Patent ID: 7653387
Filing Date: 2010-01-26
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A network, comprising: a plurality of clients each configured to execute a messaging application, a portion of the plurality of clients being associated with a user; a presence server configured to store application presence data associated with each of the plurality of clients and the messaging application; and an application server configured to provide the messaging application to the plurality of clients and for each client, determine application presence data for the messaging application and provide the application presence data associated with the client and messaging application to the presence server, the application server being further configured upon receipt of a message for the user sent by the messaging application executed by a sending client of the plurality of clients to query the presence server for user application presence data associated with the messaging application and the portion of the plurality of clients associated with the user, use the user application presence data to identify at least one of the clients in the portion to which to provide the message, and provide the message to the at least one of the clients identified.