SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENCE DETETION

摘要

The present invention discloses a system and method for automatically detecting the presence of a user in a presence application. The presence detection is provided by active detection mechanisms monitoring the localities near the endpoint or terminal connected to the application. The presence information is centrally stored in a presence server collecting the information directly from the respective user terminals. According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, presence is determined i.a. by means of radar detection, infrared light detection, video processing and face detection/recognition.