TW201537939A - Mobile device and incoming call process method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile device and an incoming call process method thereof are provided. The mobile device comprises a storage, a communication module and a processor. The storage stores a contact list and a classification rule which defines incoming call types. The communication module is connected to an information server and a peripheral device. The information server provides information associated with phone numbers. The processor receives an incoming call signal with an incoming call phone number via the communication module, accesses the information server and the storage in response to the incoming call signal, and then utilizes the classification rule to determine the incoming call phone number belongs to a specific type of the incoming call types according to at least one of the contact list and the information associated with phone numbers. The processor generates an indication signal according to the specific incoming call type and transmits the indication signal to the peripheral device via the communication module so that the peripheral device outputs a notification signal in response to the indication signal.

Description

Mobile device and call processing method thereof 【0001】

The present invention relates to a mobile device and an incoming call processing method thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to a mobile device that classifies an incoming call number and displays an incoming call type through a peripheral device and an incoming call processing method thereof.

【0002】

In recent years, due to the prevalence of mobile phones and related mobile devices, the opportunities for people to conduct information communication, conference discussions or commercial advertisements through call calls have increased dramatically. As a result, more and more unscrupulous businessmen or fraud groups use calls to conduct fraud. Intimidation or improper marketing leads to uncomfortable mobile phone users receiving incoming calls.

[0003]

The traditional mobile device can enable the user to determine the source of the call by storing the phone number in the address book and displaying the incoming call number and its corresponding name through the screen, or by setting a specific ringtone for the specific phone number. Decide if the call is connected. However, when an incoming call is not stored in the user's address book, or the caller intentionally sets the phone number as an unknown incoming call, the user cannot determine the source of the incoming call, and thus receives the aforementioned caller's harassment.

[0004]

In addition, although vendors have used data exploration technology in the market to develop a server and application that can provide incoming call information (for example, the server of the whoscall and its associated application) to help users know the calling number. Relevant information (eg, phone number owner, phone number registration location and owner-related information, etc.) further enable users to decide whether to answer the call through this related information, but the user still has to use the screen of the mobile device Know the caller's information. Therefore, when the mobile device is placed in a place that the user cannot easily obtain, or when the user inconveniences to take the mobile device out of the taken out clothes (for example, the user usually places the mobile device during a meeting, running or speaking). Being placed in a bag or unable to freely remove the mobile device from the clothes will make it impossible for the user to judge whether to answer the call, and it is easy to miss important calls or to know the relevant information of the incoming call number.

[0005]

In view of this, how to provide an incoming call notification mechanism allows the user to know the information about the incoming call and the incoming call number without using the screen of the mobile device, which is an urgent problem in the industry today.

[0006]

An object of the present invention is to provide an incoming call notification mechanism for classifying an incoming call number by a mobile device and presenting it to a peripheral device. In this way, through the call notification mechanism of the present invention, when the mobile device is placed in a place that the user cannot easily obtain, or when the user is inconvenient to take out the mobile device from the taken out clothes, or when the user cannot Through the eyes to determine whether to answer the call, the user can know the call classification through the peripheral device and roughly know the relevant information of the call phone number, as the user can judge the basis of the call answering and reduce the chance of the user missing the important call. In addition, after the user misses receiving an important call, the caller classification and the caller number related information displayed by the peripheral device can also be used to further determine the necessity of calling back the call.

【0007】

To achieve the above object, the present invention discloses a mobile device. The mobile device includes a storage, a communication module, and a processor. The storage is used to store an address book and a classification rule. This classification rule defines multiple call types. The communication module is used to connect with an information server and a peripheral device. The information server is used to provide a phone number information. The processor is electrically connected to the storage device and the communication device, and is configured to receive an incoming call signal with a caller number through the communication module, and access the information server and the storage device according to the incoming call signal, and According to at least one of the address book and the phone number information, the classification rule is used to determine that the caller number belongs to a specific call type of the call type. The processor generates an indication signal according to the specific type of the incoming call, and transmits the indication signal to the peripheral device through the communication module, and the peripheral device outputs a notification signal according to the indication signal.

