Patent ID: 8930829
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for monitoring availability of a contact, the method comprising: receiving a selection indicating the contact from a user; determining a type of communication for which the contact was unavailable when the contact was selected to communicate via the type of communication; determining at least one relevant type of availability associated with the contact based at least in part on a type of availability of interest to the user, the at least one relevant type of availability including a first type of availability that corresponds to the type of communication for which the contact was unavailable when the contact was selected to communicate via the type of communication; determining that the at least one relevant type of availability for the contact has changed based at least in part on availability information from a network; and responsive to determining that the at least one relevant type of availability for the contact has changed, displaying a notification alerting the user of the change of the at least one relevant type of availability for the contact, the notification including a time indicator icon that conveys a time of day when the change of the at least one relevant type of availability for the contact occurred.