Presence based telephony
US7668157B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device is provided including a processor and a display configured to list more than one presence enabled contact. A user agent is configured to indicate an availability status of the device to a presence server. The user agent is at least partially executed by the processor. Moreover, at least one input is configured to enable a device user to request a communications session with at least one of the plurality of presence enabled contacts. The request is initiated by the user agent when the requested presence enabled contact is available.
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