[0008]

In addition, the present invention further discloses an incoming call processing method for a mobile device. The mobile device includes a communication module, a storage, and a processor. The storage stores an address book and a classification rule. This classification rule defines multiple call types. The communication module is connected to an information server and a peripheral device. The information server provides a phone number information. The call processing method is executed by the processor and includes the following steps: (a) receiving, by the communication module, an incoming call signal carrying a caller number; (b) accessing the information server according to the incoming call signal; And storing, according to at least one of the address book and the phone number information, the classification rule, determining that the caller number belongs to a specific call type of one of the call types; and (c) generating one according to the specific call type The indication signal is transmitted to the peripheral device through the communication module, and the peripheral device outputs a notification signal according to the indication signal.

【0009】

Other objects of the present invention, as well as the technical means and implementations of the present invention, will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the appended claims.

1‧‧‧ mobile device
3‧‧‧Information Server
5‧‧‧ peripheral devices
101‧‧‧Storage
102‧‧‧Incoming call signal
103‧‧‧Communication module
104‧‧‧Indication signal
105‧‧‧Processor
106‧‧‧Notification signal
301‧‧‧Communication Module
302‧‧‧Response signal
303‧‧‧Signal output module
305‧‧‧ processor
401‧‧‧Input module
402‧‧‧Operation signal

[0010]

1 is a schematic view of a mobile device 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a diagram showing the type of incoming call of the first embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a schematic diagram of a mobile device 1 and a peripheral device 5 according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 4 is another schematic view of the mobile device 1 and the peripheral device 5 of the second embodiment of the present invention;
5A-5D are diagrams depicting one embodiment of the peripheral device 5 of the present invention;
Figure 6 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the peripheral device 5 of the present invention;
Figure 7 is a view showing an embodiment of the peripheral device 5 of the present invention;
Figure 8 is a view showing an embodiment of the peripheral device 5 of the present invention;
9 is a flowchart of a call processing method according to a third embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a call processing method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[0011]

The present invention relates to a mobile device and an incoming call processing method thereof. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention are not intended to limit the invention to any particular environment, application, or special mode as described in the embodiments. Therefore, the description of the embodiments is only for the purpose of illustrating the invention, and is not intended to limit the invention. In addition, in the following embodiments and drawings, elements that are not directly related to the present invention have been omitted and are not shown, and the dimensional relationships between the elements in the following figures are merely for ease of understanding and are not intended to be limiting. Actual ratio.

[0012]

A first embodiment of the present invention is shown in Fig. 1, which is a schematic view of a mobile device 1 of the present invention. In this embodiment, the mobile device 1 is a smart phone with a call and a connection to the Internet. The mobile device 1 includes a storage device 101, a communication module 103, and a processor 105. The processor 105 is electrically connected to the storage 101 and the communication module 103.

[0013]

The storage 101 stores an address book and a classification rule. This classification rule defines multiple call types. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the plural call type may include, but is not limited to, a contact type, a public information type, a specific merchant type, a blacklist type, and a user-defined type. It should be noted that in practical applications, the type of call can be changed, added or deleted according to the needs of the application designer or the user, so the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to the name and quantity of the type.

[0014]

The communication module 103 is connected to an information server 3 and a peripheral device 5. The information server 3 is a server that provides a phone number information (for example, a whoscall server). The peripheral device 5 can be a personal computer, a pair of glasses, a mobile phone charm, a watch, a Bluetooth headset or a wrist strap. When the mobile device 1 receives an incoming call, the processor 105 receives an incoming call signal 102 carrying an incoming call number through the communication module 103, and accesses the information server 3 and the storage 101 in response to the incoming call signal 102. Specifically, the mobile device 1 transmits the caller number to the information server 3 for inquiry, and the information server 3 retrieves information related to the caller ID from the database or the Internet according to the caller number, and the related information is obtained. Returned to the mobile device 1.

