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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2019
Ribbon Communications Operating Company, Inc., Westford, MA (US);
Kevin Neil Isacks, Fremont, CA (US);
Lisa Villa Neyen, Belmont, NC (US);
Shambhu Dayal Rai, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Timothy R. Thornton, Brick, NJ (US);
Ribbon Communications Operating Company, Inc., Westford, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for deriving and/or generating, user presence information from communication signals monitored by a SBC or PRI Gateway and aggregating and/or distributing the user presence information. An exemplary method embodiment includes the steps of storing a plurality of user profile records, each of the user profile records mapping contact information for a user to one or more user identifiers corresponding to the user; receiving first signaling information; determining a first user corresponding to the first signaling information by comparing at least a first portion of the information contained in the first signaling information to at least a first portion of the information contained in the plurality of user profiles; and generating presence status information for the first user and communicating the first presence status information to a presence server as presence status information corresponding to a first user identifier, said first user identifier corresponding to said first user.