PAST PRESENCE HINTS
First Claim
1. A method of determining presence of a principal on one or more devices or communication channels, the method comprising:
- determining a presence of a principal; and
storing presence information related to the indication of the presence of the principal.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed for using past presence information to help determine a current presence of a principal. In one embodiment, determining presence of a principal on one or more devices or communication channels can comprise periodically querying a plurality of devices to determine a presence of the principal on one or more of the plurality of devices. An indication of the presence of the principal on the one or more of the plurality of devices can be received and presence information related to the indication of the presence of the principal on the one or more devices can be stored. A request for a presence of the principal can be received and, in response, the stored presence information can be retrieved. The stored presence information and, in some cases, current presence information can be provided in response to the request for the presence of the principal.
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1. A method of determining presence of a principal on one or more devices or communication channels, the method comprising:
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determining a presence of a principal; and storing presence information related to the indication of the presence of the principal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of determining presence of a principal on one or more devices or communication channels, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for a presence of a principal; and retrieving stored presence information related to the principal and indicating a past presence on one or more of a plurality of devices. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for determining presence of a principal on one or more devices or communication channels, the system comprising:
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a repository; and a presence enabler communicatively coupled with the repository and adapted to determine a presence of the principal, receive an indication of the presence of the principal, and store presence information related to the indication of the presence of the principal in the repository. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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