| 摘要 |
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for managing communications mode neutrally using widgets. The method includes presenting via a graphical user interface (GUI) a set of connected graphical elements representing a communication session comprising at least two communicating users, wherein each graphical element representing a user further comprises at least one graphical sub-element indicating user communication details, receiving user input associated with the set of connected graphical elements, the user input having an action associated with the communication session, and performing the action based on the received user input. The graphical sub-elements can indicate a communication mode through which an associated user connects to the communication session and/or available communication modes for an associated user. The graphical sub-elements can include a telephone, mobile phone, instant message, camera, video camera, microphone, text-message, document, headset, or email icon. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method comprising:
presenting, via a graphical user interface controlled by a processor, an interaction space and a set of connected graphical elements to a user who is not participating in a communication session; when a plurality of communicating users participating in the communication session are located in the interaction space, visually connecting the plurality of communicating users to represent the communication session wherein:
each user of the plurality of communicating users is represented by unique graphical elements in the set of connected graphical elements; andeach unique graphical element of the unique graphical elements comprises a graphical sub-element overlaid on top of the each unique graphical element and indicating a respective communication modality currently used by the plurality of communicating users, wherein the graphical sub-element enables the each user of the plurality of communicating users to change the respective communication modality by interacting with the graphical sub-element; receiving user input associated with the set of connected graphical elements, the user input having an action associated with the communication session; and performing the action based on the received user input. |
