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US8848020B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SKYPE · IE

Inventors

• Umberto Abate · London, GB
• Michael Bartlett · Richardson, US
• Dmytro Izotoy · London, GB
• Ole Mahrt · London, GB
• Torsten Rehberg · London, GB
• Simon Tickner · Canterbury, GB
• Hando Tint · Tartu, EE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 14, 2011
• Grant date: Sep 30, 2014
• Expiry date: Oct 9, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M3/56
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method of controlling a user interface to display participants of a call in dependence upon the participants' speech activity in the call, the method including monitoring the speech activity of the participants in the call and determining whether a participant is an active participant or an inactive participant in dependence on the participants' speech activity over a minimum time period of the call. In response to determining whether a participant is an active or inactive participant, an active participant is displayed in a first area of the user interface and an inactive participant is displayed in a second area of the user interface. The first area of the user interface is larger than the second area of the user interface.