System for assignment of a service identifier as a mechanism for establishing a seamless profile in a contextually aware presence access layer

摘要

A method for providing presence-related information is provided. The method includes creating a template of presence parameters for an application, storing the template, a presence access layer retrieving the template, the presence access layer using the template to create a profile of at least one presence parameter for the application, and the presence access layer using the profile to specify a presence-related action for the application.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a presence access layer (PAL) server, a service request from a watcher or PAL client, the service request including a service identifier; retrieving a profile template to establish presence-related parameters for a service associated with the service identifier; and using the presence-related parameters at the PAL server for rendering functionality, on behalf of an application or the service, to the watcher or PAL client.