Patent ID: 8917307
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of performing a video call between a first terminal and a second terminal, the method comprising: capturing video data, for the video call, with a camera of the first terminal; transmitting the captured video data in real-time to the second terminal for use in the video call sufficient to cause output of the captured video data in real-time at a display of the second terminal in the video call; receiving a video hold input from a user at the first terminal to initiate a video hold state at the first terminal and effective to cause holding video data to be output at the display of the second terminal in the video hold state instead of outputting video data captured by said camera of the first terminal in real-time; and during the video hold state, capturing at least some video data with the camera of the first terminal and, during the video hold state, transmitting to the second terminal the at least some video data captured with the camera of the first terminal during the video hold state.