Patent ID: 8005934

Claim:
A channel presence detection method for a composite services enablement environment, the method comprising: establishing multiple channels of access to a common session for a composite service, the channels comprising at least a voice channel of access to the common session and a visual channel of access to the common session; synchronizing changes of state for a model for the common session in the views for the channels of access to the composite service; and, periodically indicating in at least one of the views, a listing of the established channels of access, wherein periodically indicating in at least one of the views, a listing of the established channels of access, comprises: detecting an update to the model indicating a change in established channels of access to the common session; and responsive to the detection, providing a hidden view coupled to a visual view for an end point for an established channel of access to the common session with an updated listing of other established channels of access to the session, the hidden view providing the updated listing to a corresponding visible view in the end point; capturing changes in the model for the common session; and seamlessly applying the changes to user interface portions of the view of the visual channel of access.