Collaborative Website Presence

Abstract

Website presence includes receiving aggregated website presence information describing website presence information for one or more objects of a website, and displaying the aggregated website presence information based at least in part on a website object profile for an object of the website. Cross-website presence includes receiving aggregated website presence information from a first one or more websites, and publishing the received aggregated website presence information to one or more subscribing websites. The website presence information describes one or more of the state of a website object regarding its participation in a communication session, the ability of the website object to participate in a communication session, and the willingness of the website object to participate in a communication session. Each of the one or more objects represents an entity associated with the website.

1 - 32 . (canceled) 
     
     
         33 . A system configured to aggregate website presence information comprising:
 a web presence server in communication with a first website server of a plurality of website servers, the web presence server configured to receive a request from the first website server of the plurality of website servers to subscribe to aggregate website presence information of one or more affiliated website servers of the plurality of website servers and configured to receive aggregate website presence information that includes a collection of website presence information for a plurality of website objects of the one or more affiliated website servers; and   one or more collaboration servers configured to receive aggregated website presence information from the first website server and the one or more affiliated website servers, configured to aggregate the website presence information into the collection of website presence information based on a web presence scheme, the scheme including an indication of a method for deriving web presence information, and configured to publish the collection of website presence information based on the web presence scheme to the first website server and the affiliated website servers.   
     
     
         34 . The system of  claim 33 , wherein the web presence server is further configured to apply one or more access controls to the aggregated website presence information. 
     
     
         35 . The system of  claim 33 , wherein the web presence server is associated with one website server of the plurality of website servers. 
     
     
         36 . The system of  claim 33 , wherein the aggregated website presence information is based at least in part on:
 a website presence selected by a website object;   a website presence supplied by the website object; and   activity of the website object at the website.   
     
     
         37 . The system of  claim 33 , wherein the one or more collaboration servers are configured to monitor traffic through the one or more collaboration servers. 
     
     
         38 . The system of  claim 37 , wherein the one or more collaborations servers are configured to detect an undesirable activity. 
     
     
         39 . The system of  claim 38 , wherein the one or more collaboration servers are configured to implement corrective measures to the undesirable activity. 
     
     
         40 . A distributed system configured to aggregate website presence information comprising:
 a plurality of servers in communication with a first website server of a plurality of website servers, the plurality of servers configured to:
 receive a request from the first website server of the plurality of website servers to subscribe to aggregate website presence information of one or more affiliated website servers of the plurality of website servers, 
 receive aggregate website presence information that includes a collection of website presence information for a plurality of website objects of the one or more affiliated website servers, 
 receive aggregated website presence information from the first website server and the one or more affiliated website servers, 
 aggregate the website presence information into the collection of website presence information based on a web presence scheme, the scheme including an indication of a method for deriving web presence information, and 
 publish the collection of website presence information based on the web presence scheme to the first website server and the affiliated website servers. 
   
     
     
         41 . The distributed system of  claim 40 , wherein the plurality of servers are further configured to apply one or more access controls to the aggregated website presence information. 
     
     
         42 . The distributed system  claim 40 , wherein at least one of the plurality of servers is associated with one website server of the plurality of website servers. 
     
     
         43 . The distributed system of  claim 40 , wherein the aggregated website presence information is based at least in part on:
 a website presence selected by a website object;   a website presence supplied by the website object; and   activity of the website object at the website.   
     
     
         44 . The distributed system of  claim 40 , wherein at least one of the plurality of servers is configured to monitor traffic through the distributed system. 
     
     
         45 . The distributed system of  claim 44 , wherein at least one of the plurality of servers are configured to detect an undesirable activity. 
     
     
         46 . The distributed system of  claim 45 , wherein at least one of the plurality of servers are configured to implement corrective measures to the undesirable activity. 
     
     
         47 . A method for aggregating website presence information comprising:
 at a web presence server in communication with a first website server of a plurality of website servers:   receiving a request from the first website server of the plurality of website servers to subscribe to aggregate website presence information of one or more affiliated website servers of the plurality of website servers, and   receiving aggregate website presence information that includes a collection of website presence information for a plurality of website objects of the one or more affiliated website servers; and   at one or more collaboration servers configured to receive aggregated website presence information from the first website server and the one or more affiliated website servers:
 aggregating the website presence information into the collection of website presence information based on a web presence scheme, the scheme including an indication of a method for deriving web presence information, and 
 publishing the collection of website presence information based on the web presence scheme to the first website server and the affiliated website servers. 
   
     
     
         48 . The system of  claim 47 , further comprising applying one or more access controls to the aggregated website presence information. 
     
     
         49 . The system of  claim 47 , wherein the aggregated website presence information is based at least in part on:
 a website presence selected by a website object;   a website presence supplied by the website object; and   activity of the website object at the website.   
     
     
         50 . The method of  claim 47  further comprising monitoring traffic through the one or more collaboration servers. 
     
     
         51 . The method of  claim 47  further comprising detecting an undesirable activity. 
     
     
         52 . The method of  claim 47  further comprising implementing corrective measures to the undesirable activity.