Presence system, communication terminal, server and computer program product therefor
View Patent ↗A presence system in which communication terminals and a presence server may cooperate to provide status notifications. A communication terminal may provide the server a store message to suspend transmission of status notifications to that communication terminal. The presence server may be arranged so that in response to a store message requesting storage of status notifications the transmission of status notifications from the server to that communication terminal is suspended. Several approaches to release the suspension are provided. The presence system, communication terminal and/or the communication presence server may include hardware and/or computer code or software to provide the respective functions and operations.
1. A presence system comprising communication terminals belonging to a number of parties;
a presence server connectable by the communication terminals over a network, the communication terminals and the server comprising hardware and software to implement the presence system for managing accessibility of parties, wherein:
at least one mobile communication terminal is arranged to send a STORE message to the server requesting storage of status notifications in the server, wherein the STORE message is an indication that the mobile communication terminal is in energy saving sleep mode, wherein said status notifications indicate a change in presence status of said accessible parties, so that transmission of status notifications from the server to that mobile communication terminal is suspended; wherein said STORE message, requesting storage of status notifications, is not sent to said accessible parties.
2. A presence system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said STORE message contains a time dependent condition.
3. A presence system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said STORE message contains a condition dependent on a monitored party's address.
4. A presence system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said STORE message contains a condition dependent on an activity in monitored party's communication terminal.
5. A presence system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one mobile communication terminal is arranged to send a RELEASE message to the server requesting release of status notifications from the server to that mobile communication terminal.
6. A presence system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said RELEASE message contains a time dependent condition.
7. A presence system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said RELEASE message contains a condition dependent on a monitored party's address.
8. A presence system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said RELEASE message contains a condition dependent on an activity in monitored party's communication terminal.
9. A presence system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said at least one mobile communication terminal is arranged to send a RELEASE message automatically, when the terminal changes state from sleeping to active mode.
10. A presence system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said at least one mobile communication terminal is arranged to send a RELEASE message automatically, when the communication terminal enters a contact list or other application containing presence status display.
11. A non-transitory computer usable medium for providing a presence system in a system comprising communication terminals belonging to a number of parties;
a presence server connectable by the communication terminals over a network, said computer program product comprising:
computer program code means for providing a presence system as claimed in claim 1 .
12. A mobile communication terminal belonging to a party and connectable to a presence server over a network, the mobile communication terminal comprising hardware and software to implement a presence system for managing accessibility of parties, wherein:
the mobile communication terminal is arranged to send a STORE message to the server requesting storage of status notifications in the server, wherein the STORE message is an indication that the mobile communication terminal is in energy saving sleep mode, wherein said status notifications indicate a change in presence status of said accessible parties, so that transmission of status notifications from the server to that mobile communication terminal is suspended: wherein said STORE message, requesting storage of status notifications, is not sent to said accessible parties.
13. A non-transitory computer usable medium for providing a presence system in a communication terminal, said computer program product comprising:
computer program code means for providing a communication terminal as claimed in claim 12 .
14. A presence server connectable to communication terminals belonging to a number of parties over a network, the server comprising hardware and software to implement a presence system for managing accessibility of parties, wherein:
the server is arranged to receive a STORE message from one mobile communication terminal, wherein the STORE message is an indication that the mobile communication terminal is in energy saving sleep mode, requesting storage of status notifications in the server, wherein said status notifications indicate a change in presence status of said accessible parties, so that transmission of status notifications from the server to that mobile communication terminal is suspended; wherein said STORE message, requesting storage of status notifications, is not sent to said accessible parties.
15. A non-transitory computer usable medium for providing a presence system in a server, said computer program product comprising:
computer program code means for providing a server as claimed in claim 14 .