Displaying video call data

• US 9,325,942 B2
• Filed: 08/13/2014
• Issued: 04/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Usbergo, Alex, Pizziconi, Daniele, Wassyng, Andrew Clifford
• Primary Examiner(s): Woo, Stella L
• Application Number:
  US14/459,247
• Publication Number:
  US 20150296179A1
• Time in Patent Office: 622 Days
• Field of Search: 348 1401- 1416
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• 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: H04N 7/15 Conference systems

Abstract

A device comprising: a display; an interface configured to exchange video data between the device and a network during a video call between a user of the device and at least one further user; a memory storing information identifying at least one display element each associated with one of the at least one further user; and a processor configured to run a client application operable during the call to: display received video in a first UI window on the display; detect the user navigating to a second UI window comprising one of the at least one display element; query the memory to determine a location for the display of the received video, and in response, display the second UI window and control the video received from the further user associated with the display element of the second user interface window to be displayed at a location of the display element.

Claims

1. A user device comprising:

a display;

a network interface configured to transmit and receive video data between the user device and a communication network during a video call between a user of said user device and at least one further user;

a memory storing information identifying at least one display element each associated with one of said at least one further user; and

one or more processors configured to run a communication client application operable during said video call to;

display received video of the video call in a first user interface window on said display;

detect an input selection by the user of said user device to navigate to a second user interface window comprising one of said at least one display element;

query said memory to determine a location for the display of the received video of the video call, and in response to said query display the second user interface window on the display and control the video of the video call received from the further user associated with said display element of the second user interface window to be displayed at a location of said display element associated with said further user of the video call.

2. A user device according to claim 1, wherein the video call is conducted between the user of said user device and a plurality of further users;

the communication client application operable during said video call to;

detect an input selection by the user of said user device to navigate to a second user interface window comprising a plurality of display elements each associated with one of said plurality of further users;

query said memory to determine a location for the display of the received video of the video call, and in response to said query display the second user interface window on the display and for each of the plurality of further users control the video of the video call received from the further user to be displayed at a location of the display element associated with the further user.

3. A user device according to claim 1, wherein the second user interface window comprises profile information of the further user associated with said display element.

4. A user device according to claim 1, wherein the second user interface window comprises a contact list associated with the user of said user device.

5. A user device according to claim 1, wherein the second user interface window comprises communication event activity information associated with the user of said user device.

6. A user device according to claim 1, wherein the second user interface window comprises a plurality of user interface elements, and said location is fixed relative to the position of the plurality of user interface elements displayed in the second user interface window.

7. A user device according to claim 1, wherein the first user interface window comprises a selectable element, and the communication client application operable to detect the input selection by the user of said user device to navigate to the second user interface window by detecting selection of said selectable element.

8. A user device according to claim 7, wherein the selectable element is a selectable button.

9. A user device according to claim 7, wherein the selectable element is a displayed identity of the further user associated with said display element.

10. A user device according to claim 1, wherein the first user interface window comprises selectable buttons for control of said video call.

11. A user device according to claim 1, wherein the information identifying at least one display element each associated with one of said at least one further user is configured by a provider of the a communication client application.

12. A user device according to claim 1, wherein the display element associated with a further user comprises a graphical image.

13. A user device according to claim 12, wherein the graphical image is selected by the further user to represent themselves to other users.

14. A user device according to claim 1, wherein the user device further comprises an input device for receiving said input selection.

15. A user device according to claim 14, wherein the input device comprise one or more of a keypad, touch screen, microphone, and a computer mouse.

16. A user device according to claim 1, wherein the user device is one of:

a mobile telephone;

a handheld game console;

a personal digital assistant;

a personal computer;

a tablet computer; and

a laptop computer.

17. A user device according to claim 1, wherein the communication network is a packet based communication network.

18. A computer readable memory device comprising instructions stored thereon that, responsive to execution by a processor of a user device, is configured to:

display received video of a video call between a user of the user device and an additional user in a first user interface window on a display of said user device;

detect an input selection by the user of said user device to navigate to a second user interface window comprising a display element associated with the additional user; and

query a memory storing information identifying the display element associated with the additional user, and in response to said query display the second user interface window on the display and control the video of the video call received from the additional user to be displayed at a location of said display element associated with the additional user.

19. The computer readable memory device according to claim 18, wherein the video call is conducted between the user of said user device and a plurality of additional users, and wherein the instructions, responsive to execution by the processor of the user device, is further configured to:

detect an input selection by the user of said user device to navigate to a second user interface window comprising a plurality of display elements each associated with one of said plurality of additional users;

query said memory to determine a location for the display of the received video of the video call, and in response to said query display the second user interface window on the display and for each of the plurality of additional users control the video of the video call received from the additional user to be displayed at a location of the display element associated with the additional user.

20. A method implemented at a user device, the method comprising:

receiving video of a video call between a user of the user device and an additional user;

displaying the received video of the video call in a first user interface window on a display of said user device;

detecting an input selection to navigate to a second user interface window that includes a graphical image associated with the additional user; and

displaying the second user interface window on the display and controlling the video of the video call to be displayed at a location of said graphical image such that the video of the video call replaces the display of the graphical image.