TWI503020B - Electronic devices and methods for processing incoming calls - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device and method of processing incoming calls

The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication electronic device, and more particularly to a wireless communication electronic device having a short message function.

Wireless communication systems account for a large percentage of all global communications and continue to grow. Such systems are implemented using a variety of wireless communication networks such as wireless wide area networks (WWANs), wireless local area networks (WLANs), wireless personal area networks (WPANs), and the like. The WWAN can be a code division multiplex access (CDMA) network, a time division multiplex access (TDMA) network, or the like. The TDMA network enables the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Digital Advanced Mobile Phone System (D-AMPS) or some other RAT. GSM and W-CDMA are described in detail in the document of the Alliance called "3rd Generation Partnership Project" (3GPP). The WLAN may be an IEEE 802.11x network, and the WPAN may be a BluetoothTM network, IEEE 802.15x, or some other type of network.

However, due to the environment in which the user is located, the incoming call may not be suitable for picking up the call, such as during a meeting or driving. Therefore, there is a need for an electronic device and a method of handling incoming calls to overcome the above problems.

In view of the above, the present disclosure provides a method for processing an incoming call, which is applicable to an electronic device having a wireless communication device, a display device, and a storage device, including: receiving a data message from a first sender, wherein the data message meets a global mobile communication system specification; searching for at least one draft message corresponding to the first sender in the storage device; selecting at least one of the draft messages by the message menu of one of the display devices and adding the selected draft message to a response message; And send a response message to the first sender.

The disclosure also provides a method for processing an incoming call, which is applicable to an electronic device having a wireless communication device, a display device and a storage device, comprising: receiving a data message from a first sender, wherein the data message conforms to the global mobile communication a system specification; searching for at least one draft message corresponding to the first sender in the storage device; selecting a draft message by using a message menu of the display device; adding the selected draft message to a response message; determining whether the electronic device is operating in the roaming Status; when the electronic device is operating in the roaming state, the message menu determines whether to add a roaming message to the response message; and sends a response message to the first sender.

The disclosure also provides an electronic device, comprising: a wireless communication device, receiving a data message from a first sender, and outputting a response message to the first sender, wherein the data message conforms to the global mobile communication system specification; a device for storing a plurality of draft messages; a display device for displaying a message menu; and a processing device for searching the storage device for at least one draft message corresponding to the first sender, and corresponding draft message Provide a message menu to add the draft message selected by the message menu to a response message.

The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent and understood.

The following description is the best mode for carrying out the invention. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that a number of changes, substitutions and substitutions can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is determined by the scope of the appended claims.

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of one of the electronic devices disclosed herein. As shown in FIG. 1 , the electronic device 100 includes a wireless communication device 110 , a storage device 120 , a display device 130 , and a processing device 140 . The wireless communication device 110 receives a data message DS from a sender SDR1 and transmits a response message to the sender SDR1, wherein the data message DS conforms to the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) specification, and the response message Comply with the Short Message Service (SMS). The storage device 120 is configured to store a plurality of draft messages. For example, the contents of the draft message may be "I am in a meeting", "I am sleeping", "I am driving", "I am watching a movie", etc., and may also store Roaming messages (such as "I am roaming") or time content (for example, "Please dial 10 minutes later").

The processing device 140 is configured to search the storage device 120 for at least one draft message corresponding to the sender SDR1. Thereafter, the processing device 140 provides the corresponding draft message to the message menu. The display device 130 is configured to display a message menu for the user to determine the message to be sent through the message menu. After the message menu selects the draft message based on a selection signal (eg, a selection signal generated by the user clicking the screen and/or button of the display device 130), the processing device 140 adds the draft message selected by the message menu to a response message.

For example, the storage device 120 stores the draft messages DM1~DM10, wherein the content of the draft message DM1 is "I am in a meeting", the content of the draft message DM2 is "I am driving", and the content of the draft message DM3 is "I am sleeping" Wait. The user can set the draft messages DM1 and DM2 as draft messages corresponding to family A, and can also set draft messages DM1 and DM3 as draft messages corresponding to friend B. When the sender SDR1 (for example, family A), the display device 130 displays that the family member A is calling, and the processing device 140 finds the draft messages DM1 and DM2 from the draft information stored in the storage device 120, and the message menu will be used. The content of the draft message DM1 "I am in a meeting" and the content of the DM2 "I am driving" are displayed on the screen of the display device 130. When the user is in a meeting and cannot respond, the user can select a draft message (for example, select draft message DM1) through the screen or button of the display device 130. Therefore, the processing device 140 can transmit the response message with the content of the draft message DM1 to the sender SDR1 (Family A) via the wireless communication device 110.

