Patent ID: 8064934
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A mobile communication device comprising: a processor configured to execute a real-time messaging application on the mobile communication device and to identify one or more remote real-time messaging applications operating on a group of remote devices with whom a user of the mobile communication device has had recent real-time messaging communications within a time out period; a module comprising a multi-layer transport stack interfaced with the processor for providing a data transport protocol; a status update module configured to receive a status update and generate a status change message for each of the identified remote real-time messaging applications, wherein the status update reflects recent and upcoming status changes of the real-time messaging application, wherein the upcoming status changes are associated with incoming events; and a transceiver configured to communicate with a plurality of remote devices and operable to automatically transmit the status change messages to each of the identified remote real-time messaging applications with whom the user of the mobile communication device has had recent real-time messaging communications within the time out period; wherein each one of the remote real-time messaging applications with whom a user of the mobile communication device has had recent real-time messaging communications within the time out period is associated with an entry in the user's contacts database.