Abstract: A conversation may be established using any supported type of communication modalities, including voice, video, desktop sharing, IM, application sharing , and the like. During the conversation, a user may transfer all or part of the modalities of the conversation at the same time to one or more destinations. The transfer may specify mandatory and non-mandatory modalities and may occur supervised or in a blind manner. In addition to transferring the modality, a conversation payload (e.g. IM history) may also be transferred to a destination.

Abstract: Architecture that exposes automaton information of an automaton based on aggregation of a set of member information and according to aggregation logic. The aggregation logic can include presence state, supported communications modalities, and time availability (e.g., business hours). The aggregation logic for presence state member information can be defined by the most available presence state of all persons the automaton it is hiding. The aggregation logic for capabilities member information can be the capabilities of the most available person the automaton is hiding. The aggregation logic for business hours member information can be defined by the largest interval possible covered by the persons hidden by the automaton. Other types of member information can be considered.