Abstract: A method for obtaining presence data for processing in a presence computer, in which a communications terminal accesses a service computer to use a service which is offered by it. The service computer identifies the occurrence of a predetermined service state which identifies the communications subscriber and sends a presence message to the presence computer, which presence message includes information about the service state that has occurred and about the communications terminal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for representing a list (LI) containing presence data (PD) on a display unit (A) of a first communication terminal (KEG1). The presence data is stored on a presence computer (PR). Presence data from the presence computer is requested by means of a request message (ABN) by means of a list generating device (LE). The presence data concerns a predetermined selection of additional communication terminals (KEG2, KEG3) which are associated with users. Format data (FD) associated with the first communication terminal (KEG1) is determined by the list generating device which describes a data format which can be represented on the display unit of the first communication terminal. Presence data is prepared by using the format data such that a list (LI) is produced which has a data format which can be represented and the list is transmitted to the first communication terminal for displaying on the display unit.

Abstract: A method for producing a watcher list by a mobile telephone, with the watcher list including identifiers for people or communication devices whose status is intended to be watched by a presence computer PR which is connected to a mobile radio network, and whose status information is configured to be displayed on a display unit, on the mobile telephone. In this case, identifiers, which are already stored as telephone book data in a telephone book store and are associated with people or communication devices are read from the telephone book store in the mobile telephone, and in response to a control signal, a selection of these identifiers is marked as identifiers to be watched, and identifiers in the form of information relating to these identifiers to be watched, in order to form the watcher list.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for displaying a presence status for a communications subscriber on a display unit (A) of a mobile telephone (M), in which the mobile telephone (M) receives presence data (PD) which describes the presence status, the presence data (PD) is associated with presence display data (PAD) which can be output by the display unit (A), and when telephone book data (K5) which is stored in a telephone book store (TS) in the mobile telephone (M) is checked (AB) together with the telephone book data (K5), the presence display data (PAD) is transmitted to the display unit (A) of the mobile telephone (M), and is displayed there.

Abstract: A method for obtaining presence data for processing in a presence computer, in which a communications terminal accesses a service computer to use a service which is offered by it. The service computer identifies the occurrence of a predetermined service state which identifies the communications subscriber and sends a presence message to the presence computer, which presence message includes information about the service state that has occurred and about the communications terminal.