UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION FUNCTIONALITY IN CONDENSED VIEWS
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving an indication that a unified communications application executing on a computing device is desirably displayed on a display screen of the computing device in a condensed view, the unified communications application displayable on the display screen in one of the condensed view or a full view, the condensed view occupying a first portion of the display screen, the full view occupying a second portion of the display screen that is larger than the first portion, and wherein the unified communications application supports multiple communications modalities, the communications modalities comprising instant messaging, video conferencing, and content sharing; and
displaying, on the display screen of the computing device, the unified communications application in the condensed view responsive to receiving the indication, the unified communications application in the condensed view configured to receive and display real-time communications from at least one contact of a user of the computing device in any of the communications modalities.
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Abstract
A unified communications application is described herein. The unified communications application is displayable in one of two views: a full view and a condensed view. When displayed in the condensed view, which consumes less than fifty percent of a display screen, the unified communications application is employable by a user thereof to participate in real-time conversations/meetings with contacts of the user.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving an indication that a unified communications application executing on a computing device is desirably displayed on a display screen of the computing device in a condensed view, the unified communications application displayable on the display screen in one of the condensed view or a full view, the condensed view occupying a first portion of the display screen, the full view occupying a second portion of the display screen that is larger than the first portion, and wherein the unified communications application supports multiple communications modalities, the communications modalities comprising instant messaging, video conferencing, and content sharing; and displaying, on the display screen of the computing device, the unified communications application in the condensed view responsive to receiving the indication, the unified communications application in the condensed view configured to receive and display real-time communications from at least one contact of a user of the computing device in any of the communications modalities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a receiver component that receives an indication from a user of a computing device that a unified communications application executing on the computing device is desirably displayed in a condensed view, the unified communications application displayable in one of the condensed view or a full view, the unified communications application being a windowless application, and wherein the unified communications application is configured to transmit and receive real-time communications in a plurality of different modalities, the modalities comprising instant messaging, video communications, and content sharing; and a display component that displays the unified communications in the condensed view on a display screen of the computing device, the unified communications in the condensed view comprising a graphical region that is configured to facilitate real-time communications in any of the modalities. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising:
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responsive to receiving a first command from a user, initiating a unified communications application on a computing device, wherein initiating the unified communications application comprises displaying the unified communications application in a full view on a display screen of the computing device, the full view consuming more than fifty percent of the display screen, and wherein the unified communications applications is configured to transmit and receive real-time communications in a plurality of modalities, the modalities comprising instant messaging, video communications, and content sharing; responsive to receiving a second command from the user, displaying the unified communications application in a condensed view on the display screen of the computing device, the condensed view consuming less than fifty percent of the display screen, and wherein a remainder of display screen real estate not consumed by the unified communications application is consumed by a full view of a second application; when the unified communications application is displayed in the condensed view, receiving a real-time communication from at least one contact of the user that is to be displayed to the user by way of the unified communications application; and displaying the real-time communication in the condensed view of the unified communications application responsive to the receiving of the real-time communication.
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