Determining Presence Status of End User Associated with Multiple Access Terminals

• US 20090112996A1
• Filed: 10/25/2007
• Published: 04/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Baker, Charles L. III, Whitsell, Sean M., Raghu, Vijayanivas R., Ross, Marshall B.
• Application Number:
  US11/923,845
• Publication Number:
  US 20090112996A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/148 Migration or transfer of sessions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving presence data associated with a plurality of access terminals associated with an end user. The method includes combining the presence data associated with the end user. The method includes associating a single presence status with the end user based on the combined presence data.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a multipresence element operable to;

receive presence data associated with a plurality of access terminals associated with an end user;

combine the presence data associated with the end user; and

associate a single presence status with the end user based on the combined presence data.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the multipresence element is further operable to determine a most recently active access terminal from the plurality of access terminals based on the presence data associated with the plurality of access terminals.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the multipresence element is further operable to forward a communication session destined for the end user to the most recently active access terminal.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the communication session is an instant message.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a selected access terminal from the plurality of access terminals is a personal computer.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the single presence status of the end user is available.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the most active access terminal is a selected access terminal from the plurality of access terminals that the end user is currently using.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein presence data comprises a mouse click occurring at a selected access terminal.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the presence data is sent from a unified personal communicator.

10. A method, comprising:

receiving presence data associated with a plurality of access terminals associated with an end user;

combining the presence data associated with the end user; and

associating a single presence status with the end user based on the combined presence data.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising determining a most recently active access terminal from the plurality of access terminals based on the presence data associated with the plurality of access terminals.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising forwarding a communication session destined for the end user to the most recently active access terminal.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the communication session is an instant message.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein a selected access terminal from the plurality of access terminals is a personal computer.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the single presence status of the end user is available.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the most active access terminal is the access terminal that the end user is currently using.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein presence data is a mouse click occurring at a selected access terminal.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the presence data is sent from a unified personal communicator.

19. Logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to:

receive presence data associated with a plurality of access terminals associated with an end user;

combine the presence data associated with the end user; and

associate a single presence status with the end user based on the combined presence data.

20. The logic of claim 19, further operable to determine a most recently active access terminal from the plurality of access terminals based on the presence data associated with the plurality of access terminals.