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Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 25, 2019
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Michael James McGuire, Sydney, AU;

James David Cleaver, Grose Wold, AU;

Thuy Luong, Kellyville, AU;

Mary Kathryn Aldridge, Washington, DC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/64 (2006.01); H04M 3/428 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/4285 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method, program product, and system for audio content control during an idle condition of a telephonic call. A signal identifying an idle condition is received by a calling device from a called party, wherein the idle condition includes a wait-state connection to the called party. A signal is transmitted from the calling device to the called party confirming local control of audio content during the idle condition of the audio call. Preferences of audio content accessible to the calling device are determined. The audio content is delivered to the calling device, based on the preferences. An indicator signal of an interrupt point pause during delivery of the audio content is transmitted to the called party, and information associated with the idle condition of the audio call is received by the calling device, from the called party based on the indicator signal of the interrupt point.


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