Display of real time information for selected possibilities
US8762858B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/253
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One or more possibilities that are normally displayed in response to input from a user are augmented with real time information. Displaying real time information for one or more of the possibilities enables the user to take such information into account in deciding whether or not to continue with an action that the user was in the process of performing. For example, if a partial data entry provided by the user is indicative of an extension number to be dialed to place a phone call, and if a telephone call manager that receives the user's input displays call activity indicating that the user's intended callee is already on the phone, the user may decide to wait until the callee becomes available (as indicated by a change in callee's call activity).
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.