Managing data communications based on phone calls between mobile computing devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11323492-B2
Application number	US-202017084095-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 29, 2020
Priority date	Jun 17, 2013
Publication date	May 3, 2022
Grant date	May 3, 2022

Abstract

An example method comprises receiving, by at least one computing device, a first notification from a first mobile computing device and a second notification from a second mobile computing device. The method may further comprise determining, based at least in part on a comparison of the first notification to the second notification, that the first mobile computing device has initiated a phone call with the second mobile computing device. The method may additionally comprise responsive to determining that the first mobile computing device has initiated the phone call with the second mobile computing device, sending, a first message to the first mobile computing device using a first data connection, and sending, a second message to the second mobile computing using a second data connection, wherein the first message and the second messages each indicate that the first and second mobile computing devices are able to exchange application data.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A method comprising:
accepting or initiating, by a first mobile computing device, a non-video voice call with a second mobile computing device;
outputting, by the first mobile computing device and for display at a display connected to the first mobile computing device, an indication of one or more types of application data that may be exchanged with the second mobile computing device, the indication of the one or more types of application data including an option for initiating a video call with the second mobile computing device;
receiving, by the first mobile computing device, an indication of user input selecting the option to initiate the video call; and
responsive to receiving the indication of the user input:
terminating the non-video voice call between the first mobile computing device and the second mobile computing device; and
exchanging, by the first mobile computing device and with the second mobile computing device, application data to support the video call, wherein at least a portion of the application data to support the video call is exchanged after the non-video voice call between the first mobile computing device and the second mobile computing device has terminated.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein exchanging the application data comprises exchanging the application data directly between the first mobile computing device and the second mobile computing device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein exchanging the application data comprises exchanging the application data via at least one computing device that is different than the first mobile computing device and the second mobile computing device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein outputting the indication comprises outputting the indication after initiating, by the first mobile computing device, the non-video voice call with the second mobile computing device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein outputting the indication comprises outputting the indication after accepting, by the first mobile computing device, the non-video voice call from the second mobile computing device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein outputting the indication comprises outputting the indication in response to establishing, by the first mobile computing device, the non-video voice call from the second mobile computing device.

7. A mobile computing device comprising:
one or more communication units;
one or more processors; and
one or more modules operable by the one or more processors to:
accept or initiate a non-video voice call with another mobile computing device;
output, for display at a display connected to the mobile computing device, an indication of one or more types of application data that may be exchanged with the other mobile computing device, the indication of the one or more types of application data including an option for initiating a video call with the other mobile computing device;
receive an indication of user input selecting the option to initiate the video call; and
after receiving the indication of the user input:
terminate the non-video voice call between the mobile computing device and the other mobile computing device; and
exchange, with the other mobile computing device, application data to support the video call, wherein at least a portion of the application data to support the video call is exchanged after the non-video voice call between the mobile computing device and the other mobile computing device has terminated.

8. The mobile computing device of claim 7 , wherein, to exchange the application data, the one or more processors are configured to exchange the application data directly between the mobile computing device and the other mobile computing device.

9. The mobile computing device of claim 7 , wherein, to exchange the application data, the one or more processors are configured to exchange the application data via at least one computing device that is different than the mobile computing device and the other mobile computing device.

10. The mobile computing device of claim 7 , wherein, to output the indication, the one or more processors are configured to output the indication after initiating, by the mobile computing device, the non-video voice call with the other mobile computing device.

11. The mobile computing device of claim 7 , wherein, to output the indication, the one or more processors are configured to output the indication after accepting, by the mobile computing device, the non-video voice call from the other mobile computing device.

12. The mobile computing device of claim 7 , wherein, to output the indication, the one or more processors are configured to output the indication in response to establishing, by the mobile computing device, the non-video voice call from the other mobile computing device.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of a mobile computing device to:
accept or initiate a non-video voice call with another mobile computing device;
output, for display at a display connected to the mobile computing device, an indication of one or more types of application data that may be exchanged with the other mobile computing device, the indication of the one or more types of application data including an option for initiating a video call with the other mobile computing device;
receive an indication of user input selecting the option to initiate the video call; and
after receiving the indication of the user input:
terminate the non-video voice call between the mobile computing device and the other mobile computing device; and
exchange, with the other mobile computing device, application data to support the video call, wherein at least a portion of the application data to support the video call is exchanged after the non-video voice call between the mobile computing device and the other mobile computing device has terminated.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions that cause the one or more processors to exchange the application data comprise instructions that cause the one or more processors to exchange the application data directly between the mobile computing device and the other mobile computing device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions that cause the one or more processors to output the indication comprise instructions that cause the one or more processors to output the indication after initiating, by the mobile computing device, the non-video voice call with the other mobile computing device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions that cause the one or more processors to output the indication comprise instructions that cause the one or more processors to output the indication after accepting, by the mobile computing device, the non-video voice call from the other mobile computing device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions that cause the one or more processors to output the indication comprise instructions that cause the one or more processors to output the indication in response to establishing, by the mobile computing device, the non-video voice call from the other mobile computing device.

Assignees

• Google Llc

Inventors

• Brunsman Lawrence Jonathan
• Sonntag Christian
• Valkov Emil
• Flynn Andrew
• Charlton Evan
• Williammee Brian Clair

Classifications

• H04L65/1089

  by adding media; by removing media · CPC title

• H04L65/1069

  Session establishment or de-establishment · CPC title

• H04L67/141

  Setup of application sessions (admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70) · CPC title

• H04L67/10

  in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) · CPC title

• H04L65/4015 Primary

  where at least one of the additional parallel sessions is real time or time sensitive, e.g. white board sharing, collaboration or spawning of a subconference · CPC title