User application initiated telephony

• US 8,948,691 B2
• Filed: 12/19/2013
• Issued: 02/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Plantronics, Inc. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Sarkissian, Frederick, Siegel, Jeffrey
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TUAN HOANG
• Application Number:
  US14/134,347
• Publication Number:
  US 20140106667A1
• Time in Patent Office: 411 Days
• Field of Search: 455/39, 455/41.2, 455/412.2, 455/414.1, 455/417, 455/456.1, 455/456.2, 455/456.3, 455/569.1, 370/277
• US Class Current: 455/39
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

Systems and methods for initiating telephony calls are presented. In one example, a user selection of a desired application item is received at a computing device and a dial number associated with the desired application item is transmitted from the computing device to a wireless headset. The dial number is received at the wireless headset and a call is responsively initiated by transmitting the dial number from the wireless headset to a mobile phone device.

Claims

1. A communication device comprising:

a wireless transceiver;

a microphone;

a speaker;

a processor; and

a memory storing a call initiation application executable by the processor configured to receive a dial number from a first computing device over a first wireless link and transmit an outbound call command to a second computing device over a second wireless link, the outbound call command comprising the dial number.

2. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the first computing device is a personal computer and the second computing device is a mobile phone.

3. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the outbound call command comprising the dial number is configured to initiate a call by the second computing device to the dial number.

4. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the wireless transceiver is a Bluetooth transceiver and the first wireless link and the second wireless link are Bluetooth links.

5. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the communication device further comprises a housing adapted to be worn on a user body.

6. The communication device of claim 5, wherein the housing is an over-the-ear headset housing.

7. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the wireless transceiver is wirelessly paired with the first computing device and the second computing device utilizing a wireless communications protocol.

8. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the call initiation application is further configured to transmit a call status message to the first computing device.

9. The communication device of claim 8, wherein the call status message is dependent upon an audio communication channel status between the communication device and the second computing device.

10. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by one or more computers, cause the one more computers to perform operations comprising:

receiving a dial number from a first computing device transmitted over a first wireless link; and

transmitting an outbound call command to a second computing device over a second wireless link, the outbound call command comprising the dial number to initiate a call by the second computing device to the dial number.

11. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 10, wherein the dial number is received at a wearable communication device from the first computing device and the wearable communication device transmits the outbound call command to the second computing device.

12. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 11, wherein the wearable communication device comprises a headset.

13. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 10, wherein the dial number is received from the first computing device responsive to a user action at the first computing device.

14. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 13, wherein the user action at the first computing device comprises selection of a displayed application item associated with a desired contact entity.

15. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 14, wherein the displayed application item is a received email.

16. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 10, wherein the first computing device is a personal computer and the second computing device is a mobile phone.

17. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise transmitting a call status message to the first computing device to be utilized to report an associated presence state.

18. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 17, wherein the call status message is dependent upon an audio communication channel status with the second computing device.