Managing a communication availability status
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1. A method of managing a communication status, the method comprising:
- in response to a first user becoming active on a communication device;
via the communication device, automatically establishing a first availability status as a current availability of the first user, wherein the first availability status corresponds to user preferences of the first user; and
via the communication device, automatically identifying a first time period during which the first availability status is to be maintained as the current availability of the first user to at least a second user; and
in response to the first time period elapsing, via the communication device, automatically establishing a second availability status as the current availability of the first user to the second user, wherein the second availability status corresponds to the user preferences of the first user.
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Abstract
In response to a first user becoming active on a communication device, a first availability status can be automatically established as a current availability of the first user. A first time period can be automatically identified. During the first time period, the first availability status can be maintained as the current availability of the first user to at least a second user. In response to the first time period elapsing, a second availability status can be automatically established as the current availability of the first user to the second user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of managing a communication status, the method comprising:
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in response to a first user becoming active on a communication device; via the communication device, automatically establishing a first availability status as a current availability of the first user, wherein the first availability status corresponds to user preferences of the first user; and via the communication device, automatically identifying a first time period during which the first availability status is to be maintained as the current availability of the first user to at least a second user; and in response to the first time period elapsing, via the communication device, automatically establishing a second availability status as the current availability of the first user to the second user, wherein the second availability status corresponds to the user preferences of the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of managing a communication status, the method comprising:
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via a communication device, establishing a first availability status as a current availability of a first user, wherein the first availability status corresponds to user preferences of the first user; via the communication device, identifying a first time period during which the first availability status is to be maintained as the current availability of the first user to at least a second user; via the communication device, identifying a second time period during which the first availability status is to be maintained as the current availability of the first user to at least a third user; responsive to the first time period elapsing, via the communication device, automatically establishing a second availability status as the current availability of the first user to the second user, wherein the second availability status corresponds to the user preferences of the first user; and responsive to the second time period elapsing, via the communication device, automatically establishing a second availability status as the current availability of the first user to the third user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer storage media comprising computer-usable program code that manages a communication status, the computer storage media comprising; computer-usable program code that, in response to a first user becoming active on a communication device; automatically establishes a first availability status as a current availability of the first user, wherein the first availability status corresponds to user preferences of the first user; and automatically identifies a first time period during which the first availability status is to be maintained as the current availability of the first user to at least a second user; and computer-usable program code that, in response to the first time period elapsing, automatically establishes a second availability status as the current availability of the first user to the second user, wherein the second availability status corresponds to the user preferences of the first user. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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