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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2011
Umberto Abate, London, GB;
Michael Bartlett, London, GB;
Dmytro Izotoy, London, GB;
Ole Mahrt, London, GB;
Torsten Rehberg, London, GB;
Simon Tickner, Whitstable, GB;
Hando Tint, Tartu, EE;
Umberto Abate, London, GB;
Michael Bartlett, London, GB;
Dmytro Izotoy, London, GB;
Ole Mahrt, London, GB;
Torsten Rehberg, London, GB;
Simon Tickner, Whitstable, GB;
Hando Tint, Tartu, EE;
Skype, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A method of controlling a user interface to display participants of a call in dependence upon the participants' speech activity in the call, the method including monitoring the speech activity of the participants in the call and determining whether a participant is an active participant or an inactive participant in dependence on the participants' speech activity over a minimum time period of the call. In response to determining whether a participant is an active or inactive participant, an active participant is displayed in a first area of the user interface and an inactive participant is displayed in a second area of the user interface. The first area of the user interface is larger than the second area of the user interface.