Patent ID: 8122491
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving first information indicating whether a physical token associated with a user of a device is detected; receiving second information from an application program indicating whether said device is active; receiving third information from the application program indicating an enabled mode of communications to forward to said device based on a current physical state of said device, wherein the enabled mode of communications comprises a text transmission mode or a voice transmission mode, the voice transmission mode indicated as enabled and the text transmission mode indicated as disabled when a keyboard associated with said device is unavailable; determining a physical presence setting for said user with respect to said device in accordance with said first information; said second information; and said third information; communicating the physical presence setting for said user with respect to said device to other devices, wherein the communicated physical presence setting includes information describing the enabled mode of communications to forward to said device; and forwarding communications to said device in accordance with the physical presence setting.