Patent ID: 9137348
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: G06F,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A mobile device comprising: a transceiver for accessing a packet-based network; a screen; a sensor for sensing a spatial state of the mobile device; a communication processing apparatus, coupled to the transceiver, the screen, and the sensor, the communication processing apparatus configured to conduct a packet-based video call with a remote device via a channel established over the packet-based network, the communication processing apparatus configured to detect, during the video call, whether said mobile device is in a first spatial state or a second spatial state, and responsive to detecting that the mobile device is in the second spatial state: automatically disable encoding and transmission of an outgoing video signal of the call from the mobile device to the remote device; and automatically transmit a control message to the remote device, the control message causing the remote device to automatically suspend transmission of an incoming video signal for the call from the remote device to the mobile device.