Voice-over-internet protocol (VOIP) application platform

US9319246B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Vij Vasu · Redmond, US
• Akhilesh Kaza · Sammamish, US
• Shawn Henry · Longmont, US
• Eric Bie · Duvall, US
• Lucia Darsa · Clyde Hill, US
• Tony Seeley · Redmond, US
• Keith S. Kaplan · Bothell, US
• Steve Serdy · Sammamish, US
• Vishal V. Ghotge · Bellevue, US
• Syed Mansoor Jafry · Kirkland, US
• Nimesh Amin · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 25, 2012
• Grant date: Apr 19, 2016
• Expiry date: Dec 21, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M1/2535
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-implemented system is provided that facilitates implementation of a voice over IP (VOIP) application. The system includes a host system and a user interface (UI) host process residing on the host system. The system also includes an agent host process residing on the host system which is being configured to process a VOIP call received by one or more VOIP applications executable on the host system. The agent host process running as a foreground or background process for the duration of the VOIP call to (i) communicate with a VOIP server associated with the VOIP application, (ii) capture content from at least one input device associated with the host system and (iii) render content on an output device associated with the host system when an instance of the UI host process operates in the foreground.