Systems and methods for providing presence information
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1. A method for communicating presence information, the method comprising the acts of:
- initiating, by a communication station, a persistent packet-switched connection with an edge proxy device to provide incoming alerts to the communication station;
establishing, by the communication station after the initiation of the persistent packet-switched connection, a first temporary packet-switched connection with a presence server contemporaneous with the persistent packet-switched connection, wherein the first temporary packet-switched connection is established independent of the edge proxy device;
registering, by the communication station, with the presence server over the first temporary packet-switched connection, an interest in presence information of another communication station;
receiving, by the communication station, an alert message sent from the presence server via the edge proxy device over the persistent packet-switched connection indicating that updated presence information of the another communication station is available;
transmitting, by the communication station over a second temporary packet-switched connection contemporaneous with the persistent packet-switched connection, a request message for the updated presence information to the presence server in response to the alert message; and
receiving, by the communication station over the second temporary packet-switched connection, the updated presence information from the presence server.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for communicating presence information are provided. A communication station establishes a persistent connection with a proxy server and a temporary connection with a presence server. The temporary connection is established independent of the proxy server. The communication station provides and obtains presence information directly from the presence server over the temporary connection. After providing or obtaining information, the communication station terminates the temporary connection, while still maintaining the persistent connection with the proxy server.
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1. A method for communicating presence information, the method comprising the acts of:
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initiating, by a communication station, a persistent packet-switched connection with an edge proxy device to provide incoming alerts to the communication station; establishing, by the communication station after the initiation of the persistent packet-switched connection, a first temporary packet-switched connection with a presence server contemporaneous with the persistent packet-switched connection, wherein the first temporary packet-switched connection is established independent of the edge proxy device; registering, by the communication station, with the presence server over the first temporary packet-switched connection, an interest in presence information of another communication station; receiving, by the communication station, an alert message sent from the presence server via the edge proxy device over the persistent packet-switched connection indicating that updated presence information of the another communication station is available; transmitting, by the communication station over a second temporary packet-switched connection contemporaneous with the persistent packet-switched connection, a request message for the updated presence information to the presence server in response to the alert message; and receiving, by the communication station over the second temporary packet-switched connection, the updated presence information from the presence server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for communicating presence information, the method comprising the acts of:
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establishing, by an edge proxy device at the request of a communication station, a persistent packet-switched connection with the communication station to provide incoming alerts to the communication station; establishing, by a presence server after the establishment of the persistent packet-switched connection, a first temporary packet-switched connection with the communication station contemporaneous with the persistent packet-switched connection, wherein the first temporary packet-switched connection is established independent of the edge proxy device; registering, by the communication station, with the presence server over the first temporary packet-switched connection, an interest in presence information of another communication station; receiving, by the communication station, an alert message sent from the presence server via the edge proxy device over the persistent packet-switched connection indicating that updated presence information of the another communication station is available; transmitting, by the communication station over a second temporary packet-switched connection contemporaneous with the persistent packet-switched connection, a request message for the updated presence information to the presence server in response to the alert message; and receiving, by the communication station over the second temporary packet-switched connection, the updated presence information from the presence server. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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