Patent ID: 8812598
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, in a presence and intermediation system, wherein a first user, called an owner, subscribes to said presence and intermediation system, the owner having associated therewith presence information related to at least one other user of the presence and intermediation system, called a buddy, said method comprising: defining a share of said presence information associated with said owner to transfer to at least one other user of the presence and intermediation system, called a watcher, said share of said presence information associate with said owner including at least an indication of an availability of the owner, wherein the owner, the watcher and the buddy are different; defining who will be authorized to access said share of said presence information associated with said owner; activating a transfer of the share of said presence information associated with said owner by substituting said share of said presence information associate with said owner with presence information associated with said watcher which is related to said buddy such that in accordance with the activation of the transfer of the owner's presence information, said buddy receives presence information of the watcher as if it was presence information of owner; and replacing said owner with said watcher at least with respect to said buddy in the presence and intermediation system such that said watcher is permitted to take at least some actions in the presence and intermediation system on behalf of the owner at least with respect to said buddy.