Call holding for a video call in a mobile communication device

• US 20080002022A1
• Filed: 06/30/2006
• Published: 01/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: VanEpps, Daniel J.
• Granted Patent: US 7,995,712 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/22
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/576 associated with a pictorial or graphical representation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72513 On hold, intercom or transfer communication modes
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/50 Telephonic communication in combination with video communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4285 Notifying, informing or entertaining a held party while on hold, e.g. Music On Hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q

Abstract

A mobile communication device includes video communication capability. When the video call is place on hold by the mobile communication device, a pre-recorded video is transmitted to the holding party. The pre-recorded video may be stored in the memory of the mobile communication device or may be stored in a video server in the network. In the latter case, the mobile communication device signals the video server to transmit a selected video to the holding party when the video call is placed on hold.

Claims

1. A method of holding a video call, said method comprising:

placing a video call with a remote party on hold; and

transmitting a pre-recorded video to the remote party while the video call is on hold.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising selecting the pre-recorded video to be transmitted.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein selecting the pre-recorded video comprises prompting a user to select one of a group of pre-recorded videos stored in memory, and receiving a user input indicative of the user'"'"'s selection.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein selecting the pre-recorded video comprises sequentially selecting said pre-recorded video from a group of pre-recorded videos.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein selecting the pre-recorded video comprises randomly selecting said pre-recorded video from a group of pre-recorded videos.

6. The method of claim 2 wherein selecting the pre-recorded video comprises selecting the pre-recorded video based on the identity of the remote party.

7. A mobile communication device comprising:

a communication circuit for transmitting and receiving video during a video call; and

a control unit operatively connected to the communication circuit, said control unit operative to put a video call with a remote party on hold and to transmit a pre-recorded video to the remote party while the video call is on hold.

8. The mobile communication device of claim 7 further comprising a memory for storing one or more pre-recorded videos, wherein said control unit selects a pre-recorded video from the memory to transmit to the remote party.

9. The mobile communication device of claim 8 wherein the control unit selects the pre-recorded video to transmit to the remote party responsive to user input.

10. The mobile communication device of claim 8 wherein the control unit selects the pre-recorded video to transmit from a defined group of videos.

11. The mobile communication device of claim 10 wherein the control unit sequentially selects the pre-recorded video to transmit from said defined group of videos.

12. The mobile communication device of claim 10 wherein the control unit randomly selects the pre-recorded video to transmit from said defined group of videos.

13. The mobile communication device of claim 8 wherein the control unit selects the pre-recorded video to transmit based on the identity of the remote party.

14. A method of holding a video call, said method comprising:

storing one or more pre-recorded videos in a remote video server;

placing a video call with a remote party on hold; and

sending a signaling message to the remote video server to initiate transmission of a selected pre-recorded video to the remote party while the video call with the remote party is on hold.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising selecting the pre-recorded video to be transmitted.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein selecting the pre-recorded video comprises prompting a user to select one of a group of pre-recorded videos stored in memory, and receiving a user input indicative of the user'"'"'s selection.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein selecting the pre-recorded video comprises sequentially selecting said pre-recorded video from a group of pre-recorded videos.

18. The method of claim 15 wherein selecting the pre-recorded video comprises randomly selecting said pre-recorded video from a group of pre-recorded videos.

19. The method of claim 15 wherein selecting the pre-recorded video comprises selecting the pre-recorded video based on the identity of the remote party.

20. A mobile communication device comprising:

a communication circuit for transmitting and receiving video during a video call; and

a control unit operatively connected to the communication circuit, said control unit operative to send a signaling message to a remote video server responsive to a video call being placed on hold to initiate transmission of a selected video to a remote party while the video call with the remote party is on hold.

21. The mobile communication device of claim 20 wherein the control unit selects a pre-recorded video to transmit to the remote party responsive to user input.

22. The mobile communication device of claim 21 wherein the control unit selects the pre-recorded video to transmit from a defined group of videos.

23. The mobile communication device of claim 22 wherein the control unit sequentially selects the pre-recorded video to transmit from said defined group of videos.

24. The mobile communication device of claim 22 wherein the control unit randomly selects the pre-recorded video to transmit from said defined group of videos.

25. The mobile communication device of claim 21 wherein the control unit selects the pre-recorded video to transmit based on the identity of the remote party.