Patent ID: 7979567
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for sharing subscriptions to the content of a resource list, the method comprising: creating a first subscription to the content of the resource list upon receipt of a first subscription request for the presence state of the resource list from a first user; receiving a second subscription request for the presence state of the resource list from a second user; sending a one-time request with the identity of the second user to an extensible markup language configuration access protocol (XCAP) server; receiving an authorization response related to the one-time request, the authorization response accepting or rejecting the second subscription request based on whether the one-time request was authorized; creating a super user subscription to the resource list to replace the first subscription, the creating responsive to the second subscription request being accepted; using the super user subscription to provide content of the resource list to the first user and the second user, and for all subsequent accepted subscription requests for the presence state of the resource list, thereby consolidating a plurality of subscriptions into the super user subscription; and upon receipt of any subsequent subscription request for the presence state of the resource list from a subsequent user, sending the one-time request with the identity of the subsequent user to the XCAP server, and accepting or rejecting the subsequent subscription request based on whether the one-time request was authorized.