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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Jithendra K. Veeramachaneni, Sammamish, WA (US);
Ramesh Manne, Redmond, WA (US);
Ramesh K. Vyaghrapuri, Kenmore, WA (US);
Nishant V. Dani, Redmond, WA (US);
Kitty L. Leung, Redmond, WA (US);
Chris G. Parker, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephen Gordon, Bellevue, WA (US);
Lan Tang, Redmond, WA (US);
Jithendra K. Veeramachaneni, Sammamish, WA (US);
Ramesh Manne, Redmond, WA (US);
Ramesh K. Vyaghrapuri, Kenmore, WA (US);
Nishant V. Dani, Redmond, WA (US);
Kitty L. Leung, Redmond, WA (US);
Chris G. Parker, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephen Gordon, Bellevue, WA (US);
Lan Tang, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An approach is described for maintaining multiple presence objects associated with a single entity. The different presence objects correspond to different respective aspects of the entity's presence. Each presence object includes subscriber information and permission information associated therewith. The subscriber information identifies the subscribers that subscribe to receive notifications for a particular presence object. The permission information identifies the users who are entitled to receive notifications for the particular presence object. By virtue of the use of multiple objects, the entity can control access to its presence information with a high degree of granularity.