Managing a communication availability status

Details Managing a communication availability status Managing a communication availability status

2007-08-17

2010-06-29

Hu, Jinsong (Department: 2454)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Distributed data processing

Client/server

C709S204000, C709S205000, C709S223000, C709S224000, C455S412200

Reexamination Certificate

active

07747679

ABSTRACT:
In response to a first user becoming active on a communication device, a first availability status can be automatically established as a current availability of the first user. A first time period can be automatically identified. During the first time period, the first availability status can be maintained as the current availability of the first user to at least a second user. In response to the first time period elapsing, a second availability status can be automatically established as the current availability of the first user to the second user.

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