| US 7,548,255 B2 | ||
| Method and system for capturing video on a personal computer | ||
| Eric Gould Bear, Bellevue, Wash. (US); Chad Magendanz, Issaquah, Wash. (US); Aditha May Adams, Seattle, Wash. (US); Carl Ledbetter, Mercer Island, Wash. (US); and Steve Kaneko, Medina, Wash. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Wash. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 30, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/677,118. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0068423 A1, Mar. 31, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 348—207.11 [348/14.01] | 18 Claims |
| 7. A computer storage medium having stored computer-executable instructions which when executed by a computer system having
a camera for capturing video perform a method for commencing a video capture simultaneously with answering a telephone call,
the method comprising:
receiving a telephone call that supports video at the computer system;
displaying an indication to a user of the computer system that the telephone call has been received;
in response to the user pressing a button of the computer system, simultaneously answering the telephone call and commencing
a video capture; streaming the captured video in conjunction with the telephone call; and
in response to the user closing a lens cover of the camera, ending the video capture without hanging up the telephone call
such that the telephone call transitions to an audio only state.
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