CN111263017A

CN111263017A - Call mode control method and device, storage medium and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN111263017A
Application number: CN202010022026.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 姚坤
Original assignee: Realme Chongqing Mobile Communications Co Ltd
Current assignee: Realme Chongqing Mobile Communications Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-01-09
Filing date: 2020-01-09
Publication date: 2020-06-09
Anticipated expiration: 2040-01-09
Also published as: CN111263017B

Abstract

The disclosure provides a call mode control method, a call mode control device, a storage medium and an electronic device, and relates to the technical field of terminal control. The conversation mode control method comprises the following steps: obtaining the WiFi usable time; the WiFi usable time is the time upper limit of the terminal equipment continuously connected with the WiFi hotspot; if the WiFi available duration is larger than a first time threshold, configuring the call mode into a VoWiFi call mode; and monitoring the WiFi residual time, and if the WiFi residual time is less than a second time threshold, switching the call mode from the VoWiFi call mode to the VoLTE call mode. The problem of call interruption can be avoided.

Description

Call mode control method and device, storage medium and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of terminal control technologies, and in particular, to a call mode control method, a call mode control apparatus, a storage medium, and an electronic device.

Background

The IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) as a Multimedia service form supports multiple accesses and can meet the requirements of a terminal device user for more novel and diversified Multimedia services, and has a wide application prospect.

Voice over Long-Term Evolution (Voice over Long-Term Evolution) is a MIS-based Voice call implementation method, and uses an IP data transmission technology to implement services on a 4G network, so as to implement unification of data and Voice services in the same network.

The Voice over WiFi (WiFi Voice bearer) is a way to access the IMS network through WiFi for a traditional Voice call or video call, which reduces the bearing pressure of the base station and provides a good call environment for an area that is difficult to be covered by the base station signal.

At present, the requirements of different call scenarios can be met through switching between a VoWiFi call mode and a VoLTE call mode. However, in the process, the problem of call interruption may still occur, which affects the user experience.

Disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure provides a call mode control method, a call mode control apparatus, a storage medium, and an electronic device, thereby overcoming, at least to some extent, a problem of call interruption caused by switching a call mode.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a method for controlling a call mode is provided, which is applied to a terminal device, and includes: obtaining the WiFi usable time; the WiFi usable time is the time upper limit of the terminal equipment continuously connected with the WiFi hotspot; if the WiFi available duration is larger than a first time threshold, configuring the call mode into a VoWiFi call mode; and monitoring the WiFi residual time, and if the WiFi residual time is less than a second time threshold, switching the call mode from the VoWiFi call mode to the VoLTE call mode.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a call mode control device applied to a terminal device, including: the duration acquisition module is used for acquiring the WiFi available duration; the WiFi usable time is the time upper limit of the terminal equipment continuously connected with the WiFi hotspot; the call configuration module is used for configuring the call mode into a VoWiFi call mode if the WiFi available time is longer than a first time threshold; and the call mode switching module is used for monitoring the WiFi residual time, and switching the call mode from the VoWiFi call mode to the VoLTE call mode if the WiFi residual time is less than a second time threshold.

According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the above-described talk mode control method.

According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic device comprising a processor; a memory for storing one or more programs which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to implement the above-described talk mode control method.

In the technical solutions provided in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the WiFi available duration is obtained, if the WiFi available duration is greater than a first time threshold, the call mode is configured as a VoWiFi call mode, and the WiFi remaining duration is monitored, and if it is monitored that the WiFi remaining duration is less than a second time threshold, the call mode of the terminal device is switched from the VoWiFi call mode to a VoLTE call mode. On one hand, when the WiFi available time is longer than the first time threshold, the call is carried out in a VoWiFi mode, so that the problem that the normal call time requirement cannot be met due to the fact that the VoWiFi is configured under the condition that the WiFi available time is too short is solved; on the other hand, when the WiFi remaining time is less than the second time threshold, the VoWiFi is switched to VoLTE, and the problem that the call is possibly interrupted due to switching when no WiFi exists is solved.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure. It is to be understood that the drawings in the following description are merely exemplary of the disclosure, and that other drawings may be derived from those drawings by one of ordinary skill in the art without the exercise of inventive faculty. In the drawings:

