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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2009
Johan Hjelm, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Matsumura, Yokohama, JP;
Shingo Murakami, Yokohama, JP;
Toshikane Oda, Tokyo, JP;
Kenta Yasukawa, Tokyo, JP;
Johan Hjelm, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Matsumura, Yokohama, JP;
Shingo Murakami, Yokohama, JP;
Toshikane Oda, Tokyo, JP;
Kenta Yasukawa, Tokyo, JP;
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
One aspect of the present invention will provide a first gateway apparatus configured to be connectable to a local network and an external network, to obtain presence information of a device apparatus on the local network and to provide the obtained presence information to a presence management apparatus on the external network, the first gateway apparatus comprising, an obtaining unit configured to obtain the presence information of the device apparatus, a transmitter configured to transmit the presence information to the presence management apparatus via the external network, and a receiver configured to receive, from the presence management apparatus, a suppression instruction of the presence information transmission, wherein the transmitter further configured to suppress the transmission of the presence information to the presence management apparatus after the reception of the suppression instruction.