Apparatus and method for changing instant messaging presence relative to a calendar function

• US 20040203659A1
• Filed: 12/06/2002
• Published: 10/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cingular Wireless LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cingular Wireless II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Mikan, Jeffrey Clinton
• Application Number:
  US10/313,362
• Publication Number:
  US 20040203659A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2072 Schedules, e.g. personal calendars
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4536 Voicemail combined with text-based messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00

Abstract

The present invention is an apparatus and method for changing the presence of a user profile active on a communication device on a telecommunications network relative to a calendar function for the communication device. In the first embodiment, the communication device first receives an indication that an event in the calendar function for the communication device has occurred. The communication device next determines the new presence corresponding to the event, and communicates the new presence to the telecommunications network. In the second embodiment, the communication device is coupled to a client device. The client device receives an indication that an event has occurred, and then determines the new presence corresponding to the event.

Claims

1. A method of changing the presence of a user profile on a telecommunications network relative to a calendar function for a communication device, said method comprising:

receiving an indication that an event on the calendar function has occurred;

determining the new presence corresponding to the event; and

communicating the new presence corresponding to the event to the telecommunications network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining presence corresponding to the event comprises retrieving the presence corresponding to the event from a memory.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein retrieving the presence corresponding to the event from a memory comprises accessing a memory coupled to the telecommunications network.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein retrieving the presence corresponding to the event from a memory comprises accessing a memory located within the communication device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said communication device comprises a wireless device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said communication device is a cellular telephone.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said cellular telephone is communicatively coupled to a client device.

8. A method of changing the presence of a user profile on a telecommunications network relative to a calendar function for a communication device, said method comprising:

receiving an indication that an event on the calendar function has occurred;

communicating the indication to the communication device;

determining a presence corresponding to the event; and

changing the presence of the communication device to the presence corresponding to the event.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said determining presence corresponding to the event comprises retrieving the presence corresponding to the event from a memory.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein retrieving the presence corresponding to the event from a memory comprises accessing a memory coupled to the telecommunications network.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein retrieving the presence corresponding to the event from a memory comprises accessing a memory located within the communication device.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein said communication device comprises a wireless device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein said communication device is a cellular telephone.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein said cellular telephone is communicatively coupled to a client device.

15. A apparatus for changing the presence of a user profile on a telecommunications network based at least in part on a calendar function for a communication device, said apparatus comprising:

a processing unit resident in the communication device;

a memory accessible to the processing unit for storing a presence value related to an event stored in the calendar function for the communication device, said event being representative of particular time period; and

a plurality of instructions executable by said processing unit to cause alteration of the presence value of the communication device based at least in part on the time period of said event.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein said system further comprises a network interface communicatively connected to said processing unit for transmission of the new presence value from the communication device to the telecommunications network.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said calendar function resides on said telecommunications network, and said calendar function is accessed via said network interface.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein said memory further comprises said instructions for providing said calendar function.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein said calendar function resides on an external memory unit.

20. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein said memory accessible to the processing unit further comprises instructions for providing said calendar function.