Patent ID: 7844906

Claim:
A method implemented on a data processing device comprising: initiating a first presence profile based on a preferred communication mode, the first presence profile including a first list of communication channels made available for use by multiple devices; automatically switching to a second presence profile in response to a defined triggering event, the second presence profile including a second list of communication channels made available for use by the multiple devices, the first list and the second list of communication channels configured to be displayable on the multiple devices, wherein the displayable first list of communication channels is different for at least two of the multiple devices, wherein the displayable second list of communication channels is different for at least two of the multiple devices, and wherein the second list of communication channels made available for use by the multiple devices does not include a telephone communication channel; and automatically transmitting the second list of communication channels to the multiple devices to update the multiple devices with the second presence profile in response to the defined triggering event, wherein a received communication that is received at one of the multiple devices using the telephone communication channel is automatically routed to a voicemail channel and a missed call dialog is displayed.