Headset-derived real-time presence and communication systems and methods

摘要

A method for real time digital instant messaging includes monitoring a condition of a wireless headset, estimating a potential for the user to receive and immediately respond to a real time digital message, such as an instant communications or a VoIP message, and then selectively directing a real time digital message, when received, to the user via the headset when the estimated potential indicates that the user is reasonably likely to immediately respond to the real time digital message. A sensor in the headset may be used to determine if a recent action of the user was don the headset by putting it on, doff the headset by taking it off, dock the headset by placing it in a charging station, move while wearing the headset, leave the headset on a desktop or other surface or carry the headset.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
determining a proximity of a wireless headset to a computing device connected to a communications network, the computing device operable to receive and display a text based instant message from the communications network; determining a usage condition of the wireless headset, the wireless headset comprising a sensor operable to detect the usage condition, the usage condition being independent of the proximity of the wireless headset to the computing device and the usage condition comprising whether a user has donned the wireless headset by putting it on or doffed the wireless headset by taking it off; receiving the text based instant message; and determining whether to display the text based instant message at a display of the computing device or convert the text based instant message to audible speech and output the text based message at the wireless headset utilizing the proximity of the wireless headset to the computing device and the usage condition of the wireless headset comprising whether a user has donned the wireless headset by putting it on or doffed the wireless headset by taking it off.