[0015]

Then, the processor 105 determines, according to at least one of the user's address book and the phone number information provided by the information server 3, that the caller number belongs to one of the specific call types of the call types. Specifically, the processor 105 confirms whether the caller ID exists in the user's address book, and also attempts to obtain information about the caller number from the information server 3. In this way, the processor 105 can use the classification rule to determine that the incoming call number belongs to one of the specific call types of the call types. For example, when the caller number exists in the user's address book, the caller number belongs to the contact type; and when the caller number does not exist in the user's address book, the relevant information obtained from the information server 3 indicates that the caller number belongs to In the public yellow pages, the caller ID is a public information type.

[0016]

In more detail, the contact type is a phone number stored in the address book of the mobile device 1 by the user; the public information type may be a national yellow page phone book provided in the database in the information server 3 (for example : Searching for the manufacturer's phone number or public agency phone number provided by the webpage; the specific merchant type may be the phone of the specific partner provided by the data server 3; the blacklist phone may be the data server 3 searched by the database. The phone number indicated on the blacklist website, and the identification of the phone's blacklist attribute by manual and computer identification; the user-defined type may be the user setting a specific phone source as a specific group.

[0017]

After determining the specific call type, the processor 105 can generate an indication signal 104 according to the specific call type, and transmit the indication signal 104 to the peripheral device 5 through the communication module 103, so that the peripheral device 5 outputs the indication signal 104. A notification signal 106. In this way, the user can roughly know the related information of the incoming call number according to the notification signal 106 output by the peripheral device 5. For example, if the peripheral device 5 is a notebook computer, the notification signal 106 can be a notification window displayed on the screen. It should be noted that even if the user misses the opportunity to answer the important incoming call, the call forwarding of the notification signal 106 and the display of the incoming call related information can be used to initially determine the necessity of calling back the incoming call.

[0018]

Furthermore, the communication module 103 can include a first RF transceiver (not shown) and a second RF transceiver (not shown). The processor 105 receives the incoming call signal 102 through the first RF transceiver and transmits the indication signal 104 to the peripheral device 5 through the second RF transceiver. In the present invention, the first radio frequency transceiver conforms to a second generation mobile communication standard, a third generation mobile communication standard, a fourth generation mobile communication standard, or any mobile communication standard, and the second radio frequency transceiver conforms to a wireless One of the standards for the Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) standard, a Bluetooth System standard, a 2.4 GHz industrial science medical band standard, and an Infrared Ray System standard. In addition, the processor 105 can be connected to the Internet through the first RF transceiver or the second RF transceiver and then connected to the information server 3.

[0019]

Referring to Figures 3, 4, and 5A-5D, a second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment of the present invention is based on the extension of the first embodiment. In this embodiment, the user can determine whether to turn on or reject the incoming call according to the notification signal 106 output by the peripheral device 5 as described in the first embodiment.

[0020]

In detail, the peripheral device 5 is used in conjunction with the mobile device 1. The peripheral device 5 includes a communication module 301, a signal output module 303, and a processor 305. The communication module 301 is used to connect with the mobile device 1. The processor 305 is electrically connected to the communication module 301 and the signal output module 303. The processor 305 receives the indication signal 104 from the mobile device 1 through the communication module 301, and according to the indication signal 104, the enable signal output module 303 outputs a notification signal. The notification signal may be presented by a color signal, a pattern signal, a vibration signal, a sound signal, and any combination thereof, depending on the actual application.

