USER-INITIATED COMMUNICATIONS DURING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT PLAYBACK ON A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
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1. A method for enabling user-initiated communications during playback of multimedia content on a mobile communications device, the method comprising:
- associating a user interface element with the multimedia content;
associating a user prompt with the multimedia content such that playback of the multimedia content includes presentation of the user prompt to inform the user of the user interface element; and
associating data defining a communications channel with the user interface element such that actuation of the user interface element by the user causes establishment of communications through the communications channel by the mobile communications device.
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Abstract
A multimedia display process executing in a mobile device traps user input signals to allow switching from display of multimedia to another task without requiring manual termination of the multimedia display process by the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for enabling user-initiated communications during playback of multimedia content on a mobile communications device, the method comprising:
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associating a user interface element with the multimedia content; associating a user prompt with the multimedia content such that playback of the multimedia content includes presentation of the user prompt to inform the user of the user interface element; and associating data defining a communications channel with the user interface element such that actuation of the user interface element by the user causes establishment of communications through the communications channel by the mobile communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing interactive communications in association with multimedia content displayed on a mobile communications device, the method comprising:
during playback of the multimedia content on the mobile communications device; presenting a user prompt to identify a user interface element; detecting user actuation of the user interface element; and in response to the user actuation, establishing communications of the mobile communications device through a communications channel associated with the multimedia content and the user interface element. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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