Patent ID: 9008608
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: determining when a first party has initiated contact with a second party, wherein the first party initiates contact with the second party on a communications link; identifying identification information of the second party; updating a presence status indication of the first party to indicate that the first party has initiated contact with the second party, wherein the presence status indication of the first party includes information associated with the second party, and wherein the presence status indication includes at least one keyword identified using a speech analysis technique performed on communications between the first party and the second party; providing the presence status indication of the first party to a first application, the first application being arranged to monitor the presence status of the first party, wherein the first application is an instant messaging application; and presenting the presence status indication of the first party with respect to the first application.