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摘要

The invention relates to a method and apparatus for allowing presence information from multiple platforms to be synchronised to provide a single master presence status. This is achieved by a client monitoring the status on one platform and then updating the status on a different platform in response to changes.

主权项

1. A client device for monitoring user presence status of a user, comprising:
a processor; a SIP interface client embodied as a set of instructions executable by the processor and arranged to send a SIP subscribe message to a SIP server representing a request for SIP status information relating to a SIP account associated with said user for said client device, said SIP interface being receptive to said SIP status information transmitted from said SIP server as a SIP notify message in response to updates to said SIP status information on the SIP server; and an XMPP interface client embodied as a set of instructions executable by the processor and arranged to communicate with an XMPP server to provide status information thereto for said client device in response to said SIP status information received by the SIP interface client.