Presence services in a wireless communications network
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorJames Reilly
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Abstract
A method of providing presence services in a mobile communications network, the method comprising: receiving a presence update message from a first user of a mobile device, said presence update message including a device activity presence attribute indicating activity of the mobile device; and transmitting the device activity presence attribute to a second user, which is arranged to display information representing the device activity.
Claims21
A method of providing presence services in a mobile communications network, the method comprising:
- receiving a presence update message from a first user of a mobile device, said presence update message including a device activity presence attribute indicating activity of the mobile device;
- and
- transmitting the device activity presence attribute to a second user, which is configured to display information representing the device activity.
A mobile device configured to provide presence services in a mobile communications network, the mobile device comprising:
- means for monitoring activity of the mobile device;
- means for formulating a presence update message including a device activity presence attribute representing said monitored activity;
- and
- means for transmitting the presence update message including said device activity presence attribute over a wireless communications channel.
A mobile device configured to monitor presence in a mobile communications network, the mobile device comprising:
- means for receiving a presence update message including a device activity presence attribute representing a monitored activity of another mobile device;
- and
- a display configured to display information representing a device activity indicated by the device activity presence attribute.
A server for providing presence services in a mobile communications network, the server comprising:
- means for receiving a presence update message from a first mobile device, said presence update message including a device activity presence attribute indicating activity of the first mobile device;
- and
- means for transmitting the device activity presence attribute to an application of a second mobile device, which is configured to display information representing device activity.
A mobile communications system for providing presence services, the system comprising:
- a first user equipment including means for monitoring activity of the first user equipment and for formulating a presence update message including a device activity presence attribute indicating said activity;
- a presence server for receiving said presence update message over a wireless channel;
- and
- a second user equipment configured to receive said device activity presence attribute from the presence server and to display information representing the activity indicated by the device activity presence attribute.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.