Presence information management system and presence information management server
First Claim
1. A state information management system comprising a server for managing state information on a plurality of terminals,wherein the server includes:
- a memory unit which stores the state information so as to correspond with at least one of information identifying the terminals, information identifying users of the terminals and information identifying a group to which the terminals or the users of the terminal belong;
a reception unit which receives a state information disclosure request from a first terminal among the plurality of terminals;
a control unit which extracts a state information extraction condition from the state information disclosure request; and
a transmission unit which transmits state information on said first terminal and state information on one or a plurality of other terminals matched with the state information extraction condition among the state information stored in the memory unit, to the first terminal,wherein the state information extraction condition is a relative location condition in relation to said first terminal which is other than absolute locations of said first terminal and other terminals, information identifying the other terminals, information identifying users of the other terminals, and information identifying a group to which the users of the other terminals belong.
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Abstract
When starting subscribe for acquiring presence information, there is no need of acquiring an identifier of the presentity or an identifier of the group, which have been conventionally indispensable. There is provided a state information management system including a management server for managing state information on a plurality of terminals. Instead of specifying a presentity, a condition of the presentity, such as a value of presence, is specified for subscribing. For example, when subscribe is established by specifying the identical current position as a condition, subscribe for the user matched with the condition is automatically started and the presence can be acquired. When the presence of a partner or user himself/herself is changed to a different value, the presentity is automatically changed.
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Citations
66 Claims
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1. A state information management system comprising a server for managing state information on a plurality of terminals,
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a memory unit which stores the state information so as to correspond with at least one of information identifying the terminals, information identifying users of the terminals and information identifying a group to which the terminals or the users of the terminal belong; a reception unit which receives a state information disclosure request from a first terminal among the plurality of terminals; a control unit which extracts a state information extraction condition from the state information disclosure request; and a transmission unit which transmits state information on said first terminal and state information on one or a plurality of other terminals matched with the state information extraction condition among the state information stored in the memory unit, to the first terminal, wherein the state information extraction condition is a relative location condition in relation to said first terminal which is other than absolute locations of said first terminal and other terminals, information identifying the other terminals, information identifying users of the other terminals, and information identifying a group to which the users of the other terminals belong. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 25, 26, 27)
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3. A state information management system as claimed in 2, wherein the new state information is transmitted to the first terminal when the state information in the first terminal is updated.
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4. A state information management system as claimed in 2, wherein the new state information is transmitted to the first terminal when the state information in a terminal other than the first terminal is updated.
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18. A state information management system as claimed in 17, wherein the condition limiting the other terminal is specified by the first terminal.
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19. A state information management system as claimed in 18, wherein the condition for limiting the other terminal is a condition for limiting the terminal to the terminal contained in a list of the other terminal specified in advance by the first terminal.
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20. A state information management system as claimed in 17, wherein the condition for limiting the other terminal is set by an administrator of the system.
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21. A state information management system as claimed in 17, wherein the condition for limiting the other terminal is a condition to exclude the other terminal rejecting disclosure of state information among the one or more other terminals.
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22. A state information management system as claimed in 21, wherein the other terminal which rejects disclosure of the state information registers in advance the value of the state information whose disclosure is to be rejected or the partner terminal which rejects disclosure, in the server.
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23. A state information management system as claimed in 21, wherein the server inquires the one or more terminals about enabled/disabled state of the state information disclosure.
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24. A state information management system as claimed in 23, wherein the inquiry is performed to the other terminal matched with the state information extraction condition.
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28. A state information management server for managing state information on a plurality of terminals, the server comprising:
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a memory unit which stores the state information so as to correspond with at least one of information identifying the terminals, information identifying users of the terminals and information identifying a group to which the terminals or the users of the terminals belong; a reception unit which receives a state information disclosure request from a first terminal among the plurality of terminals, a control unit which extracts a state information extraction condition from the state information disclosure request, and a transmission unit which transmits state information on said first terminal and state information on one or a plurality of other terminals matched with the state information extraction condition among the state information stored in the memory unit, to the first terminal, wherein the state information extraction condition is a relative location condition in relation to said first terminal which is other than absolute locations of said first terminal and other terminals, information identifying the other terminals, information identifying users of the other terminals, and information identifying a group to which the users of the other terminals belong. - View Dependent Claims (29, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 52, 53, 54)
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30. A state information management sever as claimed in 29, wherein the new state information is transmitted to the first terminal when the state information in the first terminal is updated.
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31. A state information management server as claimed in 29, wherein the new state information is transmitted to the first terminal when the state information in a terminal other than the first terminal is updated.
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45. A state information management server as claimed in 44, wherein
the condition limiting the other terminal is specified by the first terminal.
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46. A state information management server as claimed in 44, wherein the condition for limiting the other terminal is set by an administrator of the system.
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47. A state information management server as claimed in 45, wherein
the condition for limiting the other terminal is a condition for limiting the terminal to the terminal contained in a list of the other terminal specified in advance by the first terminal.
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48. A state information management server as claimed in 45, wherein the condition for limiting the other terminal is a condition to exclude the other terminal rejecting disclosure of state information among the one or more other terminals.
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49. A state information management server as claimed in 48, wherein the other terminal which rejects disclosure of the state information registers in advance the value of the state information whose disclosure is to be rejected or the partner terminal which rejects disclosure, in the server.
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50. A state information management server as claimed in 48, wherein the server inquires the one or more terminals about enabled/disabled state of the state information disclosure.
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51. A state information management server as claimed in 50, wherein the inquiry is performed to the other terminal matched with the state information extraction condition.
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55. A state information management method executable by a server for managing state information on a plurality of terminals, comprising:
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storing in the server the state information so as to correspond with at least one of information identifying the terminals, information identifying users of the terminals and information identifying a group to which the terminals or the users of the terminals belong; receiving a state information disclosure request from a first terminal among the plurality of terminals; extracting a state information extraction condition from the state information disclosure request; and transmitting to the first terminal state information on said first terminal and state information on one or a plurality of other terminals matched with the state information extraction condition among the state information stored in the memory unit, wherein the state information extraction condition is a relative location condition in relation to said first terminal which is other than absolute locations of said first terminal and other terminals, information identifying the other terminals, information identifying users of the other terminals, and information identifying a group to which the users of the other terminals belong. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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Specification