Patent ID: 7885396

Claim:
A method, comprising: initiating a first call, comprising: establishing a first outgoing media path through a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone handset; and establishing a first incoming media path through a mixer of the VoIP telephone handset to a hand piece coupled with the VoIP telephone handset; responsive to a first user input received from a soft key of a touch screen on the VoIP telephone handset, placing a first partial hold on the first call, the first partial hold comprising a blocking of the first outgoing media path and a maintaining of the first incoming media path through the mixer to the hand piece; initiating a second call, comprising: establishing a second outgoing media path through the VoIP telephone handset; and establishing a second incoming media path through the mixer to the hand piece; responsive to a second user input received from the soft key, placing a second partial hold on the second call, the second partial hold comprising a blocking of the second outgoing media path and a maintaining of the second incoming media path through the mixer to the hand piece; and initiating a third call, comprising: establishing a third outgoing media path through the VoIP telephone handset; and establishing a third incoming media path through the mixer to the hand piece.