Automatic user device presence registration system
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1. A system for managing communication with at least one user device, comprising:
- at least one presence server receiving at least one of;
a first message automatically generated and transmitted by a user device when the user device receives a power down command, and/or when the user device has not been operated for a predetermined period, and/or when a user device receives a power on message, and a second message automatically generated and transmitted by a user device indicating the user device should remain indicated as being active, the presence server using the messages to maintain data indicating user devices available for communication.
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Abstract
A user device automatically sends a presence message to a presence server when the user device is powered on. Thereafter, the user device may send a sleep message to the presence server upon power down or prolonged period of inactivity, or the device may be required to send periodic messages to the presence server to maintain it as being listed as an active device. The presence server is then used to manage communication with the user device based on the presence information.
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1. A system for managing communication with at least one user device, comprising:
at least one presence server receiving at least one of;
a first message automatically generated and transmitted by a user device when the user device receives a power down command, and/or when the user device has not been operated for a predetermined period, and/or when a user device receives a power on message, and a second message automatically generated and transmitted by a user device indicating the user device should remain indicated as being active, the presence server using the messages to maintain data indicating user devices available for communication.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A user device comprising:
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means for registering with a presence server;
at least one means selected from the group consisting of;
means for generating, without user intervention, a message to the presence server indicating that the user device has been inactive for a period longer than a threshold, whereby the presence server can indicate the user device as being available for communication; and
means for generating, without user intervention and after having been authenticated with the presence server, a message to the presence server indicating that the user device remains available for communication, whereby the presence server can indicate the user device as remaining available for communication. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A user computing device comprising logic embodying method acts including:
generating, without user intervention, a message to a presence server indicating that the user device has been inactive for a period longer than a threshold, whereby the presence server can indicate the user device as being available for communication.
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12. A user computing device comprising logic embodying method acts including:
generating, without user intervention and while being indicated as being an active device by a presence server, a message to the presence server indicating that the user device remains available for communication, whereby the presence server can continue to indicate the user device as remaining available for communication.
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13. A presence server, comprising logic for undertaking method acts comprising:
maintaining data indicating what devices are active based at least in part on at least one of;
user device messages indicating no activity at the user device for a period at least a great as a threshold, and user device messages indicating continuing desire to remain designated an active device.- View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for advertising over the Internet, comprising:
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accessing information in a presence server indicating active user devices; and
based on the information, transmitting, over the Internet, at least one advertisement to the active user devices. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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