Apparatus, and an associated method, for providing and using opaque presence indications in a presence service
US8386769B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 18, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0428
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus, and an associated method, enables presence information of a presentity to be retrieved by a watcher. Elements, or portions, of the presence information may be made selectively opaque (unreadable) to any but authorized watchers or other consumers of the presentity information.
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