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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
May. 13, 2020
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin Gareth Dove, London, GB;
Mohammed Ladha, Pinner, GB;
Lee Christoper Pethers, Brentwood, GB;
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/14 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04N 7/15 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/147 (2013.01); H04L 65/1006 (2013.01); H04L 65/1083 (2013.01); H04L 65/1093 (2013.01); H04L 65/403 (2013.01); H04L 65/4069 (2013.01); H04L 65/608 (2013.01); H04L 65/80 (2013.01); H04N 7/15 (2013.01); H04L 67/36 (2013.01); H04M 2203/5027 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a method comprising: rendering, on a first area of a display controlled by a user terminal, visual data associated with a user participating in a call; determining that the user's connection to the call has ended; determining whether or not the ending of the connection is deliberate; and retaining the area of the display for the user for a predetermined amount of time in dependence on the determination of whether or not the ending of the connection is deliberate.