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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2007
Jing Chen, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Jing Chen, Alpharetta, GA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Displaying an instant messaging (IM) presence indicator for each of a plurality of devices associated with a first user, wherein the plurality of devices include a first device representing a first type of instant messaging device and second device representing a second type of instant messaging device. Presence information is acquired for the first and second devices. A first device type identifier is associated with a first activation/deactivation flag indicative of whether or not the first device is activated to receive incoming instant messages, and a second device type identifier is associated with a second activation/deactivation flag indicative of whether or not the second device is activated to receive instant messages. The device type identifiers and activation/deactivation flags are transmitted to a third device associated with a second user for display on the third device.