Presence detection for IP telephony

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2006-10-17

2006-10-17

Smith, Creighton (Department: 2614)

Television

Two-way video and voice communication

User positioning

Reexamination Certificate

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07123286

ABSTRACT:
A method of detecting a user's presence at a workstation is provided. The workstation includes a computer (12) having an operating system (100) that has an interface for communicating with a screen saver (110). The interface provides for screen saver communications intended to selectively result in screen saver activation and screen saver deactivation. The method includes: detecting the screen saver communications; determining that the user is not present at the workstation when the detected communications are intended to result in screen saver activation; and, determining that the user is present at the workstation when the detected communications are intended to result in screen saver deactivation.

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patent: 6108028 (2000-08-01), Skarbo et al.
patent: 6456275 (2002-09-01), Hinckley et al.
patent: 6633318 (2003-10-01), Kim et al.

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