Presence Based Telephony Call Signaling
First Claim
1. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for VoIP telephony call notification comprising:
- receiving an incoming call at a VoIP telephony application in operation at a computer, the computer comprising a computer loudspeaker and a computer display;
identifying a headset donned state or a headset doffed state for a wireless headset associated with the computer, the wireless headset comprising a headset speaker and headset output user interface;
determining a headset proximity between the wireless headset and the computer; and
outputting an incoming call notification to the headset speaker, the headset output user interface, the computer loudspeaker, or the computer display responsive to identifying the headset donned state or headset doffed state and determining the headset proximity.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for presence based telephony call signaling are presented. An incoming call is received at a computer, where the computer includes a computer loudspeaker and computer display. A headset donned state or a headset doffed state is identified for a wireless headset, where the wireless headset includes a headset speaker and headset output user interface. A proximity between the wireless headset and the computer is determined. An incoming call notification is output to the headset speaker, the headset output user interface, the computer loudspeaker, or the computer display responsive to identifying the headset donned state or headset doffed state and determining the headset proximity.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for VoIP telephony call notification comprising:
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receiving an incoming call at a VoIP telephony application in operation at a computer, the computer comprising a computer loudspeaker and a computer display; identifying a headset donned state or a headset doffed state for a wireless headset associated with the computer, the wireless headset comprising a headset speaker and headset output user interface; determining a headset proximity between the wireless headset and the computer; and outputting an incoming call notification to the headset speaker, the headset output user interface, the computer loudspeaker, or the computer display responsive to identifying the headset donned state or headset doffed state and determining the headset proximity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for VoIP telephony call notification comprising:
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receiving an incoming call at a VoIP telephony application in operation at a computer, the computer comprising a computer loudspeaker and a computer display; identifying a headset donned state or a headset doffed state for a wireless headset associated with the computer, the wireless headset comprising a headset speaker and a headset output user interface; determining a proximity between the wireless headset and the computer; outputting a first incoming call notification to the computer loudspeaker or the computer display responsive to identifying a headset doffed state and determining the proximity to be within a pre-determined range; outputting a second incoming call notification to the headset speaker responsive to identifying a headset donned state and determining the proximity to be within a pre-determined range; and outputting a third incoming call notification to the headset output user interface responsive to identifying a headset doffed state and determining the proximity to be outside a pre-determined range. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for VoIP telephony call notification comprising:
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a wireless headset comprising; a headset wireless transceiver; a donned or doffed detector; a headset speaker; and a headset output user interface comprising a visual indicator or a vibrate indicator; and a computer comprising; a network interface; a computer wireless transceiver operable to communicate with the headset wireless transceiver; a computer loudspeaker; a computer display; a processor; and a memory storing a; a VoIP softphone application comprising instructions which when executed by the processor cause the computer to receive an incoming call on the network interface; headset proximity detection application comprising instructions which when executed by the processor cause the computer to identify a headset proximity of the wireless headset in relation to the computer; a user call notification application comprising instructions which when executed by the processor cause the computer to output an incoming call notification to the headset speaker, the headset output user interface, the computer loudspeaker, or the computer display responsive to the headset proximity and an identified headset donned state or headset doffed state. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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