Dynamic presence proxy for call sessions
AssigneeSiemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsMichelle Michael, Randy Wuerfel, Jeffrey Blohm
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Abstract
A telecommunications system includes a telephone routing system; and a presence database manager unit operably coupled to the routing system and adapted to maintain one or more watcher lists of registered users. The routing system is adapted to receive phone calls and provide an indication to the presence database manager unit whether the phone calls originate from registered users. The presence database manager unit is adapted to determine if such a user has a watcher list and transmit an indication to parties associated with the watcher list that said user is present.
Claims17
A telecommunications method, comprising:
- receiving a call from a user;
- determining a presence of said user based on said call;
- determining if said user has a watcher list;
- and
- informing contacts on said watcher list that said user is available.
A telecommunications system, comprising:
- a telephone router;
- and
- a presence database manager unit operably coupled to said telephone switching unit and adapted to maintain one or more watcher lists of registered users;
- wherein said telephone router is adapted to receive phone calls and provide an indication to said presence database manager unit whether said phone calls originate from registered users;
- wherein said presence database manager unit is adapted to determine if such a user is maintained on a watcher list and transmit an indication to parties associated with said watcher list that said user is present.
A telecommunications server comprising:
- a telecommunications controller for supervising a presence system and a telephone routing system;
- wherein said telecommunications controller is adapted to transmit presence information to registered users about a party calling in via said telephone routing system without said calling party logging in to said presence system.
A telecommunications method, comprising:
- receiving a call into a telecommunications system;
- determining if said call originates from a registered user;
- accessing a watcher list associated with said user;
- and
- transmitting updated presence information about said registered user to parties associated with said watcher list.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.