Similarly, when the sender SDR2 (for example, friend B) calls, the display device 130 displays that the friend B is calling, and the processing device 140 finds the draft messages DM1 and DM3 from the draft information stored in the storage device 120, and borrows The contents of the draft messages DM1 and DM3 "I am in a meeting" and "I am sleeping" are displayed on the screen of the display device 130 by the message menu. When the user is in a meeting and cannot respond, the user can select a draft message through the screen or button of the display device 130 (for example, selecting "draft message DM1". Therefore, the processing device 140 can transmit the content having the draft message DM1 through the wireless communication device 110. The response message is sent to the sender SDR2 (friend B).

In some embodiments, the processing device 140 may also set different senders to be the same group, and different senders in the same group have the same corresponding draft messages. For example, the sender SDR5, the sender SDR6, and the sender SDR7 are all set to the group G1 by the processing device 140, and the draft messages DM1 DMDM10 are stored in the storage device 120, wherein the draft messages DM5, DM6, and DM7 are the group G1. Corresponding draft message. When the sender SDR5 calls, the processing device 140 finds the draft messages DM5, DM6 and DM7 in the storage device 120, and provides the draft messages DM5, DM6 and DM7 to the message menu, so that the user can decide through the message menu to send the message. message. When the sender SDR6 calls, the processing device 140 similarly finds the draft messages DM5, DM6, and DM7 in the storage device 120, and provides the draft messages DM5, DM6, and DM7 to the message menu. Conversely, when the sender SDR8 (non-group G1) calls, the processing device 140 finds a draft message (e.g., draft message DM8) corresponding to the sender SDR8 in the storage device 120 instead of the draft messages DM5, DM6, and DM7.

Those skilled in the art can also implement the present invention in other electronic system configurations, such as hand-held devices, portable devices, and personal digital assistants. PDA) Multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, network computers, minicomputers, mainframes, and the like.

The processing device 140 can include a single central processing unit (CPU) or a plurality of parallel processing units associated with a parallel processing environment for performing a method of processing incoming calls. The storage device 120 includes a read only memory (ROM), a flash ROM, and/or a random access memory (RAM). In another embodiment, the storage device 120 can also be a hard disk device, a floppy disk device, and a compact disk device or a flash drive device. The storage device 120 is configured to store a program module executable by the processing device 140. Generally, a program module includes a routine, a program, an object, a component, etc., for performing a message compression function. The present invention can also be implemented in a distributed computing environment, the computing of which is performed by a remote processing device coupled to the communications network. In a decentralized environment, the execution of the embedded device's execution tracking function may be performed by both local and multiple remote computer systems.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of one of the wireless communication device, display device and processing device disclosed herein. As shown in FIG. 2, the processing device 140 reads and executes the operating system OS and the application program APP from the storage device 120. In the disclosed embodiment, the operating system OS includes a service module SV, a filter algorithm module FA, and a database DB, wherein the database stores the sender's information (eg, the sender) The phone number, name) and the draft message corresponding to the sender (for example, draft messages DM1~DM10), the database DB can be a lookup table. The wireless communication device 110 generates an incoming call event signal ICS to the processing device 140 according to the data message DS. The application APP of the processing device 140 transmits a first signal N1 to the service module SV according to the incoming call event signal ICS. The group SV wakes up the thread according to the first signal N1 and transmits the second signal N2 to the screening rule module FA. The screening rule module FA finds a draft message corresponding to the incoming call event signal ICS from the database DB based on the second signal N2, and outputs the draft message found from the database DB to the application APP. Therefore, the processing device 140 can output the draft message found from the database DB to the display device 130 according to the application APP, so that the display device 130 displays a message menu having a draft message corresponding to the sender.

In addition, when the wireless communication device 110 receives the notification signal NS from the operator, the wireless communication device 110 can output a roaming signal RS to the processing device 140. The application APP of the processing device 140 causes the draft message (roaming message) corresponding to the roaming signal RS to be found from the database DB of the operating system OS according to the roaming signal RS, and transmits the draft message (roaming message) corresponding to the roaming signal RS To the display device 130, the display device causes the draft message (roaming message) corresponding to the roaming signal RS to be displayed in the message menu. Therefore, the user can selectively notify the sender electronic device 100 (ie, the user) that he is roaming.

