Wireless chat automatic status signaling

A method of tracking a status of a mobile device, comprising:

• receiving a registration notification message associated with a message subscriber device;
• and
• communicating, via an Internet Protocol (IP) connection, a registration activity status of said message subscriber device to a service provider-specific application;
• wherein said registration notification message, received at a message distribution server, notifies a group of message subscriber devices of said registration activity status of said message subscriber device.

A mobile device status tracking system, comprising:

• a status change receiver to receive a status change notification message associated with a message subscriber device;
• and
• a status change notification message communicator to communicate, via an Internet Protocol (IP) connection, a status change activity associated with said message subscriber device to a service provider-specific application;
• wherein said status change notification message, received at a message distribution server, notifies a group of message subscriber devices of said status change activity of said message subscriber device.

A method of tracking a status of a mobile device, comprising:

• receiving a status change notification message associated with a message subscriber device;
• and
• communicating, via an Internet Protocol (IP) connection, a status change activity associated with said message subscriber device to a service provider-specific application;
• wherein said status change notification message, received at a message distribution server, notifies a group of message subscriber devices of said status change activity of said message subscriber device.