System and method of communicating presence information
AssigneeAle USA Inc.
InventorMark FORRESTER
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Abstract
A method of communicating presence information is provided. The method includes receiving (210) at a controller node a location identification indication from a mobile device. The location identification is based on a location identifier received at the mobile device from a broadcast node. A conference status of the mobile device is determined (220) at the controller node based on the location identification indication and a device identifier of the mobile device. The mobile device is instructed to update (230) a presence indication when the mobile device meets a conference status criteria.
Claims19
A method of communicating presence information, comprising:
- receiving (210) at a controller node (108, 608) a location identification indication from a mobile device (102, 602, 612, 622), wherein the location identification indication is based on a location identifier received at the mobile device (102) from a broadcast node (104, 604, 614, 624);
- determining (220) a conference status of the mobile device (102) at the controller node (108), wherein the conference status is based on the location identification indication and a device identifier associated with the mobile device (102);
- and
- instructing a presence node (110, 610) to update (230) a presence indication associated with the mobile device (102) when the mobile device meets a conference status criteria.
A controller node (108) configured to
- receive a location identification indication (210) from a mobile device (102), wherein the location identification indication is based on a location identifier broadcast within a predetermined broadcast area (105) of a broadcast node (104),
- determine a conference status (220) of the mobile device (102), wherein the conference status is based on the location identification indication and a device identifier associated with the mobile device (102), and
- instruct a presence node to update a presence indication (230) associated with the mobile device (102) when the mobile device (102) meets a conference status criteria.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.