View nearby people when start using Windows network. A sidebar tile is provided that
peripherally and unobtrusively displays the presence information of nearby users on the …

US PATENT DOCUMENTS The present invention provides a presence system capable of
monitoring State information derived from a plurality of 5,315,636 A 5/1994 …

5,185,782. A 2, 1993 Srinivasan................... 37067 requiring the user to enter or otherwise
provide information 5,243,645 A 9, 1993 Bissell et al.... 379,211 bearing on their status or …

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 0005 To overcome limitations in the prior art, and to
overcome other limitations that will become apparent upon reading and understanding the …

Methods and devices for terminal control are provided. The method comprises: sending a
request from a first terminal to a server to obtain information about a multimedia application …

(63) Continuation of application No. 09/296,746, filed on (57) ABSTRACT Apr. 23, 1999,
now Pat. No. 6,351,777, and a con tinuation of application No. 09/296,757, filed on Apr. A …

The present invention provides a presence system capable of efficiently controlling the
delivery of presence information for select individuals to a subscriber. Even if the subscriber …

Communicating with and/or monitoring of a targeted used in computer-network environment
(eg, an instant messaging System) involves detecting that the targeted user has signed on to …

5,689,642 A* 11/1997 Harkins et a1_ ___________ __ 709/207 function of the user status.
Each of the communications 5,761,277 A* 6/1998 Foladare et a1_ _____ __ 379/22105 …

BIOMETRIC DEVICES over any number of disparate networks. The state informa tion bears
on the presence or availability of the user and may take many forms. The communication …