Systems and methods for providing user status information
In some embodiments, systems and methods for providing user status information may include providing information associated with a description of a user status. According to some embodiments, a mouse-over of an icon associated with a user may cause a status and information describing the status to be displayed. In some embodiments, the information describing the status may be obtaining from an e-mail server.
1 . A method, comprising:
providing an icon associated with a user;
receiving an indication associated with a desire to view a status of the user;
determining the status;
retrieving information associated with a description of the status; and
providing the status and the information associated with the description of the status.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
storing the information associated with the description of the status.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the status comprises:
receiving an indication defining the status.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the indication defining the status includes an indication changing the status.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the retrieving is performed at least in part in response to the change in the status.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication includes a mouse-over of the icon.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication includes a click of the icon.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information associated with the description of the status is retrieved from an e-mail server.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information associated with the description of the status is retrieved from an e-mail application.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the retrieving of the information associated with the description of the status comprises:
querying a database associated with an e-mail server.
11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information associated with the description of the status includes a message composed by the user.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the retrieving is performed at least in part in response to the indication.
13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information associated with the description of the status is provided as a pop-up information box within a graphical user interface.
14 . A system, comprising:
a first database to store a status of a first user; and
a server coupled to the first database, wherein the server is to:
provide an icon representing the status;
receive an indication of a mouse-over associated with the icon;
retrieve information associated with a description of the status; and
provide the information associated with the description of the status.
15 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising:
an e-mail server coupled to the server, comprising:
a second database to store the information associated with the description of the status.
16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the information associated with the description of the status is retrieved from the second database.
17 . The system of claim 15 , further comprising:
a first user device coupled to the e-mail server, wherein the first user device is to provide the information associated with the description of the status to the e-mail server.
18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the information associated with the description of the status is provided to the e-mail server by an e-mail application executed by the first user device.
19 . The system of claim 17 , further comprising:
a second user device coupled to the server, wherein the second user device is to:
provide the indication of the mouse-over to the server; and
display the icon and the information associated with the description of the status.
20 . A system, comprising:
a memory configured to store instructions;
a communication port; and
a processor coupled to the memory and the communication port, the processor being configured to execute the stored instructions to:
provide an icon associated with a user;
receive an indication associated with a desire to view a status of the user;
determine the status;
retrieve information associated with a description of the status; and
provide the status and the information associated with the description of the status.