Patent ID: 8107947

Claim:
A communication terminal operable by a user to engage in voice communication with a remote device, the terminal comprising: a communication interface through which the terminal engages in a communication session with the remote device; a voice communication interface; a session button arranged to be pressed by the user; and a force-sensor for detecting a level of force being exerted by the user on the session button and for providing an output corresponding with the detected level of force, wherein, while the button is being pressed by the user, the terminal receives voice from the user via the voice communication interface and transmits a representation of the voice via the communication interface for receipt by the remote device and for playout of the voice by the remote device, and wherein the terminal includes with the transmitted representation of the voice a playout-volume directive corresponding with the output from the force-sensor, to cause the remote device to play out the voice at a volume level corresponding with the detected level of force.