Patents by Inventor Cecile Bothorel

Cecile Bothorel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for managing selective presence for an instantaneous messaging service in a telecommunication network such as an internet network
    Publication number: 20070011230
    Abstract: An instant messaging service enables plural users in an address book to form a discussion group within which the users exchange messages synchronously. A presence management method enables a user to appear to be present or not on the instant messaging service from the point of view of at least one of the members of his address book. The management method includes user selecting respective presence states for one or more members or groups of members of the address book, transmitting the respective presence states to the members or groups of members and modifying the presence state relating to the user for each of the members or groups of members according to the received respective presence states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2004
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicant: France Telecom SA
    Inventors: Armelle Clech, Frederique Pinson, Cecile Bothorel