Patent ID: 8892088
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method implemented in a media playback device for handling incoming calls to a communication device, comprising: establishing, by the media playback device, a connection with an output device; streaming, by the media playback device, audio content to the output device, wherein the media playback device comprises a plurality of playback controls; receiving, by the media playback device, an indication from a communication device of an incoming call received by the communication device; responsive to receiving the indication, providing, by the media playback device, an alert corresponding to the incoming call; and responsive to receiving the indication, providing, by the media playback device, a user interface on a display of the media playback device to a user, wherein the user interface comprises a plurality of items each relating to an action for handling the incoming call, wherein for each item displayed on the user interface, an action is assigned to one of the playback controls on the media playback device for invoking the action.