Devices for managing data associated with an audio communication

• US 10,063,596 B2
• Filed: 10/10/2012
• Issued: 08/28/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Ishii, Atsushi
• Primary Examiner(s): Flanders, Andrew C
• Application Number:
  US13/649,002
• Publication Number:
  US 20140100680A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,148 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1045 Proxies, e.g. for session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1059 End-user terminal functionalities specially adapted for real-time communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1083 In-session procedures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/654 Pre, in or post-call message
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0024 Services and arrangements where telephone services are combined with data services arrangements which combine a telephonic equipment and a computer H04M7/0012

Abstract

An electronic device for managing data associated with an audio communication is described. The electronic device includes a processor memory in electronic communication with the processor. Executable instructions are stored in the memory. The electronic device establishes an audio communication. The electronic device also receives data. The electronic device further determines whether the data is associated with the audio communication. The electronic device additionally performs an operation based on the data if the data is associated with the audio communication.

Claims

1. An electronic device for managing non-voice data associated with an audio communication voice call comprising:

a processor; and

memory in electronic communication with the processor, wherein instructions stored in the memory are executable to;

establish an audio communication voice call with a second electronic device over a network using an audio communication application, wherein the audio communication application is presented on a foreground of a display;

receive non-voice data over the network during the audio communication voice call;

determine whether the non-voice data is associated with the audio communication voice call, wherein the non-voice data is associated with the audio communication voice call when the non-voice data includes an association field indicating an address of the second electronic device used in the audio communication voice call;

in response to determining that the non-voice data is associated with the audio communication voice call, preempt at least a portion of the audio communication application being presented on the foreground of the display and allocate a first part of the display to display information based on the non-voice data that is associated with the audio communication voice call; and

in response to determining that the non-voice data is not associated with the audio communication voice call, allocate less than the first part of the display to display information based on the non-voice data that is not associated with the audio communication voice call.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executable to defer performing an operation based on the non-voice data received over the network when the non-voice data received over the network is not associated with the audio communication voice call.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executable to not display information based on the non-voice data received over the network when the non-voice data received over the network is not associated with the audio communication voice call.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executable to prioritize one or more additional operations based on the non-voice data received over the network when the non-voice data received over the network is associated with the audio communication voice call.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executable to determine whether other operations are authorized.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions executable to determine whether the non-voice data received over the network is associated with the audio communication voice call further comprise instructions executable to:

identify a sender of the non-voice data received over the network; and

determine whether the sender of the non-voice data received over the network is associated with the audio communication voice call.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the instructions are further executable to authenticate the sender of the non-voice data received over the network.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein receiving the non-voice data over the network is based on a session initiation protocol (SIP).

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the SIP identifies a sender of the non-voice data received over the network.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions executable to establish an audio communication voice call further comprise instructions executable to send one or more messages.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executable to terminate operations when the audio communication voice call ends.

23. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the association field is a source address of the non-voice data.

24. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the association field is separate from a source address of the non-voice data.

12. A method for managing non-voice data associated with an audio communication voice call by an electronic device, comprising:

establishing an audio communication voice call with a second electronic device over a network using an audio communication application, wherein the audio communication application is presented on a foreground of a display;

receiving non-voice data over the network during the audio communication voice call;

determining whether the non-voice data is associated with the audio communication voice call, wherein the non-voice data is associated with the audio communication voice call when the non-voice data includes an association field indicating an address of the second electronic device used in the audio communication voice call;

in response to determining that the non-voice data is associated with the audio communication voice call, preempting at least a portion of the audio communication application being presented on the foreground of the display and allocating a first part of the display to display information based on the non-voice data that is associated with the audio communication voice call; and

in response to determining that the non-voice data is not associated with the audio communication voice call, allocating less than the first part of the display to display information based on the non-voice data that is not associated with the audio communication voice call.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising deferring performing an operation based on the non-voice data received over the network when the non-voice data received over the network is not associated with the audio communication voice call.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising not displaying information based on the non-voice data received over the network when the non-voice data received over the network is not associated with the audio communication voice call.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising prioritizing one or more additional operations based on the non-voice data received over the network when the non-voice data received over the network is associated with the audio communication voice call.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising determining whether other operations are authorized.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein determining whether the non-voice data received over the network is associated with the audio communication voice call further comprises:

identifying a sender of the non-voice data received over the network; and

determining whether the sender of the non-voice data received over the network is associated with the audio communication voice call.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising authenticating the sender of the non-voice data received over the network.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein receiving the non-voice data over the network is based on a session initiation protocol (SIP).

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the SIP identifies a sender of the non-voice data received over the network.

21. The method of claim 12, wherein establishing an audio communication voice call further comprises sending one or more messages.

22. The method of claim 12, further comprising terminating operations when the audio communication voice call ends.