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US 2014/0111596 A1Published application
Method to Preview Caller in a Video Conference Session
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorTheodore Robert Grevers, JR.
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Abstract
The concept of caller identification (ID) may be enhanced by taking advantage of video by allowing a call recipient to see who is calling on an incoming video call. The call recipient may be allowed to make a decision to accept or decline the incoming video call based upon who the call recipient sees (e.g. through a live video stream) attempting to contact them.
Claims30
A method comprising:
- receiving a call at a recipient user device;
- presenting, in response to the received call, call recipient first options;
- receiving a selection of a preview call recipient first option;
- and
- in response to receiving the preview call recipient first option,
- establishing a two way media session for the call,
- disabling the recipient user device's ability to send video corresponding to the call, and
- signaling to a caller user device to present the following caller options:
- allow and decline.
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A method comprising:
- initiating a call from a caller user device;
- receiving a preview request corresponding to the initiated call;
- allowing the preview request;
- and
- participating in a two-way call in response to acceptance of the call resulting from the allowed preview.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a memory storage;
- and
- a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to:
- receive a call;
- present, in response to the received call, a preview call recipient first option;
- receive a selection of the preview call recipient first option;
- in response to receiving the preview call recipient first option,
- establish a two way media session for the call,
- disable the apparatus' ability to send video corresponding to the call, and
- signal to a caller user device to present an allow caller option;
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.