Caller initiated distinctive presence alerting and auto-response messaging
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1. A system for relaying presence information within an electronic chat environment, comprising:
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an electronic chat client configured to receive a message from a peer electronic chat client of a sending user, the message indicating a network presence change of the sending user, wherein the message contains an audio file to announce the network presence change,the electronic chat client configured to present a receiving user an option of responding to the message after the audio file of the message is played, content of the audio file announcing the network presence change of the sending user to the receiving user, the message being structured as a chat message having a tag that indicates to the electronic chat client to receive the message without initiating a chat session.
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Abstract
Presence information of a first user is relayed to a second user. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of the system, among others includes, can be implemented as follows. A first communications client of a first user detects a change in the presence status of a first user and sends an alert message to a second communications client of a second user.
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1. A system for relaying presence information within an electronic chat environment, comprising:
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a computer processor; and an electronic chat client configured to receive a message from a peer electronic chat client of a sending user, the message indicating a network presence change of the sending user, wherein the message contains an audio file to announce the network presence change, the electronic chat client configured to present a receiving user an option of responding to the message after the audio file of the message is played, content of the audio file announcing the network presence change of the sending user to the receiving user, the message being structured as a chat message having a tag that indicates to the electronic chat client to receive the message without initiating a chat session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for relaying presence information within an electronic chat environment, comprising:
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receiving, by an electronic chat client, an electronic message from a peer electronic chat client of a sending user, the electronic message indicating a network presence change of the sending user, wherein the electronic message contains an audio file to announce a network presence change of the sending user; and presenting, by the electronic chat client, a receiving user an option of responding to the electronic message after the audio file of the electronic message is played, content of the audio file announcing the network presence change of the sending user to the receiving user, the electronic message being structured as a chat message having a tag that indicates to the electronic chat client to receive the electronic message without initiating a chat session. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer instructions, executable by a computer, comprising:
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code that receives a message from a peer electronic chat client of a sending user, the message indicating a network presence change of the sending user, wherein the message contains an audio file to announce a network presence change of the sending user; and code that presents a receiving user an option of responding to the message after the audio file of the message is played, content of the audio file announcing the network presence change of the sending user to the receiving user, the message being structured as a chat message having a tag that indicates to the electronic chat client to receive the message without initiating a chat session. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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