APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PRESENCE INFORMATION

摘要

An apparatus provides presence information indicating a state of users for devices associated with the users. The apparatus collects, from the devices, pieces of first information indicating which of a plurality of networks is accessible from each of the devices, and identifies combination of a plurality of pieces of the first information collected from a plurality of devices associated with a user by using second information indicating correspondence between the user and the plurality of devices. The apparatus generates presence information including information indicating a location of the user, based on the combination.

主权项

1. A method performed by a system including devices associated with users and an information processing device that provides presence information indicating a state of the users, the method comprising:
collecting, by the information processing device, from the devices, pieces of first information indicating which of a plurality of networks is accessible from each of the devices; identifying, by the information processing device, combination of a plurality of pieces of the first information collected from a plurality of devices associated with a first user by using second information indicating correspondence between the first user and the plurality of devices; and generating, by the information processing device, first presence information including information indicating a location of the first user, based on the combination.