Content delivery during call idle time
First Claim
1. A processor-based method for effective utilization of call idle time, comprising:
- detecting, by a processor of a phone of a first person during a phone conversation between the first person and a second person, that the phone conversation has been silenced for a designated period of time, wherein the phone is operative in an idle mode to present content pre-designated by the first person, and is operative in a normal mode to send and receive voice communications to and from the second person and to not present the pre-designated content;
activating, by the processor of the phone, the idle mode of the phone in response to said detecting;
subsequently detecting, by the processor of the phone, that the period of phone conversation silence has ended; and
subsequently activating, by the processor of the phone, the normal mode of the phone in response to said subsequently detecting.
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Abstract
A method for effective utilization of call idle time, including automatically detecting that a first person using a phone has initiated a phone call to a second person, and that the second person has not yet answered the call, wherein the phone is operative in an idle mode to present content pre-designated by the first person, and is operative in a normal mode to send and receive voice communications to and from the second person and to not present the pre-designated content, activating the idle mode of the phone in response to the automatically detecting, further automatically detecting that the second person has answered the call, and automatically activating the normal mode of the phone in response to the further automatically detecting. A cell phone is also described and claimed.
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1. A processor-based method for effective utilization of call idle time, comprising:
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detecting, by a processor of a phone of a first person during a phone conversation between the first person and a second person, that the phone conversation has been silenced for a designated period of time, wherein the phone is operative in an idle mode to present content pre-designated by the first person, and is operative in a normal mode to send and receive voice communications to and from the second person and to not present the pre-designated content; activating, by the processor of the phone, the idle mode of the phone in response to said detecting; subsequently detecting, by the processor of the phone, that the period of phone conversation silence has ended; and subsequently activating, by the processor of the phone, the normal mode of the phone in response to said subsequently detecting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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