Messaging advise in presence-aware networks
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1. A method for providing a subscriber with information regarding one or more messages, comprising:
- a messaging system subscribing with a presence server for contact events associated with a subscriber;
while a contact between the subscriber and at least one other party is in progress, providing from the messaging system to the subscriber a request to receive a defined subset of messages;
receiving, at the messaging system from a communication device of the subscriber, a response to the request for the defined subset of messages; and
presenting at least some of the messages in the defined subset of messages to the subscriber while the contact is in progress.
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Abstract
A presence aware communications system, comprising a messaging system configured to perform at least one of the following operations:
- (a) provide a subscriber'"'"'s communication device with information regarding an incoming contact during a messaging session between the subscriber'"'"'s communication device and the messaging system;
- (b) provide the subscriber'"'"'s communication device with a text message containing information regarding one or more messages when a notification is received that the subscriber'"'"'s communication device is available;
- (c) provide the subscriber'"'"'s communication device with a text message relating to a voice message from a different first party received by the messaging system;
- (d) in response to the subscriber'"'"'s communication device requesting a connection with at least one of an inputted telephone number and address, provide the subscriber'"'"'s communication device with a notification respecting at least one eligible message from a second party associated with the at least one of an inputted telephone number and address;
- (e) while a contact between the subscriber and a different third party is in progress, provide the subscriber'"'"'s communication device with information respecting the at least one eligible message from the third party;
- (f) transform an audio messaging session between the messaging system and the communication device of a contacting party into a graphical user interface-based audio session; and
- (g) transform the audio messaging session into a session having a video channel or both audio and video channels.
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1. A method for providing a subscriber with information regarding one or more messages, comprising:
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a messaging system subscribing with a presence server for contact events associated with a subscriber; while a contact between the subscriber and at least one other party is in progress, providing from the messaging system to the subscriber a request to receive a defined subset of messages; receiving, at the messaging system from a communication device of the subscriber, a response to the request for the defined subset of messages; and presenting at least some of the messages in the defined subset of messages to the subscriber while the contact is in progress. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17)
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- 10. A messaging system configured to provide a subscriber with information regarding one or more messages by subscribing with a presence server for contact events associated with the subscriber, provide the subscriber with a request to receive a defined subset of messages while the subscriber is involved in a communication session with at least one other party, receive from a communication device operate by the subscriber a response to the request for the defined subset of messages, and then cause at least some of the messages in the defined subset of messages to be presented to the subscriber while the communication session is in progress.
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