Patent ID: 9503493
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L,H04M,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A first communication device, comprising: a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: detecting, at the processing system of the first communication device, a media device actively engaged in a presentation of media content, the media device being external to the first communication device; receiving, at the processing system, metadata descriptive of the presentation of the media content; detecting, at the processing system, an incoming communication session initiated by a second communication device; detecting, at the processing system, a communication identifier associated with the incoming communication session; determining, at the processing system, a directive associated with the communication identifier based on the communication identifier, wherein the directive and the associated communication identifier are recorded in an address book that is accessible to the first communication device; and providing, via the processing system, to the media device, an instruction to modify the presentation of the media content as described by the metadata and according to the directive, wherein the providing of the instruction is responsive to detecting establishment of the communication session between the first and second communication devices.