Presence tracking and name space interconnection techniques
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1. A method for providing information regarding an inanimate object, the inanimate object having at least one of an address and identifier within one or more name spaces presented thereon, comprising:
- a processor, of a mobile device, receiving the at least one of an address and identifier and a first name space on the inanimate object, wherein the at least one of an address and identifier are a tag;
the processor mapping the tag against a directory of associated addresses in a second namespace, wherein the associated addresses include contact addresses;
the processor identifying a contact address corresponding to the tag in the directory of associated addresses, wherein the identified contact address includes a pointer to a presence server; and
the processor initiating a contact to the identified contact address, wherein the contact provides presence information to the presence server, the presences server provides information about the inanimate object to the mobile device.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a presence and availability system including:
- (a) an input (e.g., an interface) operable to receive an agent report from a context sensing agent in a host entity associated with a person, the agent report comprising presence information and the person having an address in an associated name space;
- (b) a tracking agent 154 operable to tag at least some of the presence information with at least one classification tag; and
- (c) a policy agent 158 operable to determine presence information to be provided to a requester based on the at least one classification tag.
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1. A method for providing information regarding an inanimate object, the inanimate object having at least one of an address and identifier within one or more name spaces presented thereon, comprising:
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a processor, of a mobile device, receiving the at least one of an address and identifier and a first name space on the inanimate object, wherein the at least one of an address and identifier are a tag; the processor mapping the tag against a directory of associated addresses in a second namespace, wherein the associated addresses include contact addresses; the processor identifying a contact address corresponding to the tag in the directory of associated addresses, wherein the identified contact address includes a pointer to a presence server; and the processor initiating a contact to the identified contact address, wherein the contact provides presence information to the presence server, the presences server provides information about the inanimate object to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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