Mobile device status and notification method and system
US9203960B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/56
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product is provided for processing the status of phone devices having a phone number. A synthetic communication server receives updated status of a target phone device referencing a normalized phone number that specifically identifies the target phone device on a synthetic communication network. Accordingly, the server stores the updated status of the target phone device in a status area referenced by the normalized phone number. The server identifies a subset of phone devices from phone devices on the synthetic communication network interested in the status of the target phone device. For each of the phone devices in the subset, the server pushes the updated status of the target phone device to each phone device in the subset.Yet another aspect of the invention concerns monitoring status of the phone devices in a status list of normalized phone numbers on a phone device. The phone device monitors other phone devices and also provides individual status. Accordingly, the method and system sends the status list and updated status of the phone device that includes a normalized phone number identifying the phone device on the synthetic communica…
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