Operating multiple views on a computing device in connection with a wireless communication session

• US 20070049335A1
• Filed: 08/08/2005
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Prasad, Srikiran, Haitani, Robert, Venkataraman, Ramachandran, Gayed, Nancy
• Granted Patent: US 8,078,993 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.200
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

Abstract

Embodiments described herein include a computing device that is configured to generate a multi-view presentation. The computing device may include a wireless communication application that performs at least one of transmitting and receiving data wirelessly during a communication session. The computing device may generate a view for the communication session on a corresponding display area. In one embodiment, the view occupies only a portion of the display area. At the same time the view of the communication session is provided, an embodiment provides that one or more user-interface features are provided in a portion of the display area for use with a second application. In one embodiment, these user-interface features may be provided in a region of the display that does not include the area occupied by the view.

Claims

1. A method for operating a computing device, the method comprising:

operating a non-communication application; and

concurrently with operating the non-communication application, operating a wireless communication application embedded in the non-communication application, the communication application using or being responsive to data generated from a communication session in which data is transmitted or received wirelessly on the computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein operating the communication application includes generating a view for the communication session on a display area of the computing device, wherein the view occupies only a portion of the display area;

and

wherein operating the non-communication application includes providing one or more user-interface features for use with operating the non-communication application in a remainder of the display area.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein operating the wireless communication application includes operating a phone application to transmit and receive voice data for a voice-exchange information.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein generating a view includes displaying information about the communication session.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein generating a view includes displaying content comprising one or more of (i) status information about the communication session, (ii) information about a correspondent of the communication session, (iii) information about a communication link of the communication session, and (iv) one or more user-interface features for controlling the wireless communication application.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the information about the correspondent of the communication session includes an image of the correspondent.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein providing providing one or more user-interface features for use with operating the non-communication application includes providing a text field for a user to enter a alphanumeric sequence for use with the non-communication application.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein providing one or more user-interface features for use with operating the non-communication application includes enabling the user to interact with the one or more user-interface features through contact with the display area where the one or more user-interface features are provided.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein providing one or more user-interface features for use with operating the non-communication application includes enabling the user to interact with the one or more user-interface features when a focus is removed from the view generated by the communication application.

10. A method for operating a computing device, the method comprising:

providing a first view on a display area of the computing device from execution of a first application; and

concurrently with providing the first view;

providing a second view on the display area from execution of a second application embedded in the first application, wherein the second application handles wireless data that is transmitted or received during a wireless communication session.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein providing a second view includes providing a user-interface feature to enable a user to exert control of the wireless communication session.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein providing the first view and providing the second view includes making a first set of user-interface features for the first view and a second set of user-interface features for the second view available at the same time on the display area.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the second application corresponds to a phone application, and wherein providing the second view includes displaying the second view while the phone application operates to transmit and receive voice data wirelessly during a voice-exchange session.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein providing the second view includes displaying information about the state or status of the voice-exchange session in progress.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein providing the second view includes displaying information about a correspondent of the voice-exchange session.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein displaying information about a correspondent of the voice-exchange session includes using information retrieved from a contact record stored on the computing device.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein displaying information about a correspondent of the voice-exchange session includes identifying information of either (i) a caller of an incoming call, or (ii) a recipient of an outgoing call, and matching the information to the contact record stored on the computing device.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein identifying information includes identifying one or more of (i) a phone number of the correspondent, or (ii) a name of the correspondent.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein providing the second view includes providing one or more features for enabling the user to control the voice-exchange session.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein providing one or more features includes providing a feature for enabling the user to specify a phone number for the voice-exchange session.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein providing one or more features includes providing a feature for enabling the user to accept or decline an incoming phone call.

22. The method of claim 10, wherein providing a second view on the display area includes handling multiple communication sessions on the computing device at one time through execution of the second application.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein handling multiple communication sessions on the computing device at one time through execution of the second application includes operating the second application to conduct a telephone conference using two or more other callers on two or more communication channels.

24. The method of claim 10, further comprising enabling a user to switch focus from one of the first view or second view to the other of the first view or second view.

25. The method of claim 10, wherein providing the second view includes displaying the second view as a default, and wherein the method further comprises enabling the user to hide the second view while the communication session is in progress.

26. A method for operating a computing device, the method comprising:

displaying at least a first view and a second view, wherein the first view is generated by a resident application and the second view is generated by an embedded application of the resident application; and

implementing a protocol to determine which of the resident application and the embedded application are to handle an input when the first view and the second view are displayed.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the embedded application is implemented as a communication plug-in that is responsive to data generated by or used in connection with a wireless communication session.

28. The method of claim 26, wherein implementing a protocol to determine which of the resident application and the embedded application are to handle an input includes implementing the protocol to determine which of the resident application and the embedded application are to handle a key down event.

29. The method of claim 26, wherein implementing a protocol includes determining that one of the first view or second view is in focus.

30. The method of claim 26, wherein implementing a protocol includes designating a default priority for the first view and the second view in response to one or more defined events.

31. A computer-readable medium carrying instructions for operating a computing device, the instructions including instructions for performing steps comprising:

operating a non-communication application; and

concurrently with operating the non-communication application, operating a wireless communication application embedded in the non-communication application in connection with a communication session in which data is transmitted or received wirelessly on the computing device.

32. A computer-readable medium carrying instructions for operating a computing device, the instructions including instructions for performing steps comprising:

displaying at least a first view and a second view, wherein the first view is generated by a resident application and the second view is generated by an embedded application of the resident application; and

implementing a protocol to determine which of the resident application and the embedded application are to handle an input when the first view and the second view are displayed.