fig. 1 illustrates a scene schematic diagram of a talk mode control scheme implementing an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device suitable for use in implementing embodiments of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 schematically illustrates a flow chart of a call mode control method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 schematically shows a flowchart of an overall procedure of a call mode control method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 5 schematically shows a block diagram of a talk mode control apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 6 schematically shows a block diagram of a talk mode control apparatus according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 7 schematically shows a block diagram of a talk mode control apparatus according to still another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Example embodiments may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the examples set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of example embodiments to those skilled in the art. The described features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. In the following description, numerous specific details are provided to give a thorough understanding of embodiments of the disclosure. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the subject matter of the present disclosure can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other methods, components, devices, steps, and the like. In other instances, well-known technical solutions have not been shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring aspects of the present disclosure.

Furthermore, the drawings are merely schematic illustrations of the present disclosure and are not necessarily drawn to scale. The same reference numerals in the drawings denote the same or similar parts, and thus their repetitive description will be omitted. Some of the block diagrams shown in the figures are functional entities and do not necessarily correspond to physically or logically separate entities. These functional entities may be implemented in the form of software, or in one or more hardware modules or integrated circuits, or in different networks and/or processor devices and/or microcontroller devices.

The flow charts shown in the drawings are merely illustrative and do not necessarily include all of the steps. For example, some steps may be decomposed, and some steps may be combined or partially combined, so that the actual execution sequence may be changed according to the actual situation. In addition, all of the following terms "first" and "second" are used for distinguishing purposes only and should not be construed as limiting the present disclosure.

In some scenarios, the duration of WiFi availability is limited. For example, public WiFi in a mall typically requires authentication first, and after authentication is completed, the WiFi networking may be used for a period of time, and beyond that time, WiFi service may be interrupted, requiring re-authentication of the user. For another example, some operators have proposed WiFi packages that are charged on a regular basis and cannot be networked after the set of packages is available for a longer period of time.

In the process of re-authenticating in these scenarios, the terminal device cannot acquire the WiFi service, and if the user is currently performing a VoWiFi call, the call may be interrupted.

In view of the above, a solution for determining the call mode in combination with the WiFi available duration is needed.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of a call mode control scheme implementing an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

When the terminal device 10 is connected to the WiFi hotspot 11, the WiFi available duration may be obtained, for example, after the terminal device 10 is connected to the WiFi hotspot 11, the WiFi network may be used for 1 hour, and then the WiFi available duration is 1 hour.

Next, the terminal device 10 may compare the WiFi available duration with the first time threshold, and if the WiFi available duration is greater than the first time threshold, perform a VoWiFi registration, and configure the call mode as a VoWiFi call mode.

In addition, during the process of networking the terminal device 10 through the WiFi hotspot 11, the remaining duration of WiFi, that is, the remaining available time of WiFi, may be monitored. If the WiFi remaining duration is less than the second time threshold, the terminal device 10 accesses the LTE cell 12 to switch the call mode from the VoWiFi call mode to the VoLTE call mode.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic view of an electronic device, by which a terminal device of the present disclosure is schematically shown, which is suitable for implementing an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. It should be noted that the electronic device shown in fig. 2 is only an example, and should not bring any limitation to the functions and the scope of use of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

The electronic device of the present disclosure includes at least a processor and a memory for storing one or more programs, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to implement the talk mode control method of the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, the electronic device 200 may include: a processor 210, an internal memory 221, an external memory interface 222, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface 230, a charging management module 240, a power management module 241, a battery 242, an antenna 1, an antenna 2, a mobile communication module 250, a wireless communication module 260, an audio module 270, a speaker 271, a microphone 272, a microphone 273, an earphone interface 274, a sensor module 280, a display screen 290, a camera module 291, an indicator 292, a motor 293, a key 294, and a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card interface 295, and the like. Among other things, the sensor module 280 may include a depth sensor 2801, a pressure sensor 2802, a gyroscope sensor 2803, a barometric pressure sensor 2804, a magnetic sensor 2805, an acceleration sensor 2806, a distance sensor 2807, a proximity light sensor 2808, a fingerprint sensor 2809, a temperature sensor 2810, a touch sensor 2811, an ambient light sensor 2812, and a bone conduction sensor 2813, among others.