[0021]

In addition, in other embodiments, as shown in FIG. 4 , the peripheral device 5 further includes an input module 401 electrically connected to the processor 305 . The input module 401 generates an operation signal 402 in response to a user input. The processor 305 can generate a response signal 302 according to the operation signal 402 and transmit the response signal 302 to the mobile device 1 through the communication module 301. In this case, the mobile device 1 responds to the signal 302 and answers or rejects the incoming call of the incoming call signal 102. Specifically, the processor 105 of the mobile device 1 receives the response signal 302 from the peripheral device 5 through the communication module 103, and receives or rejects the incoming call according to the response signal 302. In other words, the user can directly operate the mobile device 1 through the peripheral device 5 to answer or reject the incoming call of the incoming call signal 102.

[0022]

In this embodiment, the peripheral device 5 can be a wrist strap. As shown in FIG. 5A, the signal output module 303 can be a light emitting diode (LED) indicator panel. The LED indicating panel has a plurality of color LEDs respectively disposed at different positions of the wrist strap. Each color LED generates a color signal (eg, red light, green light, blue light, yellow light, white light), and each color signal corresponds to one of the types of incoming calls. For example, a red light indicates that the incoming call is a blacklist type, a green light indicates that the incoming call is a contact type, a blue light indicates that the incoming call is a specific merchant type, a yellow light indicates that the incoming call is a public information type, and white The light can represent this call as a user-defined type.

[0023]

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5B, the wrist strap may further include an input module 401, which may be a button. The user can operate the input module 401 by pressing or long pressing the input module 401 to generate the operation signal 402, and then the processor 305 generates the response signal 302 according to the operation signal 402. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5C, the signal output module 303 and the input module 401 can also be integrated into a button light-emitting component, which can generate a color signal and can be operated by a user. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5D, the signal output module 303 can be a display that displays one of the plural patterns. Each pattern corresponds to one of the types of calls.

[0024]

In one example, the signal output module 303 can also be a speaker that generates one of a plurality of sound signals. Each sound signal corresponds to one of the types of incoming calls, respectively. In another example, the signal output module 303 can also be a vibration device that generates one of a plurality of seismic signals of different frequencies. Each of the vibration signals corresponds to one of the types of incoming calls. For example, if an incoming call is of the blacklist type, it can be a short frequency vibration. If the incoming call is not blacklisted, the wristband can generate a continuous vibration. In detail, when the peripheral device 5 is a wrist strap, the peripheral device 5 can be connected to the mobile device 1 through Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, and is provided by a light emitting diode, a speaker or a vibration device (ie, the signal output module 303). A notification signal 106 is generated.

[0025]

In other embodiments, when the peripheral device 5 is a personal computer or a tablet computer, the peripheral device 5 can also be connected to the mobile device 1 via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, and by the screen (ie, the signal output module 303) The notification signal 106 is generated and can be operated by a keyboard, a mouse or a touch panel (ie, the input module 401) to generate an operation signal 402, and then the processor 305 generates a response signal 302 according to the operation signal 402.

[0026]

In addition, in other embodiments, when the peripheral device 5 is a wristwatch device, it has a screen (ie, a signal output module 303) and a button (ie, an input module 401), as shown in FIG. In this case, according to the pattern presented on the screen of the watch, the user can answer or reject the call by operating the button. In addition, in other embodiments, the peripheral device 5 is a glasses device having a screen on the right eyeglass (ie, the signal output module 303) and a button (ie, the input module 401). In this case, according to the pattern presented by the glasses screen, the user can achieve the purpose of answering or rejecting the call by operating the button.

[0027]

It should be noted that the wristband, the wristwatch device and the eyeglass device described above can be displayed on the screen, and in practical applications, an LED indicating panel, a speaker or a vibrating device can be loaded, and a specific type of incoming call can be presented through other notification signals. In addition, the input module 401 can be loaded with a touch button, a touch panel, a sound pickup device (for example, a microphone), an eyeball sensing device, and the like in addition to the button, and the operation signal 402 is generated instead. Various embodiments of the peripheral device 5 of the present invention can be understood from the above description, and thus will not be further described herein.

