Method of and apparatus for providing existential presence acknowledgement

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5471616
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07877908

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Method of, and apparatus for, providing automatic detection of the physical presence of a user of a data processing system. The present invention comprises an Event Detection Process, a Presence Detection Process, and an Interrogator Process. The Event Detection Process detects presence indicating events. The Presence Detection Process evaluates the presence indicating events to determine the physical presence of a user or someone else other than a user. The Interrogator Process provides an interface to a requesting user and formulates appropriate queries to be sent to one or more Presence Detection Processes.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Johnson, William J Flower Mound, TX 177 10175
Keller, Robert S Grapevine, TX 18 1229
Manthuruthil, George C Coppell, TX 10 361
Williams, Marvin L Lewisville, TX 76 3725

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