It is to be understood that the illustrated structure of the embodiment of the present application does not specifically limit the electronic device 200. In other embodiments of the present application, the electronic device 200 may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or split certain components, or a different arrangement of components. The illustrated components may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of software and hardware.

Processor 210 may include one or more processing units, such as: the Processor 210 may include an Application Processor (AP), a modem Processor, a Graphics Processor (GPU), an Image Signal Processor (ISP), a controller, a video codec, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a baseband Processor, and/or a Neural Network Processor (NPU), and the like. The different processing units may be separate devices or may be integrated into one or more processors. Additionally, a memory may be provided in processor 210 for storing instructions and data.

The USB interface 230 is an interface conforming to the USB standard specification, and may specifically be a MiniUSB interface, a microsusb interface, a USB type c interface, or the like. The USB interface 230 may be used to connect a charger to charge the electronic device 200, and may also be used to transmit data between the electronic device 200 and a peripheral device. And the earphone can also be used for connecting an earphone and playing audio through the earphone. The interface may also be used to connect other electronic devices, such as AR devices and the like.

The charge management module 240 is configured to receive a charging input from a charger. The charger may be a wireless charger or a wired charger. The power management module 241 is used for connecting the battery 242, the charging management module 240 and the processor 210. The power management module 241 receives the input of the battery 242 and/or the charging management module 240, and supplies power to the processor 210, the internal memory 221, the display screen 290, the camera module 291, the wireless communication module 260, and the like.

The wireless communication function of the electronic device 200 may be implemented by the antenna 1, the antenna 2, the mobile communication module 250, the wireless communication module 260, a modem processor, a baseband processor, and the like.

The mobile communication module 250 may provide a solution including 2G/3G/4G/5G wireless communication applied on the electronic device 200.

The Wireless Communication module 260 may provide a solution for Wireless Communication applied to the electronic device 200, including Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) (e.g., Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) network), Bluetooth (BT), Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), Frequency Modulation (FM), Near Field Communication (NFC), Infrared (IR), and the like.

The electronic device 200 implements a display function through the GPU, the display screen 290, the application processor, and the like. The GPU is a microprocessor for image processing, and is connected to the display screen 290 and an application processor. The GPU is used to perform mathematical and geometric calculations for graphics rendering. Processor 210 may include one or more GPUs that execute program instructions to generate or alter display information.

The electronic device 200 may implement a shooting function through the ISP, the camera module 291, the video codec, the GPU, the display screen 290, the application processor, and the like. In some embodiments, the electronic device 200 may include 1 or N camera modules 291, where N is a positive integer greater than 1, and if the electronic device 200 includes N cameras, one of the N cameras is a main camera.

Internal memory 221 may be used to store computer-executable program code, including instructions. The internal memory 221 may include a program storage area and a data storage area. The external memory interface 222 may be used to connect an external memory card, such as a Micro SD card, to extend the memory capability of the electronic device 200.

The electronic device 200 may implement an audio function through the audio module 270, the speaker 271, the receiver 272, the microphone 273, the headphone interface 274, the application processor, and the like. Such as music playing, recording, etc.

Audio module 270 is used to convert digital audio information into an analog audio signal output and also to convert an analog audio input into a digital audio signal. Audio module 270 may also be used to encode and decode audio signals. In some embodiments, the audio module 270 may be disposed in the processor 210, or some functional modules of the audio module 270 may be disposed in the processor 210.

The speaker 271, also called "horn", is used to convert the audio electrical signal into a sound signal. The electronic apparatus 200 can listen to music through the speaker 271 or listen to a handsfree phone call. The receiver 272, also called "earpiece", is used to convert the electrical audio signal into an acoustic signal. When the electronic device 200 receives a call or voice information, it can receive the voice by placing the receiver 272 close to the ear of the person. The microphone 273, also known as a "microphone," is used to convert sound signals into electrical signals. When making a call or transmitting voice information, the user can input a voice signal to the microphone 273 by sounding a voice signal near the microphone 273 through the mouth. The electronic device 200 may be provided with at least one microphone 273. The earphone interface 274 is used to connect wired earphones.

