence information on a presentity from presence contributors, comprising the steps of:
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defining access rules for each of said presence contributors, said access rules associated with each of said presence contributors defining respective rights and privileges of said presence contributors to access said presence information of said presentity after said presence contributors have provided said presence information to said presence server; authenticating one of said presence contributors to determine said access rules associated with said one of said presence contributors; and enabling access to said presence information of said presentity by said one of said presence contributors based on said access rules associated with said one of said presence contributors; and filtering said presence information of said presentity based on said access rules of said one of said presence contributors to produce filtered presence information; and
providing said filtered presence information to said one of said presence contributors; andenabling said one of said presence contributors to update said presence information of said presentity based on said access rules of said one of said presence contributors; and further enabling said one of said presence contributors to define preference information associated with said presence information of said presentity based on said access rules of said one of said presence contributors. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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