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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2016
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Zhengping Zuo, Medina, WA (US);
Stephane Taine, Issaquah, WA (US);
Brendan Benjamin Aronoff, San Francisco, CA (US);
FACEBOOK, INC., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
Exemplary embodiments relate to techniques for facilitating a connection between two users in a call by providing an 'answering window' when a user calls. When a caller places a call to a callee, the call invitation may remain open for a window of time during which the caller remains available. The callee may opt to answer the call at any time during the window. During the window, the caller may be placed in a lobby and may share audio and/or video. Accepting the call during the answering window may place the callee in the lobby or may directly convert the interaction into an active call. The callee may request that the window can be altered, or may signal their intention to answer the call at a particular time.