The depth sensor 2801 is used to acquire depth information of a scene with respect to a sensor included in the electronic device 200. The pressure sensor 2802 is used to sense a pressure signal and convert the pressure signal into an electrical signal. The gyro sensor 2803 may be used to determine a motion pose of the electronic device 200. The air pressure sensor 2804 is used to measure air pressure. The magnetic sensor 2805 includes a hall sensor. The electronic device 200 may detect the opening and closing of the flip holster using the magnetic sensor 2805. The acceleration sensor 2806 can detect the magnitude of acceleration of the electronic device 200 in various directions (typically three axes). The distance sensor 2807 is used to measure a distance. The proximity light sensor 2808 may include, for example, a Light Emitting Diode (LED) and a light detector, such as a photodiode. The fingerprint sensor 2809 is used to collect a fingerprint. The temperature sensor 2810 detects temperature. The touch sensor 2811 may pass the detected touch operation to an application processor to determine a touch event type. Visual output related to the touch operation may be provided through the display screen 290. The ambient light sensor 2812 is used to sense ambient light brightness. Bone conduction sensor 2813 may acquire a vibration signal.

The keys 294 include a power-on key, a volume key, and the like. The keys 294 may be mechanical keys. Or may be touch keys. The motor 293 may generate a vibration indication. The motor 293 may be used for both electrical vibration prompting and touch vibration feedback. Indicator 292 may be an indicator light that may be used to indicate a state of charge, a change in charge, or may be used to indicate a message, missed call, notification, etc. The SIM card interface 295 is used to connect a SIM card. The electronic device 200 interacts with the network through the SIM card to implement functions such as communication and data communication.

The present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, which may be contained in the electronic device described in the above embodiments; or may exist separately without being assembled into the electronic device.

A computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of the computer readable storage medium may include, but are not limited to: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. In the present disclosure, a computer readable storage medium may be any tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.

A computer readable storage medium may transmit, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. Program code embodied on a computer readable storage medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to: wireless, wire, fiber optic cable, RF, etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

The computer-readable storage medium carries one or more programs which, when executed by an electronic device, cause the electronic device to implement the method as described in the embodiments below.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

The units described in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented by software, or may be implemented by hardware, and the described units may also be disposed in a processor. Wherein the names of the elements do not in some way constitute a limitation on the elements themselves.

Fig. 3 schematically shows a flowchart of a call mode control method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, which is generally implemented by the terminal device, that is, the terminal device executes each step of the call mode control method according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to fig. 3, a call mode control method of an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may include the steps of:

s32, obtaining the WiFi usable time; the WiFi usable time is the time upper limit of the terminal device continuously connected with the WiFi hotspot.

In some scenarios, when the terminal device connects to WiFi, WiFi authentication needs to be performed, for example, Protal authentication (also called Web authentication) is performed, so as to provide identity authentication and personalized information service for the user. In the process of WiFi authentication, a description of WiFi connection is usually provided, and the description includes an upper usage time limit of the WiFi hotspot.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, first, a terminal device may obtain authentication information presented on an interface during WiFi authentication; next, the authentication information may be subjected to text recognition, and the WiFi available duration may be obtained from a result of the text recognition.

For example, the authentication information may be presented in the form of a picture, and the terminal device may perform text recognition on the picture to determine text information corresponding to the picture. The terminal device may then screen out keywords from the textual information that are relevant to the WiFi availability duration, including but not limited to "availability duration", "time available for networking", and so on. The terminal device can extract the WiFi usable time from the text information by using the keywords.

In addition, the authentication information can be input into a machine learning model trained in advance, and the WiFi available time contained in the authentication information can be determined by utilizing the machine learning model. The present disclosure does not limit the type of machine learning model and the training process.

