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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2003
Applicants:
Johannes Ruetschi, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Jeffrey Blohm, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Johannes Ruetschi, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Jeffrey Blohm, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Communications, Inc., Boca Raton, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A real-time communications system of networked communications devices, method and program product for operating such a system. A screensaver resides on at least one of the communications devices, that selectively displays status information on a corresponding identified user. Presence and availability information about the particular system user is stored on a central storage and provided to the screensaver for display. Information on the screensaver apprises viewers of current user presence and availability status.