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Methods and apparatus to provide presence information

  • US 9,300,493 B2
  • Filed: 06/29/2012
  • Issued: 03/29/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for presenting presence information, the method comprising:

  • in response to a request from a first user for presence information associated with a second user, analyzing (a) information from a monitoring sensor that is monitoring a physical environment external to a mobile device of the second user, and (b) a user indication of availability from the second user to determine that the second user is available for communication with the first user using a first communication method supported by the mobile device and is unavailable for communication with the first user using a second communication method supported by the mobile device, the information from the monitoring sensor identifying an external environmental factor that affects a user'"'"'s availability to communicate using at least one of the first communication method and the second communication method; and

    sending a message to the first user indicating that the second user is available for communication using the first communication method and is unavailable for communication using the second communication method.

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