[0028]

In other embodiments, as shown in FIG. 8 , the peripheral device 5 can also be a charm, and the inside thereof comprises an LED module (ie, the signal output module 303 ), and the body of the mobile phone pendant is displayed according to the type of the incoming call. Different colors. Similarly, in other embodiments, the peripheral device 5 of the present invention can also be a necklace, a mobile phone case, and an earphone equal to the items common in life, and can be achieved by loading the communication module 301, the signal output module 303, and the processor 305. Notify the user of the type of call. It should be noted that the notification signal 106 provides the user's call classification and call related information before and after the call. In various implementations of this embodiment, even if the user misses the opportunity to answer the important incoming call, the incoming call classification of the notification signal 106 of the peripheral device 5 and the display of the incoming call related information may be used to initially determine the call back. The necessity.

[0029]

A third embodiment of the present invention is an incoming call processing method, and the flow chart thereof is as shown in FIG. The call processing method is applicable to a mobile device, such as the mobile device 1 of the first embodiment. The mobile device includes a communication module, a storage, and a processor. The storage stores an address book and a classification rule. Classification rules define multiple call types. The communication module is connected to an information server and a peripheral device. The information server provides a phone number information. The call processing method is performed by a processor of the mobile device.

[0030]

First, in step 901, an incoming call signal carrying an incoming call number is received through the communication module. Next, in step 903, the information server and the storage are accessed in response to the incoming call signal. Then, in step 905, according to at least one of the address book and the phone number information, the classification rule is used to determine that the caller number belongs to a specific call type of the call type. Then, in step 407, an indication signal is generated according to the specific call type, and the indication signal is transmitted to the peripheral device through the communication module. In this way, the peripheral device can output a notification signal according to the indication signal.

[0031]

In addition to the above steps, the call processing method of the present embodiment can also perform all the operations described in the foregoing first embodiment and the second embodiment and have all the functions corresponding thereto. Those skilled in the art can directly understand how the present embodiment performs such operations based on the disclosures of the foregoing first embodiment and the second embodiment, and has such functions, and details are not described herein.

[0032]

A fourth embodiment of the present invention is an incoming call processing method, and the flow chart thereof is as shown in FIG. The incoming call processing method is applicable to a peripheral device such as the peripheral device 5 of the second embodiment. The peripheral device is used in conjunction with a mobile device and includes a communication module, a signal output module, and a processor. The communication module is connected to the mobile device. The call processing method is performed by the processor of the peripheral device.

[0033]

First, in step 1001, an indication signal transmitted by the mobile device is received through the communication module. Next, in step 1003, the enable signal output module outputs a notification signal according to the indication signal. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the mobile device connected to the peripheral device stores an address book and is connected to an information server. The server is used to provide a phone number information. After receiving the incoming call signal of one of the caller numbers, the mobile device accesses the address book and the information server according to the incoming call signal, and according to at least one of the address book and the phone number information, uses the classification rule to determine that the caller number belongs to the caller number One of the types of calls, such as a specific call type. The mobile device generates an indication signal based on the specific type of incoming call.

[0034]

In addition to the above steps, the call processing method of the present embodiment can also perform all the operations described in the foregoing second embodiment and have all the functions corresponding thereto. Those skilled in the art can directly understand how the present embodiment performs such operations based on the disclosure content of the foregoing second embodiment and has such functions, and details are not described herein.

[0035]

In summary, the incoming call notification mechanism of the present invention can classify and present the incoming call number to the peripheral device by the mobile device. Accordingly, according to the incoming call notification mechanism of the present invention, when the mobile device is placed in a place that the user cannot easily obtain, or when the user inconveniences to take the mobile device out of the taken out clothes, the user can obtain through the peripheral device. Know the call classification, and generally know the relevant information of the call phone number, so that the user can judge whether to answer the call, and reduce the chance of the user missing the important call. In addition, since the incoming call notification mechanism of the present invention provides the user's call classification and incoming call related information before and after the incoming call. In this way, even if the user misses the opportunity to answer the important call, the user can still determine the necessity of calling back the call by the caller classification and related information displayed by the peripheral device.

