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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2006
Christopher E. Pearce, Dallas, TX (US);
Randall B. Baird, Austin, TX (US);
Fadi R. Jabbour, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Joseph F. Khouri, San Jose, CA (US);
Labhesh Patel, San Francisco, CA (US);
Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Christopher E. Pearce, Dallas, TX (US);
Randall B. Baird, Austin, TX (US);
Fadi R. Jabbour, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Joseph F. Khouri, San Jose, CA (US);
Labhesh Patel, San Francisco, CA (US);
Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a method is provided for communicating a presence notification to an end-point of a demand-based messaging system. The method includes monitoring an auxiliary output port for a video signal; detecting a video signal on the auxiliary output port; and reporting a video projection status to the end-point. In additional or alternative embodiments of the method, the method may include receiving a message from the end-point and blocking the message from being displayed on the auxiliary output port. In yet another additional or alternative embodiment of the method, the method may include sending a message to the end-point indicating that the message has been blocked.