Provider presence information
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1. An article of manufacture, comprising:
- a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium that contains instructions for an instant messaging (IM) client presence program and a separate server presence program of a server, which if executed, cause the server to perform operations that include;
receiving client presence information through the IM presence program regarding at least one presentity client;
receiving service provider presence information through the server presence program regarding at least one service provider, with the service provider presence information including at least a dynamic characteristic of the at least one service provider, and the service provider presence information further including at least one of;
a list of a plurality of service instances associated with the at least one service provider, anda list of service interfaces supported by the at least one service provider; and
distributing at least one of the client presence information and the service provider presence information to at least one requester.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a client computer includes a memory, a client presence program adapted to be located in the memory, and a processor. The processor is coupled to the memory and is adapted to execute the client presence program to receive provider presence information from an instant messaging (IM) server and to store the provider presence information in the memory. The provider presence information includes at least a provider status for at least one service provider.
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18 Claims
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1. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium that contains instructions for an instant messaging (IM) client presence program and a separate server presence program of a server, which if executed, cause the server to perform operations that include; receiving client presence information through the IM presence program regarding at least one presentity client; receiving service provider presence information through the server presence program regarding at least one service provider, with the service provider presence information including at least a dynamic characteristic of the at least one service provider, and the service provider presence information further including at least one of; a list of a plurality of service instances associated with the at least one service provider, and a list of service interfaces supported by the at least one service provider; and distributing at least one of the client presence information and the service provider presence information to at least one requester. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving client presence information through an instant messaging (IM) presence program regarding at least one presentity client, the IM presence program executing on a server; receiving service provider presence information from a server presence program regarding at least one service provider, the server presence program executing on the server, with the service provider presence information including at least a dynamic characteristic of the at least one service provider, and the service provider presence information further including at least one of; a list of a plurality of service instances associated with the at least one service provider, and a list of service interfaces supported by the at least one service provider; and distributing at least one of the client presence information and the service provider presence information to at least one requester. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory, wherein the memory includes instructions for an instant messaging (IM) presence program and a separate server presence program of a server, which if executed, cause the server to perform operations that include; receiving client presence information through the IM presence program regarding at least one presentity client; receiving service provider presence information through the server presence program regarding at least one service provider, with the service provider presence information including at least a dynamic characteristic of the at least one service provider, and the service provider presence information further including at least one of; a list of a plurality of service instances associated with the at least one service provider, and a list of service interfaces supported by the at least one service provider; and distributing at least one of the client presence information and the service provider presence information to at least one requester. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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