According to other embodiments of the disclosure, when the WiFi available duration is determined through text recognition, due to a defect in an algorithm or a selection reason of a keyword, when there is no information corresponding to the WiFi available duration in a text recognition result, an available duration input interface may be popped up, the interface may be an interface configured in a pop-up window form, a user may input the WiFi available duration seen on the interface to the available duration input interface, and the terminal device may use the input time as the WiFi available time.

In addition, when detecting that a plurality of WiFi hotspots exist in the current scene, the terminal device may determine the WiFi available duration of each WiFi hotspot, and determine the WiFi hotspot with the longest WiFi available duration as the WiFi hotspot connected to the terminal device.

And S34, if the WiFi available time is longer than a first time threshold, configuring the call mode into a VoWiFi call mode.

After the WiFi available duration is acquired, the terminal device may compare the WiFi available duration with a first time threshold. The first time threshold is a time sufficient for applying VoWiFi, and a specific value thereof may be set manually, for example, the first time threshold may be set to 30 minutes.

If the WiFi availability duration is greater than the first time threshold, the terminal equipment can configure the call mode into a VoWiFi call mode.

Specifically, first, it may be determined whether a VoWiFi registration condition is currently satisfied, where the VoWiFi registration condition may include: the strength of the WiFi signal is greater than the strength threshold value, the network delay is less than the delay threshold value when the WiFi is networked, and the data transmission rate is greater than the transmission rate threshold value when the WiFi is networked, wherein the specific values of the strength threshold value, the delay threshold value and the transmission rate threshold value are not limited in the method, and can be set manually.

And then, if the VoWiFi registration condition is met, performing VoWiFi registration to realize that the call mode is configured to be a VoWiFi call mode. And if the current VoWiFi registration condition is not met, keeping the current call mode of the terminal equipment unchanged.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, if the WiFi available duration is less than or equal to the first time threshold, the current call mode may be kept unchanged.

The current communication mode is a communication mode adopted when the terminal device does not access the WiFi, and may be a communication mode default for the terminal device. For example, the current call mode of the terminal device is VoLTE, for example.

According to other embodiments of the disclosure, if the WiFi available duration is less than or equal to the first time threshold, the terminal device may pop up an interface whether to agree to configure the VoWiFi, so that the user may select whether to configure the call mode as the VoWiFi call mode.

And S36, monitoring the WiFi residual time, and if the WiFi residual time is less than a second time threshold, switching the call mode from the VoWiFi call mode to the VoLTE call mode.

After the call mode is configured as the VoWiFi call mode, the terminal device may monitor the WiFi remaining time. For example, if the obtained WiFi available duration is 1 hour, after 10 minutes, the WiFi remaining duration is 50 minutes.

For the monitoring opportunity, in an embodiment, the monitoring may be performed at intervals of a preset time, where the preset time is related to the WiFi available duration, and the longer the WiFi available duration is, the longer the preset time may be. In yet another embodiment, the WiFi remaining duration may be monitored in real time. The present disclosure is not so limited.

The terminal device may compare the monitored WiFi remaining duration to a second time threshold. The second time threshold is used for indicating that the WiFi use time is about to end, and a specific value of the second time threshold may be set manually, for example, the second time threshold may be set to 5 minutes.

And if the WiFi residual time is less than the second time threshold, switching the call mode from the VoWiFi call mode to the VoLTE call mode.

Specifically, firstly, a plurality of LTE cells existing around are determined with the position of the terminal device as a center; and then, determining a cell with the strongest signal intensity from the LTE cells as a target cell, and accessing the terminal equipment into the target cell to realize switching the VoWiFi call mode into the VoLTE call mode.

In addition, if only one LTE cell exists around, the terminal equipment is accessed to the LTE cell so as to switch to the VoLTE communication mode.

The whole process of the talk mode control method of the present disclosure will be explained with reference to fig. 4.

In step S402, the terminal device connects to a WiFi hotspot; in step S404, it is determined whether authentication is required and whether the WiFi hotspot limits the available duration, if authentication is required and the available duration is limited, step S406 is executed, if authentication is not required or the available duration is not limited, the processing procedure is ended, and the terminal device keeps the current call mode unchanged.

