System and method for centrally-hosted presence reporting
US7546127B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A telecommunications system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of network clients (150) including a positioning controller (504) and a communications controller (502); and a positioning server (152) including a coordinating controller (161) for maintaining a database of network clients to be tracked, said database further including position-presence correlation information for individual users; wherein said positioning server (152) is adapted to receive position information from said plurality of network clients and distribute presence information related to said position information as one or more e-mails to one or more network enterprise devices (122, 104).
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