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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2004
Paul Henry Nichols, Raleigh, NC (US);
Myra Louise Rice, Durham, NC (US);
Carey Lloyd Moulton, Raleigh, NC (US);
Paul Henry Nichols, Raleigh, NC (US);
Myra Louise Rice, Durham, NC (US);
Carey Lloyd Moulton, Raleigh, NC (US);
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, Lund, SE;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing a display during a teleconference between a primary participant and one or more secondary participants is described herein. According to the present invention, a primary image corresponding to the primary participant and a subset of secondary images that correspond to secondary participants are displayed on first and second sections of the display, respectively. By scrolling through the secondary images during the teleconference, different subsets of the secondary images may be displayed. Another exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises superimposing an image over another image. By adjusting the opacity of at least one of the images, the user may view and/or access both images during the teleconference. According to another exemplary embodiment, a user may interchange the primary image with a selected one of the secondary images, responsive to user input, to focus on the selected image.