Display and service adjustments to enable multi-tasking during a video call
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a telecommunication device, video call data associated with a video call, the video call data transmitted in first packets marked with a first quality of service indicating a first priority provided to the first packets;
during the video call, receiving, by the telecommunication device, input initiating a telecommunication device activity that is different from, and unrelated to, the video call;
responsive to the input, concurrently displaying, by the telecommunication device, an activity interface associated with the telecommunication device activity and a video call interface associated with the video call, the concurrently displaying including reducing a display size of the video call interface to accommodate the activity interface, wherein the concurrently displaying includes selecting, based on preferences or settings for the telecommunication device activity, a display arrangement among different display arrangements, the display arrangement displaying the activity interface adjacent to the reduced-display-size video call interface or displaying the reduced-display-size video call interface as an overlay to a portion of the activity interface;
receiving, by the telecommunication device, user input related to the telecommunication device activity while a user of the telecommunication device engages in the video call;
notifying, by the telecommunication device, a video call server of the reducing of the display size; and
responsive to the notifying, receiving, by the telecommunication device, the video call data transmitted in second packets marked with a second, reduced quality of service in data transmission, the second, reduced quality of service indicating a second, reduced priority provided to the second packets that are transmitting the video call data.
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Abstract
A telecommunication device configured to enable a user to engage in a telecommunication device activity while participating in a video call is described herein. The telecommunication device concurrently displays user interfaces for the video call and the activity. The user interfaces may be displayed adjacent to each other, or one may be presented as an overlay in front of the other. The telecommunication device also informs a video call service that the video call user interface is not displayed in full-screen and, as a result, receives video call data at a reduced frame rate or reduced quality-of-service.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a telecommunication device, video call data associated with a video call, the video call data transmitted in first packets marked with a first quality of service indicating a first priority provided to the first packets; during the video call, receiving, by the telecommunication device, input initiating a telecommunication device activity that is different from, and unrelated to, the video call; responsive to the input, concurrently displaying, by the telecommunication device, an activity interface associated with the telecommunication device activity and a video call interface associated with the video call, the concurrently displaying including reducing a display size of the video call interface to accommodate the activity interface, wherein the concurrently displaying includes selecting, based on preferences or settings for the telecommunication device activity, a display arrangement among different display arrangements, the display arrangement displaying the activity interface adjacent to the reduced-display-size video call interface or displaying the reduced-display-size video call interface as an overlay to a portion of the activity interface; receiving, by the telecommunication device, user input related to the telecommunication device activity while a user of the telecommunication device engages in the video call; notifying, by the telecommunication device, a video call server of the reducing of the display size; and responsive to the notifying, receiving, by the telecommunication device, the video call data transmitted in second packets marked with a second, reduced quality of service in data transmission, the second, reduced quality of service indicating a second, reduced priority provided to the second packets that are transmitting the video call data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. One or more tangible non-transitory computer-readable media having stored thereon computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a telecommunication device, perform operations comprising:
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while enabling a user to engage in a telecommunication device activity, initiating a video call that is separate and distinct from the telecommunication device activity, wherein the telecommunication device activity is unrelated to the video call; concurrently displaying an activity interface associated with the telecommunication device activity and a video call interface associated with the video call, the concurrently displaying including either reducing a display size of the activity interface to accommodate the video call interface or overlaying the video call interface in front of a portion of the activity interface, wherein the concurrently displaying includes selecting, based on preferences or settings for the telecommunication device activity, a display arrangement among different display arrangements, the display arrangement displaying the video call interface adjacent to the reduced-display-size activity interface or displaying a reduced-display-size video call interface as an overlay to the portion of the activity interface; receiving user input related to the telecommunication device activity while the user engages in the video call; notifying a video call server that the video call interface will have a display size that is less than a total display size of a display of the telecommunication device; and in response to the notifying, receiving video call data transmitted in packets marked with a reduced quality of service in data transmission, as compared to a quality of service used for transmitting the video call data when the video call interface is substantially a same size as the total display size, the reduced quality of service indicating a reduced priority provided to the packets that are transmitting the video call data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, by a video call service during a video call associated with a telecommunication device, an indication that a display size of a video call interface rendered on the telecommunication device has been reduced resulting in a reduced display size, the indication based on an instruction sent to the telecommunication device to concurrently display, in response to input to the telecommunication device initiating a telecommunication device activity that is different from, and unrelated to, the video call, an activity interface associated with the telecommunication device activity and the video call interface associated with the video call, wherein concurrently displaying the activity interface and the video call interface includes reducing the display size of the video call interface to accommodate the activity interface, and wherein the concurrently displaying includes selecting, based on preferences or settings for the telecommunication device activity, a display arrangement among different display arrangements, the display arrangement displaying the activity interface adjacent to the reduced-display-size video call interface or displaying the reduced-display-size video call interface as an overlay to a portion of the activity interface; in response to the indication, reducing, by the video call service, a quality of service to a reduced quality of service associated with packets that are to transmit video call data to the telecommunication device; and causing, by the video call service, the packets carrying the video call data to be transmitted with a reduced priority associated with the reduced quality of service. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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