Patent ID: 9515969
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving a presence state associated with a user, wherein the presence state is for one or more target users; causing the presence state to be selectively displayed to the one or more target users; determining that an event has occurred for which a notification is to be sent to the user, wherein at least one of the one or more target users is associated with the event; selectively delivering the notification to the user based on the presence state and the at least one of the one or more target users associated with the event; configuring a reachable presence state to be associated with a first set of users that includes at least a first user of the one or more target users, wherein the reachable presence state is configured based in part on interaction between the user and the first set of users; configuring an unreachable presence state to be associated with a second set of users that includes at least a second user of the one or more target users; and updating a user interface to indicate the configured presence states.