Patent ID: 7577705
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of utilizing a detachable communications control on a client computing device attached to a computing program on the client computing device to control communication between the client computing device and a communications device, the method comprising: utilizing the detachable communications control on the client computing device to determine from a contact's information an extensible communication activity; generating a communication request to a communication address of said extensible communication activity, wherein the communication request is received at the communications device, and wherein the communications device loads a program corresponding to the extensible communication activity in response to receiving the communication request; establishing and maintaining a bidirectional transmission communications connection conforming to said extensible communication activity between the client computing device and the communications device; detaching the detachable communications control on the client computing device from the computing program on the client computing device while maintaining the bidirectional transmission communication connection such that the computing program maintains the bidirectional transmission communication connection without utilization of the detachable communications control.