Enhanced telephony computer user interface allowing user interaction and control of a telephone using a personal computer

US9392043B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Jonathan Cadiz · Redmond, US
• Anoop Gupta · Woodinville, US
• Gavin Jancke · Sammamish, US
• Attila Narin · Bothell, US
• Michael Boyle · Cameron Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 3, 2014
• Grant date: Jul 12, 2016
• Expiry date: Jan 2, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M2250/60
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Enhanced telephony computer user interfaces seamlessly integrate and leverage the features of personal computers and telephones. The manner in which media is presented at a computing system can also be modified automatically in response to detected telephone operations. These modifications can include pausing media in response to a detected telephone call and/or adjusting a volume of the media presentation. The media presentation/volume can also be resumed/restored upon detecting that the telephone call has terminated.