| Author: | Seung-Seok Kang |
| Advisor: | Matt W. Mutka |
| Email: | sskang@cse.msu.edu; http://www.cse.msu.edu/~sskang |
Both data networks, such as Internet, and voice network, such as telephone network, become the indispensable means of communications. Phone calls, emails, pagers, and PDAs are some of the examples. Sometimes, however, a connection does not reach a person because of the unavailability of the communication means with the person: unchecked emails; unanswered ringing phones; offline computers. Presence Information (PI) represents the current availability of the communication mean(s) or the physical location of a place. PI offers up-to-date available communication means to the initiator of the communication messages or the current location of the communication target. This poster introduces the two views of representing presence information and the examples of the applications using PI. Because this work is in the design stage, only basic concepts and possible implementations will be displayed.
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