Displaying video call data

• US 9,628,753 B2
• Filed: 03/30/2016
• Issued: 04/18/2017
• 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:
  US15/084,735
• Publication Number:
  US 20160212374A1
• Time in Patent Office: 384 Days
• Field of Search: 348 1401- 1416, 709204, 455416, 455566, 370260-261
• 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 device;

a receiver to receive video of a video call between a user of the user device and an additional user; and

at least a memory and a processor to implement a communication client application configured to;

display, on the display device, the received video of the video call in a first user interface window of the communication client application;

detect an input selection to navigate to a second user interface window of the communication client application, the second user interface window of the communication client application including a display element associated with the additional user;

display the second user interface window of the communication client application on the display device; and

control the video of the video call to be displayed at a location of said display element such that the video of the video call replaces the display of the display element.

2. The user device of claim 1, wherein the second user interface window comprises profile information of the additional user.

3. The user device of claim 1, wherein the second user interface window comprises a contact list associated with the user of the user device.

4. The user device of claim 1, wherein the second user interface window comprises communication event activity information associated with the user of the user device.

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

6. The user device of claim 1, wherein the first user interface window comprises a selectable element, and wherein the communication client application is further configured to detect the input selection by detecting selection of said selectable element.

7. The user device of claim 6, wherein the selectable element is a selectable button.

8. The user device of claim 6, wherein the selectable element is a displayed identity of the additional user.

9. The user device of claim 1, wherein the first user interface window comprises selectable buttons for control of said video call.

10. The user device of claim 1, wherein the display element comprises a graphical image.

11. The user device of claim 10, wherein the graphical image is selected by the additional user to represent the additional user to other users.

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

display, on a display of the user device, received video of a video call between a user of the user device and an additional user in a first user interface window of a communication client application;

detect an input selection to navigate to a second user interface window of the communication client application, the second user interface window of the communication client application including a display element associated with the additional user;

display the second user interface window of the communication client application on the display of the user device; and

control the video of the video call to be displayed at a location of said display element such that the video of the video call at least partially replaces the display of the display element.

13. The computer readable memory device of claim 12, wherein the second user interface window comprises profile information of the additional user.

14. The computer readable memory device of claim 12, wherein the second user interface window comprises a contact list associated with the user of the user device.

15. The computer readable memory device of claim 12, wherein the second user interface window comprises communication event activity information associated with the user of the user device.

16. The computer readable memory device of claim 12, wherein the second user interface window comprises a plurality of user interface elements, and wherein said location is fixed relative to the position of the plurality of user interface elements displayed in the second user interface window.

17. The computer readable memory device of claim 12, wherein the first user interface window comprises a selectable element, and wherein the input selection comprises selection of said selectable element.

18. The computer readable memory device of claim 17, wherein the selectable element is a selectable button.

19. The computer readable memory device of claim 17, wherein the selectable element is a displayed identity of the additional user.

20. The computer readable memory device of claim 12, wherein the display element comprises a graphical image that is selected by the additional user to represent themselves to other users.