In addition, the message menu can be selected to indicate the time content of the sender SDR1 to send the data message again, so that the processing device 140 adds the time content to the response message. For example, the message menu has time contents TC1~TC3, wherein the time contents TC1~TC3 are "5 minutes", "10 minutes" and "1 hour" respectively. When the user selects the time content TC1 by using the message menu, the processing device 140 adds "return after 5 minutes" or "recall after 5 minutes" or the like in the response message. The user can use this function to inform the free time in the short message immediately after hanging up the phone, without having to spend another time editing the newsletter.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a method for processing an incoming call according to the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3, the method for processing an incoming call includes the following steps.

In step S33, a data message from the sender SDR1 is received, wherein the data message DS conforms to the global mobile communication system specification. In step S34, the storage device 130 searches for at least one draft message corresponding to the sender SDR1. For example, when the sender SDR1 (eg, family A) calls, the processing device 140 searches for the draft messages DM1 and DM2 from the storage device 120. In step S35, the draft message is selected by the message menu of the display device 130. For example, select draft message DM2 "I am driving". In step S36, the selected draft message DM2 is added to the response message. For example, "Hello, I am driving." In step S37, a response message is sent to the sender SDR1.

FIG. 4 is another flow chart of the method for processing incoming calls according to the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4, steps S403, S404, S405, and S407 are the same as steps S33, S34, S35, and S37, with the difference that step S401 will correspond to The draft message of the sender SDR1 is stored in the storage device 120. For example, two draft messages "I am in a meeting" and "I am driving" corresponding to the sender SDR1 (e.g., family A) are stored in the storage device 120. Or, the draft message DM1 "I am in a meeting" and the draft message DM3 "I am sleeping" corresponding to the sender SDR2 (e.g., friend B) are stored in the storage device 120. It can be seen that the storage device 120 stores a plurality of draft messages, each of which corresponds to a different or the same sender.

In step S402, the sender SDR3 and the sender SDR1 are set to the same group, so that the draft message corresponding to the sender SDR3 is identical to the draft message corresponding to the sender SDR1. For example, the draft messages corresponding to the sender SDR3 are draft messages DM1 and DM2. In step S408, it is determined whether the electronic device 100 is operating in a roaming state.

In step S409, the time content for instructing the sender SDR1 to resend the data message is selected by the message menu. The time content TC can be any time unit, for example, 10 minutes, 1 hour, or 1 day. In step S406, the selected draft message and/or the roaming message and/or the time content are added to the response message. When the electronic device 100 is operating in the roaming state, the message menu determines whether to add a roaming message to the response message, so that the sender SDR1 can consider whether to continue to call the electronic device 100 according to the roaming message. For example, the draft message DM2 "I am driving", roaming message "I am roaming", time content TC "Please call back after 10 minutes" to join the response message, so the content of the response message becomes "I am driving And you are roaming, please call back after 10 minutes." In step S410, when the response message is sent to the sender SDR1, the response message is simultaneously sent to the sender of the same group (for example, SDR3) without separately editing the message to the sender SDR3.

It should be noted that step S402, step S408, step S409, and step S410 can be selectively performed. For example, in some embodiments, step S402 may be omitted, step S408 may be omitted, or step S409 may be omitted, or step S410 may be omitted. In some embodiments, the order of steps S404 and S405, step S408, step S409, and step S410 can be adjusted. The order of step S401 and step S402 can be adjusted. In addition to this, it is also possible to determine whether or not to execute step S410 from the message menu.

FIG. 5 is another flowchart of the method for processing incoming calls according to the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5, steps S53 to S57 are the same as steps S33 to S37, and the difference is that in step S58, it is determined whether the electronic device 100 is operating in a roaming state. When the electronic device 100 is operating in the roaming state, the process proceeds to step S59, and the message menu is used to determine whether to add the roaming message to the response message. In other words, when the electronic device 100 operates in the roaming state, the message menu displays the option of the roaming message. To provide the user with the decision to add a roaming message to the response message. In some embodiments, when the electronic device 100 is not operating in a roaming state, the message menu does not display an option for the roaming message.

The electronic device 100 can search for the sender corresponding to the sender from the database DB, because the method for processing the incoming call and the electronic device 100 can establish the database DB before the incoming call, so that the sender (for example, the sender SDR1, SDR2 or SDR3) calls. Draft message, and display the searched draft message in the message menu, so the user only needs to select the content of the response message to be replied from the message menu, and can quickly reply the caller without separately editing the response message. , saving time and convenience.

The features of many embodiments are described above to enable those of ordinary skill in the art to clearly understand the form of the specification. Those having ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the objectives of the above-described embodiments and/or advantages consistent with the above-described embodiments can be accomplished by designing or modifying other processes and structures based on the present disclosure. It is also to be understood by those skilled in the art that <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt;

100. . . Electronic device

110. . . Wireless communication device

120. . . Storage device

130. . . Display device

140. . . Processing device

SDR1. . . sender

ICS. . . Call event signal

RS. . . Roaming signal

OS. . . working system

APP. . . application

NS. . . Signal

N1. . . First signal

N2. . . Second signal

SV. . . Service module

FA. . . Screening rule module

DB. . . database

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of one of the electronic devices disclosed herein;

2 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication device, a display device, and a processing device according to the present disclosure;

Figure 3 is a flow chart of one of the methods for handling incoming calls of the present disclosure;

Figure 4 is another flow chart of the method for processing incoming calls according to the present disclosure;

Figure 5 is another flow chart of the method of processing incoming calls according to the present disclosure.

Claims (19)

A method for processing an incoming call, which is applicable to an electronic device having a wireless communication device, a display device and a storage device, comprising: receiving a data message from a first sender, wherein the data message conforms to a global mobile communication system specification; Searching at the at least one draft message corresponding to the first sender in the storage device; selecting the draft message by using a message menu of the display device; adding the selected draft message to a response message; and sending the response message To the above first sender. The method for processing an incoming call according to claim 1, further comprising: determining whether the electronic device is operating in a roaming state; and determining, by the message menu, whether to add a roaming message when the electronic device is operating in a roaming state; In the above response message. The method for processing an incoming call according to claim 1, further comprising: storing a draft message corresponding to the first sender in the storage device. The method for processing an incoming call according to claim 1, comprising: setting a second sender and the first sender to be the same group, so that the draft message corresponding to the second sender is the same as corresponding to the foregoing Draft message of the first sender. The method for processing an incoming call as described in claim 4, further comprising: when transmitting the response message to the first sender, simultaneously transmitting the response message to the second sender. The method for processing an incoming call as described in claim 1 further includes: selecting, by using the message menu, a time content for instructing the first sender to resend the data message; and adding the time content to the response message. The method for processing incoming calls as described in claim 1, wherein the response message conforms to a short message service agreement. A method for processing an incoming call, which is applicable to an electronic device having a wireless communication device, a display device and a storage device, comprising: receiving a data message from a first sender, wherein the data message conforms to a global mobile communication system specification; Searching at the at least one draft message corresponding to the first sender in the storage device; selecting the draft message by using a message menu of the display device; adding the selected draft message to a response message; determining whether the electronic device is The operation is in a roaming state; when the electronic device is operating in the roaming state, the message menu is used to determine whether to add a roaming message to the response message; and the response message is sent to the first sender. The method for processing an incoming call as described in claim 8 further includes: storing the draft message corresponding to the first sender and the roaming message in the storage device. The method for processing an incoming call according to claim 8 includes: setting a second sender and the first sender to be the same group, so that the draft message corresponding to the second sender is the same as corresponding to the foregoing Draft message of the first sender. The method for processing an incoming call according to claim 10, further comprising: when transmitting the response message to the first sender, simultaneously transmitting the response message to the second sender. The method for processing an incoming call as described in claim 8 further includes: selecting, by using the message menu, a time content for instructing the first sender to resend the data message; and adding the time content to the response message. The method for processing incoming calls as described in claim 8 wherein the response message conforms to a short message service agreement. An electronic device comprising: a wireless communication device, receiving a data message from a first sender, and outputting a response message to the first sender, wherein the data message conforms to a global mobile communication system specification; a storage device, For storing a plurality of draft messages; a display device for displaying a message menu; and a processing device for searching the storage device for at least one of the draft messages corresponding to the first sender, The draft message is provided to the above message menu, and the above-mentioned draft message selected by the above message menu is added to the above response message. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the storage device stores a roaming message and the wireless communication device determines whether the electronic device is operating in a roaming state, such that when the electronic device is operating in a roaming state, The message menu determines whether or not to add the above roaming message to the above response message. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the processing device sets a second sender and the first sender to be the same group, so that the draft message corresponding to the second sender is the same as corresponding to The draft message of the above first sender. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein when the wireless communication device sends the response message to the first sender, the wireless communication device simultaneously sends the response message to the second sender. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the message menu is selected to indicate that the first sender transmits the time content of the data message again, and the processing device adds the time content to the response message. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the response message conforms to a short message service agreement.