Patent ID: 7620166
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method in a computer system for controlling the computer system in response to a telephone event, the method comprising: displaying to a user an indication of telephone events for a telephone number including an incoming call event, an outgoing call event, a call answer event, and a call end event; displaying to the user an indication of applications of the computer system; receiving from the user an indication of a first action to take for a first application of the applications when a first telephone event of a plurality of telephone events for a telephone number is received, the first action including one or more of mute audio of, un-mute audio of, pause, and resume the first application; storing a first indication to take the first action when the first telephone event occurs for the first application; receiving from the user an indication of a second action to take for a second application of the applications when a second telephone event of the plurality of telephone events for the telephone number is received, the second action including one or more of mute audio of, un-mute audio of, pause, and resume the second application; storing a second indication to take the second action when the second telephone event occurs for the second application; receiving from the telephone system a notification that a telephone event has occurred for the telephone number; and upon receiving the notification that a telephone event has occurred for the telephone number, so that the user can control the actions to take when different telephone events occur on an application-by-application basis.