System and Method for Updating User Availability for Wireless Communication Applications

摘要

Systems and methods for monitoring and updating user availability based upon presence and television viewing behavior are described herein. In one embodiment, a presence system is used to detect a user's presence to update the user's availability status. The availability status is then used to update a contact list, voicemail message, and/or busy message. In further embodiments, user preferences are used in combination with presence data to update the user's availability status. In still further embodiments, a user's television viewing behavior is used in combination with the presence data, user preferences, or both to update the user's availability status. Alternative embodiments provide systems and methods in accordance with the present invention for other interactive devices.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a processor; and a memory that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising
determining, using a presence device, a presence corresponding to a user associated with a mobile communications device,obtaining information that relates to a television show,determining an availability status associated with the user based upon the presence and the information that relates to the television show, wherein the availability status indicates if communications are to be accepted by the mobile communications device during the television show, andtransmitting the availability status to a communications network.