[0036]

The embodiments described above are only intended to illustrate the embodiments of the present invention, and to explain the technical features of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Any changes or equivalents that can be easily made by those skilled in the art are within the scope of the invention. The scope of the invention should be determined by the scope of the claims.

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Claims (12)

[Item 1] A mobile device comprising:
a storage for storing an address book and a classification rule, the classification rule defining a plurality of types of calls;
a communication module for connecting to an information server and a peripheral device for providing a phone number information; and a processor electrically connected to the storage device and the communication device for Through the communication module, receiving an incoming call signal carrying a caller number, accessing the information server and the storage device according to the incoming call signal, and using the classification according to at least one of the address book and the phone number information Rule, determining that the caller number belongs to one of the types of call types;
The processor generates an indication signal according to the specific type of the incoming call, and transmits the indication signal to the peripheral device through the communication module, and the peripheral device outputs a notification signal according to the indication signal. [Item 2] The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the types of incoming calls include a contact type, a public information type, a specific merchant type, a blacklist type, and a user-defined type. [Item 3] The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the processor receives a response signal from the peripheral device through the communication module, and receives an incoming call according to the response signal according to the response signal. [Item 4] The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the processor further receives a response signal from the peripheral device through the communication module, and rejects an incoming call of the incoming call signal according to the response signal. [Item 5] The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the communication module comprises a first radio frequency transceiver and a second radio frequency transceiver, the processor receiving the incoming signal through the first radio frequency transceiver, and transmitting the second The RF transceiver transmits the indication signal to the peripheral device. [Item 6] The mobile device of claim 5, wherein the first radio frequency transceiver conforms to one of a second generation mobile communication standard, a third generation mobile communication standard, and a fourth generation mobile communication standard, and the second radio frequency The transceiver complies with a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) standard, a Bluetooth System standard, a 2.4 GHz industrial science medical band standard, and an Infrared Ray System standard. . [Item 7] An incoming call processing method for a mobile device, the mobile device comprising a communication module, a storage and a processor, the storage storing an address book and a classification rule, the classification rule defining a plurality of incoming call types, the communication The module is connected to an information server and a peripheral device. The information server provides a phone number information, and the call processing method is executed by the processor and includes the following steps:
Receiving an incoming call signal with a caller number through the communication module;
Accessing the information server and the storage device according to the incoming call signal, and according to at least one of the address book and the phone number information, using the classification rule to determine that the caller number belongs to one of the call types And generating an indication signal according to the specific type of the incoming call, and transmitting the indication signal to the peripheral device through the communication module, and the peripheral device outputs a notification signal according to the indication signal. [Item 8] The call processing method of claim 7, wherein the call type includes a contact type, a public information type, a specific merchant type, a blacklist type, and a user-defined type. [Item 9] The call processing method described in claim 7 further includes the following steps:
Receiving, by the communication module, a response signal from the peripheral device; and receiving an incoming call according to the response signal according to the response signal. [Item 10] The call processing method described in claim 7 further includes the following steps:
Receiving, by the communication module, a response signal from the peripheral device; and rejecting an incoming call according to the response signal according to the response signal. [Item 11] The call processing method of claim 7, wherein the communication module comprises a first radio frequency transceiver and a second radio frequency transceiver, and the incoming call processing method further comprises the following steps:
Receiving the incoming call signal through the first radio frequency transceiver; and transmitting the indication signal to the peripheral device through the second radio transceiver. [Item 12] The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the first radio frequency transceiver conforms to one of a second generation mobile communication standard, a third generation mobile communication standard, and a fourth generation mobile communication standard, and the second radio frequency The transceiver complies with a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) standard, a Bluetooth System standard, a 2.4 GHz industrial science medical band standard, and an Infrared Ray System standard. .