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Managing contact status updates in a presence management system

  • US 9,451,038 B2
  • Filed: 10/02/2007
  • Issued: 09/20/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving indication of a power event occurring at a first device for an online identity represented by a presence management application, wherein the power event causes a switch to supply power to the first device from an external power source to an internal battery within the first device;

    indicating that status updates for a set of one or more online contacts maintained for the online identity are to be held at a second device in response to receiving the indication of occurrence of the power event;

    maintaining status of the set of one or more online contacts of the online identity at the second device based, at least in part, on said indicating that the status updates for the set of one or more online contacts maintained for the online identity are to be held at the second device while the presence management application continues to represent that the online identity is online; and

    releasing to the first device updates to the status of the set of one or more online contacts after the power event is completed such that power supplied to the first device is switched back to the external power source.

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