Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Transferring an active telephone conversation
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Application No.: US16568786Application Date: 2019-09-12
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Publication No.: US11356562B2Publication Date: 2022-06-07
- Inventor: Marc J. Krochmal , John J. Iarocci , Alex D. Sanciangco , Patrick L. Coffman
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Invoke
- Main IPC: H04M3/58
- IPC: H04M3/58 ; H04M3/54 ; H04M3/42

Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a computing device may conduct an active telephone conversation and a proximity of the computing device to a second computing device may be determined to be within a predetermined distance. Moreover, a determination of a capability of the second computing device to conduct a telephone conversation may be made, and in response to such determinations, the active telephone conversation may be transferred from the computing device to the second computing device. In an example, when a user holding a telephone conversation moves near a smart speaker, the telephone conversation may be transferred to the smart speaker from the user's mobile device, should the user desire such a transfer. Moreover, as the user moves around, the telephone conversation may move with the user from device to device, enabling a seamless and intuitive telephone conversation experience for the user.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200382647A1 TRANSFERRING AN ACTIVE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION Public/Granted day:2020-12-03
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