Presentity filtering for user preferences
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1. A method of communicating to a first communication device presence information associated with a second communication device, comprising:
- providing available presence information associated with the second communication device;
receiving from a source other than the first communication device first limitation information which indicates that the first communication device will be permitted to obtain less than all of said available presence information;
receiving from the first communication device second limitation information which indicates that the first communication device is to receive less than all of said available presence information; and
in response to said first limitation information and said second limitation information, providing less than all of said available presence information to the first communication device without providing the remainder of said available presence information to the first communication device;
wherein said first limitation information includes information which indicates that a plurality of communication devices will be permitted to obtain respective amounts of said available presence information that differ from one another and are less than all of said available presence information, wherein said first limitation information defines a first amount of said available presence information that is to be received by one of said communication devices, and also defines a second amount of said available presence information, which is to be received by another of said communication devices, as a difference relative to the first amount.
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Abstract
The adjustability of a watcher'"'"'s level of access to a presentity'"'"'s presence information is enhanced by providing for the filtering of the presence information based on information that is provided by a source other than the watcher.
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1. A method of communicating to a first communication device presence information associated with a second communication device, comprising:
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providing available presence information associated with the second communication device; receiving from a source other than the first communication device first limitation information which indicates that the first communication device will be permitted to obtain less than all of said available presence information; receiving from the first communication device second limitation information which indicates that the first communication device is to receive less than all of said available presence information; and in response to said first limitation information and said second limitation information, providing less than all of said available presence information to the first communication device without providing the remainder of said available presence information to the first communication device; wherein said first limitation information includes information which indicates that a plurality of communication devices will be permitted to obtain respective amounts of said available presence information that differ from one another and are less than all of said available presence information, wherein said first limitation information defines a first amount of said available presence information that is to be received by one of said communication devices, and also defines a second amount of said available presence information, which is to be received by another of said communication devices, as a difference relative to the first amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A data communication apparatus, comprising:
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an output for providing to a data network available presence information associated with the data communication apparatus; an input for receiving preference information which indicates a preference regarding how much of said available presence information is to be obtained by another data communication apparatus, said preference information including first preference information sent from the another communication apparatus that indicates that the another communication apparatus is to receive less than all of said available presence information; an information generator coupled to said input for providing in response to said preference information limitation information which indicates that the another communication apparatus is to receive less than all of said available presence information without receiving the remainder of said available presence information; and said output coupled to said information generator for outputting said limitation information to the data network;
,wherein said limitation information indicates that a plurality of communication apparatus will be permitted to obtain respective amounts of said available presence information that differ from one another and are less than all of said available presence information, wherein said limitation information defines a first amount of said available presence information that is to be received by a one of the communication apparatus, and also defines a second amount of said available presence information, which is to be received by another of the communication apparatus, as a difference relative to the first amount. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A presence server apparatus for providing to a first communication device presence information associated with a second communication device, comprising:
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an input for receiving from the second communication device available presence information associated with the second communication device; said input further for receiving from a source other than the first communication device first limitation information which indicates that the first communication device will be permitted to obtain less than all of said available presence information; said input further for receiving from the first communication device second limitation information which indicates that the first communication device is to receive less than all of said available presence information; and a policy engine coupled to said input and responsive to said first limitation information and said second limitation information for outputting less than all of said available presence information to the first communication device without outputting a remainder of said available presence information to the first communication device; wherein said first limitation information indicates that a plurality of communication devices will be permitted to obtain respective amounts of said available presence information that differ from one another and are less than all of said available presence information, said policy engine for arranging said amounts hierarchically according to incremental differences therebetween; wherein said first limitation information defines a first amount of said available presence information that is to be received by one of the communication devices, and also defines a second amount of said available presence information, which is to be received by another of the communication devices, as a difference relative to the first amount. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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