Patent ID: 8250157

Claim:
A system associated with an organization, the system comprising: a data network in communication with a plurality of end user devices; and a presence mapping system in communication with the data network; wherein, in response to receiving a request from one of the end user devices to inquire about the presence of a specific person within the organization, the presence mapping system determines a first work area where the specific person is determined to likely be physically working within the organization; wherein the presence mapping system reproduces a specific section of a floor plan showing the first work area; wherein the presence mapping system provides the name of the specific person associated with the first work area and shows presence information of the specific person, wherein the presence information of the specific person comprises a first indication that the specific person is not present at the first work area if the specific person is not present; wherein the reproduced section of the floor plan includes a surrounding area that comprises additional work areas of at least one other person and a name field including the name and presence information of the at least one other person associated with one of the additional work areas, wherein the presence information of the at least one other person comprises an indication that the at least one other person is not present at the additional work areas if the at least one other person is not present, and wherein the name field including the name and presence information of the at least one other person is displayed on the surrounding area where the at least one other person is determined to likely be physically working within the organization.