Presence system and method for providing access to web services
US7856478B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/55
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A presence system provides access to web services offered by presentities. The presence system includes a presence server for collecting and storing presence information on a presentity and providing the presence information to watchers of the presentity. The presence server further receives from the presentity web service invocation information providing access to one or more web services of the presentity. The presence server provides the web service invocation information of the presentity, along with the presence information of the presentity, to the watchers of the presentity for use by the watchers in invoking the web services of the presentity.
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