Video call handling

US9559869B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Qwest Communications International Inc. · US

Inventors

• Afshin Frederick Mehin · San Francisco, US
• Valentina Venza · Venezia, IT
• Suzanne Gibbs Howard · San Francisco, US
• Astrid van der Flier · San Francisco, US
• Elger Oberwelz · San Francisco, US
• Nicholas Zambetti · San Francisco, US
• Jesse Tane · San Francisco, US
• Katrin B. Gosling · Woodside, US
• Coe Leta Rayne Stafford · Millbrae, US
• Martin Nicholas John Heaton · San Francisco, US
• Matthew Robert Adams · Mountain View, US
• Peter Riering-Czekalla · Oakland, US
• Andrew Switky · Palo Alto, US
• Michael Gibson · Evergreen, US
• Richard Cerami · Denver, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 30, 2010
• Grant date: Jan 31, 2017
• Expiry date: Nov 26, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L65/403
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Solutions for facilitating enhanced video calling functionality. Embodiments include functionality for handling video calling through a communications hub. According to some embodiments, the communications hub is a user supersystem having multiple clients, each with an integrated camera and display, capable of seamlessly handing off video call functionality among the clients. Other embodiments integrate other functionality of the communications hub (e.g., web browsing, multimedia, etc.) into the video call environment.