System and Method for Updating Presence Information in Instant Messaging Applications on a Mobile Device

• US 20120009908A1
• Filed: 09/19/2011
• Published: 01/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Wisebourt, Shaul Serge, Klassen, Gerhard Dietrich
• Granted Patent: US 8,285,265 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/043 using or handling presence information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• 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

Abstract

A system and method for controlling the presence status on a mobile device is provided. The method comprises determining an active notification profile for said mobile device, said active notification profile defining how said mobile device notifies of new events; determining a corresponding presence status for said active notification profile; and setting said corresponding presence status as a current presence status.

Claims

1. A method of controlling presence status on a mobile device, said method comprising:

determining an active notification profile for said mobile device, said active notification profile defining how said mobile device notifies of new events;

determining a corresponding presence status for said active notification profile; and

setting said corresponding presence status as a current presence status.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising providing a set of one or more rules indicating associations between existing notification profiles and a plurality of presence statuses, each rule correlating one of said existing notification profiles with a selected one of said presence statuses, said determining a corresponding presence status comprising referencing said rules.

3. The method according to claim 2, said rules comprising predefined default associations, said predefined default associations being changeable using a first UI displayed on a display of said mobile device.

4. The method according to claim 1 further comprising:

displaying a first user interface (UI) on a display of said mobile device for selecting presence statuses for existing notification profiles.

5. The method according to claim 4, said first UI comprising a list of all existing notification profiles for said mobile device and providing a selection mechanism for each profile in said list to enable said selected one of said presence statuses for each notification profile to be chosen using said selection mechanism.

6. The method according to claim 5, said selection mechanism further comprising a first option for creating a custom presence status, said custom presence status to be automatically associated with the corresponding notification profile upon creation thereof.

7. The method according to claim 4, said first UI further comprising a second option for creating a custom profile, said method further comprising:

upon sensing selection of said second option, displaying a second UI for creating said custom profile, said second UI enabling a presence status to be associated with said custom profile.

8. The method according to claim 1 being executed on said mobile device repeatedly over time.

9. The method according to claim 8, said method being executed according to any one or more of the following patterns:

periodically, continuously, and dynamically according to sensing an external event indicative of a change in said active notification profile.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising providing a notification pertaining to said corresponding presence status for said active notification profile.

11. The method according to claim 10, said active notification profile being determined by communicating with a profiles application stored on said mobile device, and said notification being provided to an instant messaging application using a presence updater module.

12. The method according to claim 10, said method being performed by an instant messaging application, said active notification profile being determined from an initial notification prepared according to information provided by a profiles application on said mobile device, and said notification pertaining to said corresponding presence status comprising an update generated by said instant messaging application.

13. The method according to claim 1, said setting said current presence status further comprising:

comparing said corresponding presence status to said current presence status; and

if said corresponding presence status is different than said current presence status, updating said current presence status to be the same as said corresponding presence status.

14. A mobile device comprising a display, a processor, one or more input mechanisms and a memory comprising computer executable instructions for controlling presence status on a mobile device, said computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:

determining an active notification profile for said mobile device, said active notification profile defining how said mobile device notifies of new events;

determining a corresponding presence status for said active notification profile; and

setting said corresponding presence status as a current presence status.

15. The mobile device according to claim 14, further comprising instructions for providing a set of one or more rules indicating associations between existing notification profiles and a plurality of presence statuses, each rule correlating one of said existing notification profiles with a selected one of said presence statuses, said determining a corresponding presence status comprising referencing said rules.

16. The mobile device according to claim 15, said rules comprising predefined default associations, said predefined default associations being changeable using a first UI displayed on a display of said mobile device.

17. The mobile device according to claim 14 further comprising instructions for:

displaying a first user interface (UI) on a display of said mobile device for selecting presence statuses for existing notification profiles.

18. The mobile device according to claim 17, said first UI comprising a list of all existing notification profiles for said mobile device and providing a selection mechanism for each profile in said list to enable said selected one of said presence statuses for each notification profile to be chosen using said selection mechanism.

19. The mobile device according to claim 18, said selection mechanism further comprising a first option for creating a custom presence status, said custom presence status to be automatically associated with the corresponding notification profile upon creation thereof.

20. The mobile device according to claim 18, said first UI further comprising a second option for creating a custom profile, said computer executable instructions further comprising instructions for:

upon said sensing selection of said second option, displaying a second UI for creating said custom profile, said second UI enabling a presence status to be associated with said custom profile.

21. The mobile device according to claim 14, said instructions being executed on said mobile device repeatedly over time.

22. The mobile device according to claim 21, said instructions being executed according to any one or more of the following patterns:

periodically, continuously, and dynamically according to sensing an external event indicative of a change in said active notification profile.

23. The mobile device according to claim 14, further comprising instructions for providing a notification pertaining to said corresponding presence status for said active notification profile.

24. The mobile device according to claim 23, said active notification profile being determined by communicating with a profiles application stored on said mobile device, and said notification being provided to an instant messaging application using a presence updater module.

25. The mobile device according to claim 23, said instructions being performed by an instant messaging application, said active notification profile being determined from an initial notification prepared according to information provided by a profiles application on said mobile device, and said notification pertaining to said corresponding presence status comprising an update generated by said instant messaging application.

26. The mobile device according to claim 14, said setting said current presence status further comprising instructions for:

comparing said corresponding presence status to said current presence status; and

if said corresponding presence status is different than said current presence status, updating said current presence status to be the same as said corresponding presence status.

27. A computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions for controlling presence status on a mobile device, said computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:

determining an active notification profile for said mobile device, said active notification profile defining how said mobile device notifies of new events;

determining a corresponding presence status for said active notification profile; and

setting said corresponding presence status as a current presence status.