Contact presence aggregator
US10902001B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2250/74
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for identifying and displaying present contacts associated with a device's group account are described herein. In some embodiments, a contact list associated with a requesting device may be obtained, and group accounts, and in particular group accounts that have granted communications session privileges to the requesting device's group account, may be determined. Presence information associated with each of the group accounts may be determined so as to identify which of the group accounts are currently “present” (e.g., human presence has been detected proximate to a user's device). These group accounts may be aggregated together, and list metadata may be generated indicating which of the contacts are present, and which are not. The list metadata, as well as list data representing the contact list, may then be provided to the requesting device.
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