A messaging server improves interworking of the Group-chat feature (such as defined in Rich Communications Services (RCS)) with short message services such as SMS. It matches chat invitations in an effective manner. When an RCS-User invites an SMS-User to an RCS Group-chat session, the identification of the RCS-User in the Group-chat to the SMS-User is via the MSISDN of the RCS-User. Using the MSISDN of the RCS-User in the RCS Group-chat invitation to the SMS-User will provide a direct match with the RCS-User MSISDN in the address-book of the SMS-User and therefore provide immediate clarity from who this Group-chat invitation was received. The SMS-User can accept or reject the Group-chat invitation by returning the proper response as requested in the invitation.

A network system includes a first network user having a plurality of network devices, wherein the network devices have identification parameters for identification, a second network user having a cloud computing infrastructure, and a cloud connector having a first interface and a second interface. The cloud connector is connected via the first interface to the first network user and connected via the second interface to the second network user. The cloud connector executes a passive scan and an active scan of the first network user so that at least one of the network devices is identifiable by the cloud connector. A network device profile is loadable from the second network user into the cloud connector, and the active scan is executed on the basis of the network device profile being loaded into the cloud connector.

Systems and methods for detecting the presence of a body in a network without fiducial elements, using signal absorption, and signal forward and reflected backscatter of RF waves caused by the presence of a biological mass in a communications network.

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a processing system that analyses, without user intervention, content of a first message directed from equipment of a sending user to equipment of a receiving user, to identify a task. The processing system determines that the receiving user is unable to perform the task according to biometric data of the receiving user. The biometric data is selected from one of heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and combinations thereof. According to the content of the first message and the biometric data obtained from the receiving user, the processing system determines that the task should be delegated to another user, and responsive thereto, provides a second message associated with the task to equipment of the other user. Other embodiments are disclosed.

One example method includes receiving, at a video conference server, interaction data representing a plurality of participant interactions in a virtual expo with a plurality of virtual expo elements; storing the interaction data in a data store, the interaction data including a participant identifier, a virtual expo element identifier, and an interaction characteristic; determining one or more analytics for one or more of the plurality of virtual expo elements based on the interaction data; and causing the one or more analytics for one or more of the plurality of virtual expo elements to be displayed on a client device.

One example method includes receiving, at a video conference server, interaction data representing a plurality of participant interactions in a virtual expo with a plurality of virtual expo elements; storing the interaction data in a data store, the interaction data including a participant identifier, a virtual expo element identifier, and an interaction characteristic; determining one or more analytics for one or more of the plurality of virtual expo elements based on the interaction data; and causing the one or more analytics for one or more of the plurality of virtual expo elements to be displayed on a client device.

A communication device and method can include one or more processors operatively coupled to memory, a sensor and an output device, where the one or more processors to perform operations of discovering neighboring short range communication enabled devices such as Bluetooth LE devices, creating presence lists from the discovered devices, and transferring biometric and personal data at least to or from the communication device or at least to or from one of the discovered devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.

A communication device and method can include one or more processors operatively coupled to memory, a sensor and an output device, where the one or more processors to perform operations of discovering neighboring short range communication enabled devices such as Bluetooth LE devices, creating presence lists from the discovered devices, and transferring biometric and personal data at least to or from the communication device or at least to or from one of the discovered devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Disclosed are various approaches for detecting user availability. A work pattern can be generated based upon user activity data taken from various sources. A work pattern can be provided to an email client or another requesting service for predicted availability of a user.

A meeting server includes at least one processor and at least one memory storing program code performing operations that include to establish tracking of a tracked person's scheduled meetings by a follower person. The meeting server also operates to generate a notification to a device of the follower person based on the tracked person adding a scheduled meeting to a schedule of scheduled meetings maintained by a meeting scheduling program.