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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
May. 04, 2006
Claire Svetlana Vishik, Austin, TX (US);
Sreenivasa Rao Gorti, Austin, TX (US);
Paul Van Vleck, Austin, TX (US);
Claire Svetlana Vishik, Austin, TX (US);
Sreenivasa Rao Gorti, Austin, TX (US);
Paul Van Vleck, Austin, TX (US);
SBC Technology Resources, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A presence device operable in a first mode and a second mode is associated with a communication device. In the first mode, a user using the presence device is biometrically authenticated and a presence confirmation input is received from the communication device. In the second mode, a user-entered log-in input is received from the communication device. A central presence database is updated to indicate that the communication device is active for the user. A received message which is to be routed to the user is sent to the active device indicated by the central presence database.