Patent ID: 9191504
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for use in a mobile communication terminal for determining current availability of a target user for real time two way communication via a specific communication channel connection type from a plurality of different communication channel connection types associated with the target user, the method comprising: retrieving contact information of the target user from a contact information database stored in a memory of the mobile communications terminal of a requesting user: sending a request for communication status information of the target user to a status network element, the status network element being arranged to provide the communication status information regarding the availability of the target user for communication via the specific communication channel connection type, wherein the request comprises at least a portion of the contact information of the target user and identifies the specific communication channel connection type; receiving, as a response to the request, a response message from the status network element, wherein the response message comprises the communication status information of the target user; accessing the contact information database and modifying the contact information database by modifying at least a portion of the stored contact information stored in the contact information database such that the modified contact information indicates the current availability of the target user for the real time two way communication via the specific communication channel connection type; and retrieving the contact information for the target user from the contact information database and displaying the contact information for the target user, on the requesting user mobile communications terminal, wherein displaying the contact information comprises: