TWI449399B - System and method for generating a contact list for dialing - Google Patents

Description

Method and device for generating candidate caller number menu

The present invention relates to mobile communication devices, and more particularly to a mobile communication device having a menu for generating a candidate caller number.

In recent years, mobile communication devices with telephone dialing functions have become increasingly popular. When the user wants to make a call, the user can select the desired phone number data from the pre-stored address book data or the call log record. However, the amount of address book data or call log data stored in the handheld device is huge, and users often have to perform complicated and lengthy operations, such as browsing multiple pages of data or moving window scrolls over long distances. The phone number dialed.

According to the conventional method, the phone number data stored in the address book data can be divided into several groups (such as colleagues, family members, friends, etc.). The above method of grouping can effectively reduce the amount of data of the phone number menu in each group, but the user must first select the group and then find the desired phone number data from the data of each group. That is to say, the selection of the group also causes an increase in the number of use steps, and causes inconvenience in use.

Therefore, there is a need for a method and apparatus for generating a candidate caller number menu to overcome the above problems.

The present invention provides a method of generating a candidate caller number menu. The method first provides a call telephone record, which is a call telephone number data of the mobile communication device in a past period of time, wherein the call telephone record includes a call time data, a telephone number data of the call, and provides a line of calendar information; Provide a directory of information, including a plurality of phone number information. When one of the mobile communication devices is pressed, a button trigger is received. Then, according to the calendar information and/or the call record, the phone number data is selected from the call record and/or the address book data to generate a candidate call number menu.

The present invention also provides an apparatus for generating a candidate caller number menu, comprising: a storage device, a button device, a processing device, and a display device. The storage device is configured to store a call phone record, which is a call phone number data of the mobile communication device in a past period of time, wherein the call phone record includes a call time data, a phone number information of the call, and a line calendar Information; and a directory of information, including multiple phone numbers. When the button device is pressed, a button trigger is generated. When the processing device receives the button trigger, the phone number data is selected from the call phone record and/or the address book data according to the calendar data and/or the call phone record to generate a candidate call object number. Menu. The display device displays the candidate caller number menu.

In order to make the objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible,

The present specification provides various embodiments to illustrate the technical features of various embodiments of the present invention. The arrangement of the various elements in the embodiments is for illustrative purposes and is not intended to limit the invention.

1 shows a schematic diagram of a mobile communication device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The mobile communication device can be any electronic device having a telephone dialing function, such as a mobile phone, a personal PDA phone, and the like. In this embodiment, the mobile communication device 10 is illustrated by using a mobile phone as an example, and includes an antenna 11, a transceiver 12, a processing device 14, a button device 15, a storage device 16, a display device 17, and an audio device 18.

The antenna 11 receives and transmits a radio signal.

The transceiver 12 receives and transmits wireless signals through the antenna 11.

The button device 15 is used to input operational commands to the mobile communication device 10, which may be physical or software keyboard devices. When the button device 15 is pressed, a button trigger is generated.

The storage device 16 stores operating code, ringtone files, phone numbers, and other materials. According to the embodiment, the data stored by the storage device 16 includes: a call record 161, a calendar data 163, and an address book data 165.

The call record 161 includes a call record of the mobile communication device in a past period of time, wherein the call record includes call time data, phone number information of the call, and location information at the time of the call. Preferably, the call phone record 161 is an outgoing call record, and the call time data is a dial time data, the call phone number data is a dialed phone number data, and the location data at the time of the call is a dialed location. data. Preferably, the location data of the call is a base station identification data of one of the communication base stations connected to the mobile communication device 10 during the call. For example, the communication base station connected to the mobile communication device 10 is a GSM communication system, and the location of the call is the identification data of one of the GSM base stations connected to the mobile communication device 10 during the call.

The calendar information 163 includes an event reservation material including an event execution time and at least one event participant profile.

The address book data 165 includes a plurality of phone number data.

The processing device 14 selects the phone number data from the call phone record 161 and/or the address book data 165 according to the call phone record 161 and/or the calendar data 163 when receiving the button trigger to generate a candidate. Call object number menu.

The display device 17 visually presents the information to the user for viewing. For example, the display device 17 displays the candidate call number menu.

According to the calendar information 163, the processing device 14 determines whether the difference between the time point at which the button is triggered and the event execution time is less than a predetermined time length, and if the difference between the time point at which the button is triggered and the event execution time is less than a predetermined time For the length, the processing device 14 searches the address book data 165 and/or the call phone record 161 for the phone number data corresponding to the event participant, and adds the searched phone number data to the candidate call number list.

In another embodiment, the processing device 14 obtains the base station identification data corresponding to the communication base station corresponding to the communication range currently associated with the mobile communication device 10 according to the location data of the call time in the call record 161, and calculates the base station identification data. In the call telephone record 161 of the mobile communication device 10 for a period of time, the number of times of the telephone number data call corresponding to the call of the base station identification data of the currently connected communication base station is preferably the number of times dialed, and according to the call The number of times, select the phone number data in the candidate caller number list.

In another embodiment, according to the call time data in the call record 161, the processing device 14 calculates the phone number data in the call phone record 161, and the difference between the call time and the time point at which the button is triggered is less than a specific length of time. The number of calls, and according to the number of calls, select the phone number data in the candidate call number list.

Alternatively, in another embodiment, according to the call time data in the call record 161, the processing device 14 divides the day into a plurality of time periods, and determines a time period to which the time point at which the button is triggered is received, which is calculated in the call phone record 161. The number of times the phone number data is called during the time period, and according to the number of times of the call, the phone number information in the candidate callee number menu is selected.

Alternatively, in another embodiment, the processing device 14 may select the phone number data of the most recent call from the call phone record 161 according to the call time data in the call record 161 and add it to the candidate call number list.

2A is a flow chart showing a method of generating a candidate call number menu in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2B is a flow chart showing a method of making a call in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The methods shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B can be implemented on the mobile communication device as shown in FIG. 1, that is, can be implemented in any electronic device having a telephone dialing function, such as a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant mobile phone (PDA phone). )Wait.

In the method of FIGS. 2A and 2B, determining a call behavior mode of the user according to the dialing record of the user in a mobile communication device, preferably a dialing behavior mode, and generating a user according to the dialing behavior mode A candidate call number menu that is most likely to be called or dialed at a particular calendar, at a certain time, and/or at a geographic location.

In step S201, a call record is provided, which is a call record of the mobile communication device in a past period of time, wherein the call record includes call time data, phone number data of the call, and location information of the call. Preferably, the call phone record is an outgoing call record, and the call time data is a dial time data, the call phone number data is a dialed phone number data, and the location information at the time of the call is a location information when dialing. .

The location data at the time of dialing is a base station identification data of one of the communication base stations connected with the mobile communication device during the call. For example, the communication base station connected to the mobile communication device is a GSM communication system, and the location of the dialing is the identification data of one of the GSM base stations connected to the mobile communication device when dialing.

And, after each completion of a telephone call, the call record is updated. That is, the phone call action, preferably the call time information, the phone number data of the call, and the location data of the call are added to the call log record.

In step S202, a line of calendar information is provided, which includes an event reservation data including an event execution time and at least one event participant profile. For example, the calendar information includes a meeting reservation material including a meeting time and at least one participant data.

In step S203, an address book data is provided, which includes a plurality of phone number data.

In step S204, it is determined whether a button trigger is received, wherein the button trigger is generated when a button device of one of the mobile communication devices is pressed.

In step S205, the phone number data is selected from the call phone record and/or the address book data according to the call phone record and/or the calendar data to generate a candidate call object number menu.

The selection of the phone number in the candidate call number menu can be based on several different methods.

First, according to the calendar data, the telephone number of the relevant person who is scheduled to be close to the trigger time of the button is selected and added to the candidate call number list.

For example, it is determined whether the difference between the time point of receiving the button trigger and the event execution time is less than a predetermined time length, and if the difference between the time point of receiving the button trigger and the event execution time is less than a predetermined time length, then from the address book The data and/or the call log record searches for the phone number data corresponding to the participant of the event, and adds the searched phone number data to the candidate caller number menu.

Second, according to the location where the button is triggered, the most frequently called phone number is selected at the location, preferably the most frequently dialed phone number, and added to the candidate call number list. For example, according to the location data at the time of dialing in the call record, the base station identification data corresponding to the communication base station corresponding to the current communication range of the mobile communication device is obtained, and is calculated in the call record of the mobile communication device in the past period of time, Preferably, the dialing telephone record corresponds to the number of times of the telephone number data call of the base station identification data of the currently connected communication base station, and according to the number of calls, the telephone number data added to the candidate call number number menu is selected.

Third, according to the trigger time of the button, the phone number of the most frequently called at the time is selected, preferably the most frequently dialed phone number, and added to the candidate call number list.

For example, according to the call time data in the call record, the number of times of the call time and the time point at which the button is triggered is less than the length of the phone number data call for a specific length of time, and according to the number of calls , select the phone number data to be added to the candidate call number menu.

Alternatively, according to the call time data in the call record, the day may be divided into a plurality of time periods, and the time period to which the time point triggered by the button is received is determined, and is calculated in the call phone record, and the phone number data call of the call is made during the time period. The number of times, and according to the number of calls, select the phone number data to be added to the candidate call number menu.

Fourth, according to the button trigger, select the phone number of the call closest to the time, preferably the dialed phone number, or the source number of the received newsletter, and the candidate call number list. For example, according to the call time data in the call record, from the call record, select the phone number data of the recent call and add it to the candidate call number list.

In step S206, the candidate call target number menu is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 2B, by displaying the candidate call number menu, the program for the user to select the number to be dialed from the address book can be simplified.

In step S210, it is determined whether the number to be dialed is displayed on the first page of the candidate call number menu. If yes, step S211 is performed, otherwise step S213 is performed.

In step S211, the telephone number to be dialed is directly selected. In step S212, a dialing action is performed according to the selected phone number.

In step S213, it is determined whether the candidate call target number menu is scrolled downward, and if so, step S214 is performed, otherwise step S215 is performed.

In step S214, the scrolled candidate call number menu is displayed.

In step S215, a group of call objects in the pre-stored address book is selected.

In step S216, the candidate callee number menu is updated according to the selected group of the callee, and the process returns to step S206.

The method and system of the present invention, or some of the parts thereof, may be implemented by means of a computer program (computer instruction), which may be built in a storage medium such as a floppy diskettes. ), CD-ROMs, hard drives, firmware, or any other machine-readable storage medium. When the aforementioned computer program (computer command) is loaded and executed by a machine such as a computer, the machine loaded with the computer program (computer command) is converted into a device for implementing the present invention. Furthermore, the methods and systems disclosed herein can be transmitted in the form of computer programs (computer instructions) such as electrical wires, cables, fiber optics, and any other transportable device. Transmission media or wireless communication. When the aforementioned computer program (computer command) is loaded and executed by a machine such as a computer, the machine loaded with the computer program (computer command) is converted into a device for implementing the present invention. Furthermore, the method and system disclosed by the present invention can be applied to a general-purpose processing device in the form of a computer program (computer command), when the aforementioned computer program (computer instruction) is applied to a general purpose processing device. When combined with the processing device, a device for implementing the present invention is provided, the function of which is equivalent to logic circuits having a specific function.

While the present invention has been described in its preferred embodiments, the present invention is not intended to limit the invention, and the present invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of protection is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.

Mobile communication device. . . 10

antenna. . . 11

Transceiver. . . 12

Processing device. . . 14

Button device. . . 15

Storage device. . . 16

Display device. . . 17

Audio device. . . 18

Call record. . . 161

Calendar information. . . 163

Address book information. . . 165

1 shows a schematic diagram of a mobile communication device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2A is a flow chart showing a method of generating a candidate call number menu in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2B is a flow chart showing a method of making a call in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (20)

A method for generating a candidate call number menu, comprising: providing a call record, wherein the call record includes location information of a call, wherein the location data of the call is when the mobile device talks with the action a base station identification data of one of the communication base stations; a contact record data, comprising a plurality of phone number data; obtaining the base station identification data corresponding to the communication range currently associated with the mobile communication device; searching for the call In the telephone record, the location data of the call corresponds to the phone number data of the base station identification data corresponding to the communication range currently associated with the mobile communication device; and a candidate call number number menu is generated according to the searched phone number data. The method of claim 1, wherein the call record further includes a call time data, the method further comprising: providing a line of calendar information, including an event reservation data, including an event execution time and at least An event participant data; receiving a button trigger; if the time difference between receiving the button triggering time and the event execution time is less than a predetermined length of time, searching for the first group corresponding to the event participant from the call phone record Phone number information. The method of claim 2, further comprising: The first set of phone number data is added to the candidate caller number menu. The method of claim 1, wherein the call record further includes a call time data, the method further comprising: providing a line of calendar information, including an event reservation data, including an event execution time and at least An event participant data; receiving a button trigger; if the difference between the time point at which the button is triggered and the event execution time is less than a predetermined length of time, searching for the first group corresponding to the event participant from the address book data Phone number information. The method of claim 4, further comprising: adding the first set of telephone number information to the candidate call number list. The method of claim 1, further comprising: calculating, in the call record, the number of times of each call of the phone number data corresponding to the identification data of the base station, and selecting to join the call according to the number of calls The phone number information in the candidate call number list. The method of claim 1, wherein the call record further includes a call time data, the method further comprising: receiving a button trigger; calculating the call time and receiving the button trigger in the call record The time point difference is less than a specific length of time phone number information The number of individual calls, and based on the number of calls, select the phone number data to be added to the candidate call number list. The method of claim 1, wherein the call record further includes a call time data, the method further comprising: dividing the day into a plurality of time periods; receiving a button trigger; determining a time point at which the button trigger is received And the number of times of the phone number data of the call during the time period, and the number of the phone number in the candidate call number list is selected according to the number of calls. The method of claim 1, wherein the call record further includes a call time data, and the method further comprises: selecting a phone number of the most recent call according to the call record, and adding the call to the candidate call. Object number menu. The method of any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the call telephone record is an outgoing call record, and the location information at the time of the call is a location data at the time of dialing. An apparatus for generating a candidate call number menu includes: a storage device for storing: a call record, wherein the call record includes location information of a call, wherein the location data of the call is The mobile communication device is connected to the mobile communication device during a call a base station identification data of the communication base station; and an address book data including a plurality of phone number data; a processing device that obtains the base station identification data corresponding to the current communication range of the mobile communication device, and searches for the In the call record, the location data of the call corresponds to the phone number data of the base station identification data corresponding to the current communication range of the mobile communication device, and generates a candidate call number list according to the searched phone number data; And a display device that displays the candidate call number menu. The device of claim 11, further comprising a button device, when pressed, generating a button trigger; wherein the storage device further stores a line of calendar information, including an event reservation data, including An event execution time and at least one event participant profile; and the processing device further determines whether the difference between the time point at which the button is triggered and the event execution time is less than a predetermined length of time, and if so, the processing device records from the call phone Search for the first set of phone number data corresponding to the event participants. The device of claim 12, wherein the processing device further adds the first set of phone number data to the candidate caller number menu. For example, the device described in claim 11 includes a button a key device, when it is pressed, generating a button trigger: wherein the storage device further stores a line of calendar information, including an event schedule data, including an event execution time and at least one event participant profile; and the processing The device further determines whether the difference between the time point at which the button is triggered and the event execution time is less than a predetermined length of time, and if so, searches the address book data for the first group of phone number data corresponding to the event participant. The device of claim 14, wherein the processing device further adds the first set of phone number data to the candidate call number list. The device of claim 11, wherein the processing device further calculates, in the call record, the number of times of the phone number corresponding to the phone number data of the base station identification data, and selects to join according to the number of calls. The phone number information in the candidate call number menu. The device of claim 11, further comprising a button device, when it is pressed, generating a button trigger, wherein: the call phone record further comprises a call time data, wherein the processing device further calculates In the call record, the difference between the call time and the time point at which the button is triggered is less than the number of times of the phone number data of a specific length of time, and at the same time, according to the number of calls, the call to the candidate call number list is selected. Phone number information. The device of claim 11, further comprising a button device, when pressed, generating a button trigger, wherein: The call record further includes a call time data, wherein the processing device further divides the day into a plurality of time periods. When receiving the button trigger, determining a time period to which the time point triggered by the button is received is calculated in the call record. The number of calls for the phone number data of the call during the time period, and according to the number of calls, the phone number data added to the candidate call number list is selected. The device of claim 11, wherein the call record further includes a call time data, wherein the processing device further selects a phone number of the recent call according to the call record, and adds the call to the candidate call. Object number menu. The device of any one of claims 11 to 19, wherein the call telephone record is an outgoing call record, and the location information at the time of the call is a location data at the time of dialing.