Patent ID: 8218735

Claim:
An architecture, comprising: a presence aware communications system configured to provide a subscriber's communication device with a text message containing information regarding one or more messages available via a messaging system, the text message being provided to the subscriber's communication device from the messaging system when a notification is received at the messaging system from a presence server, the notification being provided to the messaging system in response to the presence server determining that the subscriber's communication device is currently available, wherein, when the subscriber's communication device is not configured to receive a text message, the messaging system is configured to contact the subscriber's communication device to initiate an audio session for providing the message-related information, wherein the messaging system sends the subscriber's communication device an INVITE message to initiate the audio session, wherein the presence server determines that the subscriber's communication device is currently available by receiving a REGISTER message from the subscriber's communication device, wherein the text message is in a second notification and the messaging system is configured to determine a notification type for the second notification based on one or more capabilities of the subscriber's communication device and when the subscriber's communication device is configured to receive a text message, transmitting the second notification as a text message, wherein the messaging system is operable to: (b1) subscribe to the presence server to receive notifications when the subscriber becomes available at the subscriber's communication device; (b2) in response to receipt of a notification, determine communication capabilities of the subscriber's communication device; and (b3) based on the communication capabilities, determine a type of advice to be forwarded to the subscriber, the advice including the information.