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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2018
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
Russell Speight VanBlon, Raleigh, NC (US);
Ryan Charles Knudson, Durham, NC (US);
Roderick Echols, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Jonathan Gaither Knox, Morrisville, NC (US);
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
For switching a communication mode based on the preference of the communication recipient, methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed. One apparatus a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. Here, the processor determines that a user is initiating communication with a recipient via a first communication channel and receives a communication channel preference of the recipient. Additionally, the processor prompts the user to switch to a second communication channel in response to the first communication channel not matching the communication channel preference.