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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
May. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Ale Usa Inc., Calabasas, CA (US);
Inventor:
Mark Forrester, Acton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Ale USA, Inc., Calabasas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04M 3/56 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04W 4/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42365 (2013.01); H04L 12/18 (2013.01); H04L 67/24 (2013.01); H04M 3/567 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 4/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of communicating presence information is provided. The method includes receiving () at a controller node a location identification indication from a mobile device. The location identification is based on a location identifier received at the mobile device from a broadcast node. A conference status of the mobile device is determined () at the controller node based on the location identification indication and a device identifier of the mobile device. The mobile device is instructed to update () a presence indication when the mobile device meets a conference status criteria.