Framework and method for dynamic talker ID based media treatment in a group communication

• US 20140189537A1
• Filed: 01/03/2013
• Published: 07/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Sharma, Sandeep, Shuman, Mohammed Ataur R., Goel, Amit
• Application Number:
  US13/733,232
• Publication Number:
  US 20140189537A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/753
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/10 Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services

Abstract

A framework is provided that enables a group communication session participant to specify the manner in which his or her computing device handles/renders media received from other group communication session participants based on the identity of the sender of the media. The various embodiments enable the group communication participant to manage the presentation of media on the various interfaces of his or her computing device based on both the type of the received media and the sender ID (i.e., talker ID) associated with the received media. In an embodiment, the user may be enabled to dynamically switch the media handling settings during a group communication session.

Claims

1. A method for managing the presentation of media on a computing device during a group communication session, comprising:

receiving media data in the computing device during the group communication session, the media data including an identifier of a sender (sender ID) of the media and data useful for presentation of the media;

identifying in the computing device the sender ID associated with the received media data;

identifying in the computing device a presentation rule associated with the sender ID;

selecting an interface of the computing device for presenting the media based on the identified presentation rule; and

presenting the media via the selected interface of the computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a media type of the received media data in the computing device,

wherein identifying in the computing device a presentation rule associated with the sender ID comprises identifying in the computing device a presentation rule associated with the sender ID and the media type.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the presentation rule is user configurable, the method further comprising:

receiving a user input; and

configuring the presentation rule in response to the user input.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein receiving a user input and configuring the presentation rule in response to the user input are accomplished during the group communication session.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the interface is one or more of a display, an ear phone, a speakerphone, a port, an application, and an auxiliary device.

6. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

storing an indication of the selected interface of the computing device used to present the media;

updating the identified presentation rule based at least in part on the stored indication of the selected interface to generate an updated presentation rule;

receiving new media data in the computing device during the group communication session, the new media data including another identifier of the sender (another sender ID);

identifying in the computing device the another sender ID associated with the received new media data;

identifying a new media type of the received new media data in the computing device;

identifying in the computing device the updated presentation rule associated with the another sender ID and the new media type;

selecting another interface of the computing device for presenting the new media based on the identified updated presentation rule; and

presenting the new media via the selected another interface of the computing device.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the media type is one or more of a picture, a text message, a video, a sound, a multi-purpose internet mail extension (MIME), a resolution, a format, and a file extension.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending an indication of the selected interface of the computing device for presenting the media from the computing device to a computing device associated with a sender associated with the identified sender ID.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending an indication of the selected interface of the computing device for presenting the media from the computing device to all other computing devices participating in the group communication session.

10. A computing device, comprising:

means for receiving media data in the computing device during a group communication session, the media data including an identifier of a sender (sender ID) of media and data useful for presentation of the media;

means for identifying in the computing device the sender ID associated with the received media data;

means for identifying in the computing device a presentation rule associated with the sender ID;

means for selecting an interface of the computing device for presenting the media based on the identified presentation rule; and

means for presenting the media via the selected interface of the computing device.

11. The computing device of claim 10, further comprising:

means for identifying a media type of the received media data in the computing device,

wherein means for identifying in the computing device a presentation rule associated with the sender ID comprises means for identifying in the computing device a presentation rule associated with the sender ID and the media type.

12. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the presentation rule is user configurable, the computing device further comprising:

means for receiving a user input; and

means for configuring the presentation rule in response to the user input.

13. The computing device of claim 12, wherein:

means for receiving a user input comprises means for receiving a user input during the group communication session; and

means for configuring the presentation rule in response to the user input comprises means for configuring the presentation rule in response to the user input during the group communication session.

14. The computing device of claim 13, wherein the interface is one or more of a display, an ear phone, a speakerphone, a port, an application, and an auxiliary device.

15. The computing device of claim 11, further comprising:

means for storing an indication of the selected interface of the computing device used to present the media;

means for updating the identified presentation rule based at least in part on the stored indication of the selected interface to generate an updated presentation rule;

means for receiving new media data in the computing device during the group communication session, the new media data including another identifier of the sender (another sender ID);

means for identifying in the computing device the another sender ID associated with the received new media data;

means for identifying a new media type of the received new media data in the computing device;

means for identifying in the computing device the updated presentation rule associated with the another sender ID and the new media type;

means for selecting another interface of the computing device for presenting the new media based on the identified updated presentation rule; and

means for presenting the new media via the selected another interface of the computing device.

16. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the media type is one or more of a picture, a text message, a video, a sound, a multi-purpose internet mail extension (MIME), a resolution, a format, and a file extension.

17. The computing device of claim 10, further comprising:

means for sending an indication of the selected interface of the computing device for presenting the media from the computing device to a computing device associated with a sender associated with the identified sender ID.

18. The computing device of claim 10, further comprising:

means for sending an indication of the selected interface of the computing device for presenting the media from the computing device to all other computing devices participating in the group communication session.

19. A computing device, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving media data in the computing device during a group communication session, the media data including an identifier of a sender (sender ID) of media and data useful for presentation of the media;

identifying in the computing device the sender ID associated with the received media data;

identifying in the computing device a presentation rule associated with the sender ID;

selecting an interface of the computing device for presenting the media based on the identified presentation rule; and

presenting the media via the selected interface of the computing device.

20. The computing device of claim 19, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

identifying a media type of the received media data in the computing device,

wherein identifying in the computing device a presentation rule associated with the sender ID comprises identifying in the computing device a presentation rule associated with the sender ID and the media type.

21. The computing device of claim 20, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions such that the presentation rule is user configurable, and

wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising

receiving a user input;

and

configuring the presentation rule in response to the user input.

22. The computing device of claim 21, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions such that receiving a user input and configuring the presentation rule in response to the user input are accomplished during the group communication session.

23. The computing device of claim 22, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions such that the interface is one or more of a display, an ear phone, a speakerphone, a port, an application, and an auxiliary device.

24. The computing device of claim 20, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

storing an indication of the selected interface of the computing device used to present the media;

updating the identified presentation rule based at least in part on the stored indication of the selected interface to generate an updated presentation rule;

receiving new media data in the computing device during the group communication session, the new media data including another identifier of the sender (another sender ID);

identifying in the computing device the another sender ID associated with the received new media data;

identifying a new media type of the received new media data in the computing device;

identifying in the computing device the updated presentation rule associated with the another sender ID and the new media type;

selecting another interface of the computing device for presenting the new media based on the identified updated presentation rule; and

presenting the new media via the selected another interface of the computing device.

25. The computing device of claim 20, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that the media type is one or more of a picture, a text message, a video, a sound, a multi-purpose internet mail extension (MIME), a resolution, a format, and a file extension.

26. The computing device of claim 19, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

sending an indication of the selected interface of the computing device for presenting the media from the computing device to a computing device associated with a sender associated with the identified sender ID.

27. The computing device of claim 19, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

sending an indication of the selected interface of the computing device for presenting the media from the computing device to all other computing devices participating in the group communication session.

28. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving media data in a computing device during a group communication session, the media data including an identifier of a sender (sender ID) of media and data useful for presentation of the media;

identifying in the computing device the sender ID associated with the received media data;

identifying in the computing device a presentation rule associated with the sender ID;

selecting an interface of the computing device for presenting the media based on the identified presentation rule; and

presenting the media via the selected interface of the computing device.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations further comprising:

identifying a media type of the received media data in the computing device,

wherein identifying in the computing device a presentation rule associated with the sender ID comprises identifying in the computing device a presentation rule associated with the sender ID and the media type.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that the presentation rule is user configurable, and

wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations further comprising:

receiving a user input; and

configuring the presentation rule in response to the user input.

31. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 30, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that receiving a user input and configuring the presentation rule in response to the user input are accomplished during the group communication session.

32. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 31, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that the interface is one or more of a display, an ear phone, a speakerphone, a port, an application, and an auxiliary device.

33. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations further comprising:

storing an indication of the selected interface of the computing device used to present the media;

updating the identified presentation rule based at least in part on the stored indication of the selected interface to generate an updated presentation rule;

receiving new media data in the computing device during the group communication session, the new media data including another identifier of the sender (another sender ID);

identifying in the computing device the another sender ID associated with the received new media data;

identifying a new media type of the received new media data in the computing device;

identifying in the computing device the updated presentation rule associated with the another sender ID and the new media type;

selecting another interface of the computing device for presenting the new media based on the identified updated presentation rule; and

presenting the new media via the selected another interface of the computing device.

34. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that the media type is one or more of a picture, a text message, a video, a sound, a multi-purpose internet mail extension (MIME), a resolution, a format, and a file extension.

35. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 28 wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations further comprising:

sending an indication of the selected interface of the computing device for presenting the media from the computing device to a computing device associated with a sender associated with the identified sender ID.

36. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 28 wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations further comprising:

sending an indication of the selected interface of the computing device for presenting the media from the computing device to all other computing devices participating in the group communication session.