Patent ID: 8578451
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for processing a data request from a watcher for a target at a server comprising: receiving, at the server, a request for presence information of the target from the watcher, via a network; searching, based on the request from the watcher, through authorization rules for rules to be applied based on the watcher; applying at least one rule from the searching step in response to said watcher request, the rule causing a transformation of the information into at least one presence aspect of the target interpretable by the watcher, the applying utilizing a presence information data format transformation, comprising aggregating multiple aspects, and wherein the information requested by the watcher is transformed from raw presence information prior to being transmitted; and returning, from the server to the watcher, the at least one presence aspect of the target incorporated in a presence information data format via the network.