Patent ID: 7801954
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method in a server for providing expanded presence information, the method comprising: for each of a plurality of publishers of presence information, receiving from a subscriber a request to subscribe to presence information of a target publisher; determining from the stored definition of the presence model of the target publisher and the stored indication of the current presence state of the target publisher whether the target publisher's current present state is offline; when the target publisher's current presence state is not an offline presence state, providing to the subscriber the indication of the current presence state of the target publisher and an indication of whether the publisher is available to communicate and a method of communication as specified by the stored definition of the presence model of the target publisher; and when the target publisher's presence state is an offline presence state, providing to the subscriber an indication that the target publisher is offline along with the stored expanded presence information of the target publisher.