User interface-technique for managing an active call
View Patent ↗A portable electronic device includes a housing, a processor supported by the housing, a memory coupled to the processor, and a communications transceiver coupled to the processor. The transceiver is configured to support voice conference calling between more than two parties. A program stored in the memory and running on the processor is configured to provide a user interface on the display which is configured to display indicators representative of the parties on the conference call. The user interface includes the hold area configured to display indicators representative of the parties on hold and an active area configured to display indicators representative of the parties active on the conference call.
1. A method of managing a conference call on a handheld mobile telephone device, comprising:
displaying to a user a screen including a new call option;
initiating a first call at the request of a user;
placing the first call on hold at the request of a user and placing an indicator representative of the first call in a hold section of the display and removing the indicator representative of the first call from an active section of the display;
displaying to a user an available section of the display including a new call option;
initiating a second call at the request of a user by selecting the new call option; and
placing an indicator representative of the second call in the active section of the display.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing to a user a selectable option configured to swap the first call in the hold section with the second call in the active section.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile telephone device is a handheld computer.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
placing the calls in the active section on hold by selecting a hold option.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising: selecting a new call option.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising: placing a new call.
7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
selecting a conference option that effectuates the addition of the held calls to the new call.
8. A videoconferencing system user interface for a radio enabled handheld computer display screen, comprising:
a radio enabled handheld computer, the handheld computer being sized to fit in a pocket, the handheld computer having a display screen, the display screen displaying a user interface comprising;
a first screen portion providing a first indicator representative of a first call of a conference call;
a second screen portion providing a second indicator representative of a second call of a conference call; and
a user selectable option that is configured to effectuate movement of at least one of the first indicator and the second indicator from their respective first or second screen portion to the other of the first and second screen portion.
9. The videoconferencing system of claim 8 , wherein the first screen portion is representative of active calls.
10. The videoconferencing system of claim 8 , wherein the second screen portion is representative of held calls.
11. The videoconferencing system of claim 8 , wherein the first portion may contain indicators representative of up to four calls.
12. The videoconferencing system of claim 8 , further comprising:
a user selectable option configured to effectuate swapping of the first indicator from the first display screen portion to the second display screen portion and the second indicator from the second display screen portion to the first display screen portion.
13. The videoconferencing system of claim 8 , further comprising:
a user selectable option that is configured to effectuate placing a call on hold and moving the first indicator from the first display screen portion to the second display screen portion.