Communication state publishing gateway
AssigneeFrance Telecom
InventorFrederic Felten
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Abstract
Once a gateway connected to access networks and a packet network has received a notification of a communication state relating a terminal, a gateway that publishes communication states of terminals transforms a current communication state of the terminal into an instant messaging communication state. The instant messaging communication state is then transferred to an instant messaging server so terminals can consult communication states of the terminal.
Claims8
1- A method of publishing a communication state of a terminal connected to an access network that detects a communication state of said terminal notified as a current communication state to a communication state publishing arrangement connected to said access network and to a packet network, including:
- transforming said current communication state (EC) of said terminal into an instant messaging communication state in said publishing arrangement, and
- transferring said instant messaging communication state from said publishing arrangement to an instant messaging server connected to said packet network.
2- A method as claimed in claim 1, including prior to the transforming step, selecting a voluntary communication state and selecting an apparent communication state corresponding to said voluntary communication state in a database as a function of an identifier of said terminal transmitted by said publishing arrangement, and if said apparent communication state is different from said current communication state, modifying said current communication state to said apparent communication state in said publishing arrangement.
3- A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said voluntary communication state is selected by said terminal on a server connected to said packet network and then stores the voluntary communication state in said database.
4- A method as claimed in claim 1, including selecting a current action to be established in said access network of said terminal and associated with said current communication state in a database as a function of an identifier of said terminal transmitted by said publishing arrangement in order for that action to be commanded subsequently by said publishing arrangement.
5- A method as claimed in claim 2, including selecting a current action to be established in said access network of said terminal and associated with said current communication state in a database as a function of an identifier of said terminal transmitted by said publishing arrangement in order for that action to be commanded subsequently by said publishing arrangement, selecting an action associated with said voluntary communication state, and modifying the current action to said action associated with said voluntary communication state.
6- A method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said action associated with said voluntary communication state is selected by said terminal on a server connected to said packet network and then stores in said database.
7- A system for publishing a communication state of a terminal connected to an access network that detects a communication state of said terminal notified as a current communication state, said system comprising:
- a communication state publishing arrangement connected to said access network and to a packet network,
- a transforming arrangement for transforming said current communication state of said terminal into an instant messaging communication state, and
- a transferring arrangement for transferring said instant messaging communication state from said publishing arrangement to an instant messaging server connected to said packet network.
8- A system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said publishing arrangement comprises a first selector arrangement for selecting a voluntary communication state in a database as a function of an identifier of said terminal, a second selector arrangement for selecting an apparent communication state corresponding to said voluntary communication state in said database as a function of said identifier of said terminal, and a modifying arrangement for modifying said current communication state to said apparent communication state if said apparent communication state is different from said current communication state.