Organizing presence information into collections of publications

US8356011B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Shaun D. Cox · Redmond, US
• Timothy Rang · Berwyn, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 26, 2005
• Grant date: Jan 15, 2013
• Expiry date: Oct 11, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0601
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for managing presence information based on collections of publications is provided. The presence system creates collections of publications for a publisher. A publication includes a type and value. A publisher may define one collection of publications that is to be made available to certain subscribers and another collection of publications that is to be made available to other subscribers. The presence system may allow a publisher to update individual publications within a collection. Moreover, the presence system may identify subscribers of a collection at the time of subscription.