Managing data communications based on phone calls between mobile computing devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016142452-A1
Application number	US-201615003560-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 21, 2016
Priority date	Jun 17, 2013
Publication date	May 19, 2016
Grant date	—

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:
outputting, by a first mobile computing device and to at least one computing device, a notification indicating that the first mobile computing device is engaging in a non-video phone call with a second mobile computing device; and receiving, from the at least one computing device, a message indicating that the first mobile computing device and the second mobile computing device are able to exchange application data.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
exchanging, by the first mobile computing device and with the second mobile computing device, application data.

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

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein exchanging the application data comprises exchanging the application data via the at least one computing device.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein exchanging the application data comprises exchanging at least a portion of the application data after the non-video phone call between the first and second mobile computing devices has terminated.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein outputting the notification comprises outputting the notification in response to initiating, by the first mobile computing device, the non-video call with the second mobile computing device.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein outputting the notification comprises outputting the notification in response to accepting, by the first mobile computing device, the non-video call from the second mobile computing device.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the notification comprises a representation of an identifier of the first mobile computing device and a representation of an identifier of the second mobile computing device.

9 . 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:
output, to at least one computing device, a notification indicating that the mobile computing device is engaging in a non-video phone call with another mobile computing device; and
receive, from the at least one computing device, a message indicating that the mobile computing device and the other mobile computing device are able to exchange application data.

10 . The mobile computing device of claim 9 , wherein the one or more modules are further operable by the one or more processors to:
exchange application data with the other mobile computing device.

11 . The mobile computing device of claim 10 , wherein, to exchange the application data, the one or more modules are operable by the one or more processors to exchange the application data directly between the mobile computing device and the other mobile computing device.

12 . The mobile computing device of claim 10 , wherein, to exchange the application data, the one or more modules are operable by the one or more processors to exchange the application data via the at least one computing device.

13 . The mobile computing device of claim 10 , wherein, to exchange the application data, the one or more modules are operable by the one or more processors to exchange at least a portion of the application data after the non-video phone call between the mobile computing device and the other mobile computing device has terminated.

14 . The mobile computing device of claim 9 , wherein, to output the notification, the one or more modules are operable by the one or more processors to output the notification in response to initiating, by the mobile computing device, the non-video call with the other mobile computing device.

15 . The mobile computing device of claim 9 , wherein, to output the notification, the one or more modules are operable by the one or more processors to output the notification in response to accepting, by the mobile computing device, the non-video call from the other mobile computing device.

16 . The mobile computing device of claim 9 , wherein the notification comprises a representation of an identifier of the mobile computing device and a representation of an identifier of the other mobile computing device.

17 . A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of a mobile computing device to:
output, to at least one computing device, a notification indicating that the mobile computing device is engaging in a non-video phone call with another mobile computing device; and receive, from the at least one computing device, a message indicating that the mobile computing device and the other mobile computing device are able to exchange application data.

18 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , further comprising instructions that cause the one or more processors to:
exchange application data with the other mobile computing device.

19 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , 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.

20 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , 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 via the at least one computing device.

Assignees

• Google Inc

Inventors

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

Classifications

• 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

• H04L65/1089

  by adding media; by removing media · CPC title

• H04L67/141

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

• H04L65/1069

  Session establishment or de-establishment · 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