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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2008
Puneet Taneja, Bellevue, WA (US);
Murali Venkataraman, Redmond, WA (US);
Shiran Sathananthan, Redmond, WA (US);
Eric Sather, Seattle, WA (US);
Vivek Ramamoorthy, Issaquah, WA (US);
Anil Kommineni, Sammamish, WA (US);
Paul Egger, Duvall, WA (US);
Puneet Taneja, Bellevue, WA (US);
Murali Venkataraman, Redmond, WA (US);
Shiran Sathananthan, Redmond, WA (US);
Eric Sather, Seattle, WA (US);
Vivek Ramamoorthy, Issaquah, WA (US);
Anil Kommineni, Sammamish, WA (US);
Paul Egger, Duvall, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Presence information within a meeting room is detected and published to users for managing room availability and real time status. Various means such as motion detectors, card readers, log-in mechanisms associated with in-room computers, and the like, are used to detect presence information. Different status indicators are assigned to each room and published through a communication application or hosted service providing useful and real time information to users.