System and method for the distribution and use of presence information
First Claim
1. A method for dynamic updating of presence information in a communications system, comprising:
- registering a mobile device with a presence server following the mobile device being turned on;
sending presence information from the mobile device to the presence server for distribution to one or more mobile devices of at least one subscriber that is listed in a network address book for the mobile device, the network address book being stored on a network address book server; and
automatically receiving, at the mobile device, updated presence information of the at least one subscriber listed in the network address book from the presence server, the mobile device receiving the updated presence information without receiving additional user inputted information in response to the mobile device having a subscription to the presence information of the at least one subscriber, the updated presence information being obtained by the presence server from the one or more mobile devices of the at least one subscriber following the network address book server determining that the one or more mobile devices are capable of transmitting the updated presence information to the presence server.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for automating the implementing and use of presence information in a network and/or for automatically selecting the most efficient means for sending a message. In an embodiment of the system, presence information is transmitted to a presence server. The presence server then ascertains presence information for the entries in a user'"'"'s network address book after a user'"'"'s device provides presence information about the user to the presence server. This presence information can then used to determine whether a message is to be sent through session based messaging (if presence information indicates that a message recipient is available) or immediate messaging (if the other user is not available or no presence information is available). A system and method is also provided to automatically send the message using an efficient protocol.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for dynamic updating of presence information in a communications system, comprising:
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registering a mobile device with a presence server following the mobile device being turned on; sending presence information from the mobile device to the presence server for distribution to one or more mobile devices of at least one subscriber that is listed in a network address book for the mobile device, the network address book being stored on a network address book server; and automatically receiving, at the mobile device, updated presence information of the at least one subscriber listed in the network address book from the presence server, the mobile device receiving the updated presence information without receiving additional user inputted information in response to the mobile device having a subscription to the presence information of the at least one subscriber, the updated presence information being obtained by the presence server from the one or more mobile devices of the at least one subscriber following the network address book server determining that the one or more mobile devices are capable of transmitting the updated presence information to the presence server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for dynamic communication of updating presence information in a communications system, comprising:
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a presence server that registers mobile devices in response to the mobile devices being turned on for providing presence information to the mobile devices; and a mobile device that automatically receives updated presence information of at least one subscriber listed in a network address book for the mobile device from the presence server, the updated presence information being obtained from one or more mobile devices of the at least one subscriber following a network address book server that stores the network address book determines that the one or more mobile devices are capable of transmitting the updated presence information to the presence server, wherein the mobile device provides at least one of access, change, and view to the presence information through a user interface at least indirectly connected to the communications system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for dynamic updating of presence information in a communications system, comprising:
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sending presence information from a mobile device to a presence server for distribution to one or more mobile devices of at least one subscriber that is listed in an address book of the mobile device; and automatically receiving, at the mobile device, updated presence information of one or more subscribers listed in a network address book from the presence server, the updated presence information being obtained by the presence server from at least one mobile device of the one or more subscribers that is determined by a network address book server that stores the network address book as capable of transmitting the updated presence information to the presence server. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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