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Handheld Electronic Device and Associated Method Providing Availability Data in a Messaging Environment

  • US 20080096595A1
  • Filed: 12/21/2007
  • Published: 04/24/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of enabling communication between a first device and a second device, each device being capable of transmitting enhancement data, the first device being an electronic device having a wireless communication capability on a first communications band and on a second communications band, the second device being an electronic device having a wireless communication capability on a first communications band and on a second communications band, the method comprising:

  • enabling a determination of an extent of activity on the first device; and

    enabling a determination from the extent of activity of an availability value that is representative at least in part of a degree of relative availability of a user of the first device, at least a portion of said enhancement data being representative of the availability value.

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