Sending user device status information

摘要

A network device receives a message that identifies a relationship between a first user device and a second user device, the relationship permitting status information of the first user device to be sent to the second user device when the first user device is communicating with a third user device. The network device receives the status information relating to a communication involving the first user device. The network device determines to send the status information to the second user device, based on the information identifying the relationship stored by the network device; and the network device sends the status information for presentation on the second user device.

主权项

1. A method comprising: receiving, by a network device and from a first user device, registration information identifying a second user device and a relationship between the first user device and the second user device, the registration information including information identifying an application being utilized by the second user device during a communication between the first user device and a third user device, the first user device selecting the second user device from one or more user devices, and the relationship permitting first status information of the first user device to be sent to the second user device when the first user device is communicating with the third user device, the first status information including: information indicating that there is the communication between the first user device and the third user device, and information identifying the third user device; storing, by the network device, the registration information; receiving, by the network device, the first status information relating to the communication between the first user device and the third user device; determining, by the network device, that the second user device is utilizing the application during the communication between the first user device and the third user device; determining, by the network device and based on the stored registration information and the first status information, to provide the first status information to the second user device, without establishing a connection between the first user device and the second user device and without the second user device communicating with the first user device, based on the communication between the first user device and the third user device and based on the second user device attempting to communicate with the first user device; and providing, by the network device and based on determining to provide the first status information to the second user device, the first status information to the second user device, via the application being utilized by the second user device during the communication between the first user device and the third user device, the application displaying the first status information to a user of the second user device and to other users, using different user devices, that are permitted to view the application being utilized by the second user device.