Updating of Presence Information Assigned to a User of a Communication Service

a technology for communication services and users, applied in the direction of digital transmission, data switching networks, electrical devices, etc., to achieve the effect of reducing overhead

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-07-07
UNIFY GMBH & CO KG
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Benefits of technology

This patent allows a registered user to grant permission to another user to change their presence information. This permission can be sent in a message to the server managing the presence information with minimal overhead. The introduction of a proxy-like permission to change presence information allows for quick and accurate acquisition and distribution of the information. The fact that the presence information can be easily accessed by other users or sent to them in a multicast message makes it efficient for sharing and retrieving. This advancement in communication services provides benefits to both users and service providers.

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Delays in the sending and answering of messages are usual in e-mail systems, but it is generally undesirable in instant messaging systems to send a message to an addressee who will only receive the message hours or days later.

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[0016]The application environment shown in FIG. 1 includes a server 101 by means of which an instant message service is provided for use at multiple clients 104 to 107. The clients 104 to 107 are connected to the server 101 by a data network 103, for example the interne. Real-time communication connections between clients, at each of which a user has started an instant messaging application, are set up by the instant messaging service via the server 101. The server 101 is responsible here in particular for controlling and monitoring the communication connections between the clients 104 to 107. This also includes, by way of example, the monitoring of the bandwidth and quality of service necessary for provision of the instant messaging service.

[0017]As well as providing the instant messaging service, the server 101 has the task of managing presence information relating to users of the instant messaging service. Such presence information is advantageously acquired by the server 101 in ...

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Abstract

Data characterizing the presence state of a user registered to use a communication service is sent to a server for the management of presence data in order to update presence data allocated to the user of a communication service. The data sent to the server is stored as presence data allocated to the user and is made available for predefinable other users. Authorization to change presence data is given to another selected user upon user release

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is the US National Stage of International Application No. PCT / EP2004 / 051876, filed Aug. 23, 2004 and claims the benefit thereof. The International Application claims the benefits of German application No. 10340386.8 DE filed Aug. 29, 2003, both of the applications are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.FIELD OF INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a method for updating presence information assigned to a user of a communication service, to a communication system and to a control program.BACKGROUND OF INVENTION[0003]Internet-based instant messaging applications for exchanging information within selected user groups without the familiar time delays of conventional e-mail applications are growing increasingly popular. Typical instant messaging applications enable a user to prepare a message to members of a selected user group, also referred to as a “buddy list”, and to send the message for essential...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H04L12/58H04L29/08
CPCH04L51/043H04L51/04H04L67/54
InventorKLUG, KARLLEDERER, THOMASMULLER, HARALD
OwnerUNIFY GMBH & CO KG