Patent ID: 8291067
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: under control of one or more processors configured with processor-executable instructions, receiving a first presence data from a first presence information source, the first presence data including a first presence information describing a first presence relating to an entity in a context of the first presence information source; receiving a second presence data from a second presence information source, the second presence data including a second presence information describing a second presence relating to the entity in a context of the second presence information source; storing the first presence data in a first presence object and the second presence data in a second presence object; storing a respective permission information and a respective subscription information in a respective presence object from the first presence object and the second presence object, the respective permission information identifying one or more users who are entitled to receive the respective presence information from the respective presence object, the respective subscriber information identifying one or more subscribers that subscribe to receive the respective presence information from the respective presence object; allocating the respective presence object to administer distribution of a respective presence data; and conveying the respective presence information of the entity to one or more authorized subscribers based on a comparison of the respective permission information and the respective subscriber information of the respective presence object.