Preventing accidental phone call session termination
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsLisa Seacat DeLuca, Dana L. Price, Aaron J. Quirk, Shelbee D. Smith-Eigenbrode
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide approaches for preventing an accidental termination of a phone call session. Specifically, a user establishes a phone call session using a phone call device. During the phone call session, the user performs an action related to terminating the phone call session. A likely intent of the user to terminate the phone call session is determined based on one or more predefined factors. Based on the determined user intent, the phone call session may be terminated or allowed to continue.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for preventing an accidental termination of a phone call session, comprising:
- establishing the phone call session;
- receiving a user action by a user during the phone call session related to terminating the phone call session;
- determining a likely intent of the user to terminate the phone call session based on one or more predefined factors that include information regarding the phone call session and determining whether a control used to perform an expected function on a specific model of phone being utilized by the user for the phone call session is physically located proximate to a terminate control on the phone;
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- performing a phone call session action based on the likely intent.
A computer system preventing an accidental termination of a phone call session, the computer system comprising:
- a memory medium comprising program instructions;
- a bus coupled to the memory medium;
- and
- a processor for executing the program instructions, the instructions causing the system to:
- establish the phone call session;
- receive an action by a user during the phone call session related to terminating the phone call session;
- determine a likely intent of the user to terminate the phone call session based on one or more predefined factors that include information regarding the phone call session and determine whether a control used to perform an expected function on a specific model of phone being utilized by the user for the phone call session is physically located proximate to a terminate control on the phone;
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- perform a phone call session action based on the likely intent.
A computer program product for preventing an accidental termination of a phone call session, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage device, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage device, to:
- establish the phone call session;
- receive an action by a user during the phone call session related to terminating the phone call session;
- determine a likely intent of the user to terminate the phone call session based on one or more predefined factors that include information regarding the phone call session and determine whether a control used to perform an expected function on a specific model of phone being utilized by the user for the phone call session is physically located proximate to a terminate control on the phone;
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- perform a phone call session action based on the likely intent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.