Monitoring and configuring communication sessions

• US 9,177,075 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Issued: 11/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shitrit, Danny Ben
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Hitesh
• Application Number:
  US13/620,620
• Publication Number:
  US 20130073612A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,145 Days
• Field of Search: 709203-204, 709/206, 709/220, 709223-224, 709/228, 370/352, 348 1402- 1403, 348 1407- 1408, 715/771
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0813 characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/16 Threshold monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1059 End-user terminal functionalities specially adapted for real-time communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/141 between two video terminals, e.g. videophone telephonic communication systems combined with television receiver for reception of entertainment or information matter H04M11/085
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

In one general sense, display of content communicated by a sender communication device to a destination communication device may be enabled by receiving, at a destination communication device, content to be displayed by the destination communication device. Characteristics of a display of the received content by the destination communication device may be algorithmically identified in accordance with display configuration settings for the destination communication device. Based on the identified characteristics, at least one change to be made to capture configuration settings at a capturing communication device used to capture the received content may be identified. At least one alternative capture configuration setting may be communicated to the capturing communication device. Content that is captured by the capturing communication device is received at the destination communications device based on the alternative capture configuration setting communicated.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

monitoring, using at least one processor, one or more communication sessions between a user and one or more contacts;

analyzing the one or more communication sessions to identify configuration settings used for each of the one or more communication sessions;

identifying, based on the analysis of the one or more communication sessions and for each of the one or more contacts, frequently used configuration settings specific to each of the one or more contacts;

storing for each of the one or more contacts, the identified frequently used configuration settings specific to each of the one or more contacts;

configuring a subsequent communication session between the user and a particular contact from the one or more contacts in accordance with frequently used configuration settings specific to the particular contact; and

providing a selectable option for discontinuing configuration of the subsequent communication session in accordance with the frequently used configuration settings specific to the particular contact.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising configuring a communication device associated with the user in accordance with the frequently used configuration settings specific to the particular contact.

3. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein the communication device comprises a wireless phone.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising providing, to the user, an offer to automate configuration of the subsequent communication session in accordance with the frequently used configuration settings specific to the particular contact.

5. The method as recited in claim 4, further comprising:

enabling the user to edit the frequently used configuration settings specific to the particular contact; and

configuring the subsequent communication session in accordance with the frequently used configuration settings specific to the particular contact as edited by the user.

6. The method as recited in claim 4, wherein providing the offer to automate configuration of the subsequent communication session comprises providing the offer within a pop-up window.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising providing, to the user, an indication that the subsequent communication session between the user and the particular contact has been configured to use the frequently used configuration settings specific to the particular contact.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the one or more communication sessions comprise a video conference.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the frequently used configuration settings specific to the particular contact comprise at least one of a volume setting, a microphone setting, a display resolution setting, a bandwidth setting, or a camera setting.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the one or more communication sessions to identify configuration settings used for each of the one or more communication sessions comprises at least one of identifying actions selected by the user, recording events occurring during the one or more communication sessions, or categorizing user behaviors.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the one or more communication sessions to identify configuration settings used for each of the one or more communication sessions comprises determining how the user interacts with the one or more contacts.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the identified frequently used settings comprise display configuration settings, media configuration settings, and network configuration settings for the one or more communication sessions.

10. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to;

monitor one or more communication sessions between the user and one or more contacts;

analyze the one or more communication sessions to identify configuration settings used for each of the one or more communication sessions;

identify, based on the analysis of the one or more communication sessions and for each contact of the one or more contacts, frequently used configuration settings specific to the each of the one or more contacts;

store for each of the one or more contacts, the identified frequently used configuration settings specific to each contact of the one or more contacts;

configure a subsequent communication session between the user and a particular contact in accordance with the identified frequently used configuration settings specific to the particular contact; and

provide a selectable option for discontinuing configuration of the subsequent communication session in accordance with the frequently used configuration settings specific to the particular contact.

11. The system as recited in claim 10, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to configure a communication device associated with the user in accordance with the frequently used configuration settings specific to the particular contact.

12. The system as recited in claim 11, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to provide, to the user, an offer to automate configuration of the communication device.

13. The system as recited in claim 12, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:

enable the user to modify the configuration of the communication device; and

configure the communication device in accordance with the configuration as modified by the user.

14. The system as recited in claim 10, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to monitor use, by the user, of a communications application executed on the communications device.

15. A method comprising:

monitoring, using at least one processor, one or more communication sessions between the user and one or more contacts;

analyzing the one or more communication sessions to identify configuration settings used for each of the one or more communication sessions;

identifying, based on the analysis of the one or more communication sessions and for each contact of the one or more contacts, frequently used configuration settings specific to the each of the one or more contacts;

storing for each of the one or more contacts, the identified frequently used configuration settings specific to each contact of the one or more contacts;

providing, to the user, a selectable option that, once selected, configures a subsequent communication session between the user and a particular contact in accordance with the identified frequently used configuration settings specific to the particular contact; and

providing a selectable option for discontinuing configuration of the subsequent communication session in accordance with the frequently used configuration settings specific to the particular contact.

16. The method as recited in claim 15, further comprising:

detecting one or more behaviors of the user, wherein the one or more behaviors are associated with the one or more communication sessions between the user and the one or more contacts; and

providing a behavior synopsis to the user, wherein the behavior synopsis comprises an indication of the detected one or more behaviors of the user.

17. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein the behavior synopsis further comprises an indication of a number of instances the user has performed a detected behavior with respect to a particular contact.

18. The method as recited in claim 15, further comprising:

configuring the subsequent communication sessions between the user and the particular contact in accordance with the frequently used configuration setting specific to the particular contact; and

providing an automation synopsis to the user, wherein the automation synopsis comprises an indication that the subsequent communication sessions between the user and the particular contact have been configured in accordance with the frequently used configuration settings specific to the particular contact.