Software Technology for Physical processing that is distributed for matrix sum operation

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A user of an instant messaging service may save names of users of the instant messaging system in a participant list (which may be referred to as”buddy list”) “buddy list”) and these names could be classified into one or more groups. Additionally, users of a mobile device like a mobile phone can store contact information regarding people who are on the device. Information describing the on-line existence of the user in the instant messaging system, or the geographic location of a mobile device such as a mobile telephone connected to the user’s account, can be distributed to people who are on the participant list as well as contacts on the list based upon notification information that is associated with contact lists or groups of users. The delegation model can be employed to control whether a user is permitted to make modifications to the notification information.

On-line services could provide users with the ability to instantly send and receive messages. Instant messages are private on-line conversations between two or more people who have access to an instant messaging service, who have installedcommunications software necessary to access and use the instant messaging service, and who generally have access to information reflecting the on-line status of other users.

One reason is that delegation information associated to a communications identity could be used to alter the notification settings information to limit the distribution of notification information related to the identity of communication. Delegation information that is associated with a communication identity can be accessible. Different categories of communications identities can be included in information about delegation. For at least one of the multiple categories, notificationinformation modifications to be controlled are identified. A communications identity that is associated with a particular category within multiplecategories receives notification information in order to modify the notification setting information. The delegation information that is linked to the category is available and the identity of the communications can either perform the modification or prevent it from happening.

A number of these features may be integrated into implementations. For example that at least two categories from the various categories could be arranged in a hierarchical arrangement so that a lower category may be related to a higher category.Delegation information that is associated with the higher category may also be associated with the lower category. Likewise, the identity of the communications provider could be associated with the category below. Modifications to the notification setting information is onlypermitted in the event that the communications identity is allowed to carry out the modification based on an assessment of whether the identity of the communications is permitted to perform the change based upon the information about delegation associated with the higher category.

The various categories could include a category for government, an equipment owner category, and the user category. The equipment owner category could include a business , and the user category may include an employee. Equipment owner category can include a parent, whereas the user category could comprise a child.

Only a user belonging to the government can modify the notification settings for notifying an organization that offers emergency services within the area of the user. Users who belong to the category of equipment owner is allowed to make a modification other than an alteration that is in connection with the modification of the notification setting information relatedto notifying a governmental entity providing emergency services about the geographic location of the user. A user who is part of a user category is only allowed to make a change that is authorized by the equipment owner category.

Controlling dissemination of notification information could include limiting or allowing information about the ability of the communications identity that is used to communicate, or the geographic location of the communications identity.

The techniques described above may include a method or process, a device or apparatus or computer software on a computer-accessible medium.

The details of any or all of the implementations are provided in the accompanying drawings and description below. Additional features will be obvious from the drawings and the claims.

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