In step S406, the terminal device completes authentication in response to the operation of the user, so as to implement networking through the WiFi hotspot, and obtain a WiFi available duration.

In step S408, the terminal device determines whether the WiFi available duration is greater than a first time threshold T1, and if so, executes step S410; if the time is less than or equal to the first time threshold T1, the processing procedure is ended, and the terminal device keeps the current call mode unchanged.

In step S410, the terminal device may determine whether the VoWiFi registration condition is currently satisfied, and if so, execute step S412; if not, the processing procedure is ended, and the terminal equipment keeps the current conversation mode unchanged.

In step S412, the terminal device performs VoWiFi registration.

In step S414, the terminal device may determine whether the WiFi remaining duration is less than the second time threshold T2, if the WiFi remaining duration is greater than or equal to the second time threshold T2, execute step S416, keep the current call mode unchanged, and continue to monitor whether the WiFi remaining duration is less than the second time threshold T2; if less than the second time threshold T2, step S418 is performed.

In step S418, the terminal device switches the call mode from the VoWiFi call mode to the VoLTE call mode.

It should be noted that although the various steps of the methods of the present disclosure are depicted in the drawings in a particular order, this does not require or imply that these steps must be performed in this particular order, or that all of the depicted steps must be performed, to achieve desirable results. Additionally or alternatively, certain steps may be omitted, multiple steps combined into one step execution, and/or one step broken down into multiple step executions, etc.

Further, the present exemplary embodiment also provides a call mode control device applied to a terminal device.

Fig. 5 schematically shows a block diagram of a call mode control apparatus of an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to fig. 5, the call mode control device 5 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may include a duration acquisition module 51, a call configuration module 53, and a call mode switching module 55.

Specifically, the duration obtaining module 51 may be configured to obtain the WiFi available duration; the WiFi usable time is the time upper limit of the terminal equipment continuously connected with the WiFi hotspot; the call configuration module 53 may be configured to configure the call mode as a VoWiFi call mode if the WiFi available duration is greater than the first time threshold; the call mode switching module 55 may be configured to monitor the WiFi remaining time, and switch the call mode from the VoWiFi call mode to the VoLTE call mode if the WiFi remaining time is less than the second time threshold.

On the one hand, when the WiFi available time is longer than the first time threshold, the call is carried out in a VoWiFi mode, so that the problem that the normal call time requirement cannot be met due to the fact that the VoWiFi is configured under the condition that the WiFi available time is too short is solved; on the other hand, when the WiFi remaining time is less than the second time threshold, the VoWiFi is switched to VoLTE, and the problem that the call is possibly interrupted due to switching when no WiFi exists is solved.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the duration obtaining module 51 may be configured to perform: acquiring authentication information presented on an interface of the terminal equipment during WiFi authentication; and performing character recognition on the authentication information, and acquiring the WiFi usable time from the character recognition result.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the duration obtaining module 51 may be further configured to perform: if the information corresponding to the WiFi available time does not exist in the character recognition result, popping up an available time input interface; and acquiring the time input through the available time input interface as the WiFi available time.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 6, the call mode control apparatus 6 may further include a registration condition determination module 61, compared to the call mode control apparatus 5.

Specifically, the registration condition determining module 61 may be configured to perform: before the call mode is configured to be the VoWiFi call mode, whether the VoWiFi registration condition is met currently is determined. And if the VoWiFi registration condition is met, performing VoWiFi registration to configure the call mode into a VoWiFi call mode.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the VoWiFi registration condition includes a combination of one or more of: the strength of the WiFi signal is greater than a strength threshold; network delay is less than a delay threshold when networking is performed through WiFi; the data transmission rate is greater than the transmission rate threshold when networking over WiFi.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the talk mode switching module 55 may be configured to perform: determining a plurality of LTE cells existing around by taking terminal equipment as a center; determining a cell with the strongest signal strength from a plurality of LTE cells as a target cell; and accessing the terminal equipment into the target cell to realize switching the call mode from the VoWiFi call mode to the VoLTE call mode.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 7, the call mode control device 7 may further include a call mode holding module 71, compared to the call mode control device 5.

Specifically, the call mode maintaining module 71 may be configured to perform: and if the WiFi available duration is less than or equal to the first time threshold, keeping the current call mode unchanged.

Since each functional module of the call mode control device in the embodiments of the present disclosure is the same as that in the embodiments of the method described above, it is not described herein again.

Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art will readily understand that the exemplary embodiments described herein may be implemented by software, or by software in combination with necessary hardware. Therefore, the technical solution according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may be embodied in the form of a software product, which may be stored in a non-volatile storage medium (which may be a CD-ROM, a usb disk, a removable hard disk, etc.) or on a network, and includes several instructions to enable a computing device (which may be a personal computer, a server, a terminal device, or a network device, etc.) to execute the method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Furthermore, the above-described figures are merely schematic illustrations of processes included in methods according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, and are not intended to be limiting. It will be readily understood that the processes shown in the above figures are not intended to indicate or limit the chronological order of the processes. In addition, it is also readily understood that these processes may be performed synchronously or asynchronously, e.g., in multiple modules.

It should be noted that although in the above detailed description several modules or units of the device for action execution are mentioned, such a division is not mandatory. Indeed, the features and functionality of two or more modules or units described above may be embodied in one module or unit, according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Conversely, the features and functions of one module or unit described above may be further divided into embodiments by a plurality of modules or units.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is to be limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A conversation mode control method is applied to terminal equipment and is characterized by comprising the following steps:

obtaining the WiFi usable time; the WiFi usable time is the time upper limit of the terminal equipment continuously connected with the WiFi hotspot;

if the WiFi available time is larger than a first time threshold, configuring a call mode into a VoWiFi call mode;

monitoring the WiFi residual time, and if the WiFi residual time is less than a second time threshold, switching the call mode from the VoWiFi call mode to the VoLTE call mode.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining the WiFi available duration comprises:

acquiring authentication information presented on an interface of the terminal equipment during WiFi authentication;

and performing character recognition on the authentication information, and acquiring the WiFi usable time from the character recognition result.

3. The call mode control method according to claim 2, further comprising:

if the information corresponding to the WiFi available time does not exist in the character recognition result, popping up an available time input interface;

and acquiring the time input through the available duration input interface as the WiFi available duration.

4. The call mode control method according to claim 1, wherein before configuring the call mode as a VoWiFi call mode, the call mode control method further comprises:

determining whether a VoWiFi registration condition is currently met;

and if the VoWiFi registration condition is met, performing VoWiFi registration to configure the call mode into a VoWiFi call mode.

5. A call mode control method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the VoWiFi registration condition comprises one or more of the following in combination:

the strength of the WiFi signal is greater than a strength threshold;

network delay is less than a delay threshold when networking is performed through WiFi;

the data transmission rate is greater than the transmission rate threshold when networking over WiFi.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein switching the call mode from the VoWiFi call mode to the VoLTE call mode comprises:

determining a plurality of LTE cells existing around by taking the terminal equipment as a center;

determining a cell with the strongest signal strength from the plurality of LTE cells as a target cell;

and accessing the terminal equipment into the target cell to realize switching the call mode from the VoWiFi call mode to the VoLTE call mode.

7. The call method control method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising:

and if the WiFi available duration is less than or equal to the first time threshold, keeping the current call mode unchanged.

8. A conversation mode control device is applied to terminal equipment and is characterized by comprising:

the duration acquisition module is used for acquiring the WiFi available duration; the WiFi usable time is the time upper limit of the terminal equipment continuously connected with the WiFi hotspot;

the call configuration module is used for configuring a call mode into a VoWiFi call mode if the WiFi available time is greater than a first time threshold;

and the call mode switching module is used for monitoring the WiFi residual time, and switching the call mode from the VoWiFi call mode to the VoLTE call mode if the WiFi residual time is less than a second time threshold.

9. A computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored, the program, when executed by a processor, implementing the call mode control method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

10. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory for storing one or more programs that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to implement the talk mode control method of any one of claims 1 to 7.