WO2001041406A1 - Procede et appareil permettant d'identifier visuellement des communications entrantes sur un dispositif de radiocommunications - Google Patents

Procede et appareil permettant d'identifier visuellement des communications entrantes sur un dispositif de radiocommunications Download PDF

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WO2001041406A1
WO2001041406A1 PCT/US2000/032670 US0032670W WO0141406A1 WO 2001041406 A1 WO2001041406 A1 WO 2001041406A1 US 0032670 W US0032670 W US 0032670W WO 0141406 A1 WO0141406 A1 WO 0141406A1
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Jason B. Kenagy
Jonathan J. Tyler
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Qualcomm Incorporated
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/57—Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set
    • H04M1/575—Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
    • H04M1/576—Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party associated with a pictorial or graphical representation

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  • the present invention is directed to a communication device, for example, a telephone, for identifying an incoming call by an originating group, including a telephone receiver, and a visual display which is responsively connected to the telephone receiver, wherein the visual display displays thereon at least one indicator in response to an incoming call on the telephone receiver.
  • a communication device for example, a telephone
  • identifying an incoming call by an originating group including a telephone receiver, and a visual display which is responsively connected to the telephone receiver, wherein the visual display displays thereon at least one indicator in response to an incoming call on the telephone receiver.
  • Each indicator uniquely corresponds to one originating group, and each indicator may be at least two LEDs, a flashing pattern, or a graphical icon.
  • the present invention also includes a method of identifying a caller making an incoming call to a receiver telephone in a telephone system.
  • the method includes receiving an incoming call at the receiver, for example, a telephone, receiving information based on a generation point of the incoming call, checking for a correspondence between the received information and a list of known information stored at the receiver telephone, and indicating, at a visual interface, the correspondence.
  • the present invention solves problems experienced with the prior art because it provides a caller identification unit that identifies callers using only visual signals, and which does not require a user to recollect the telephone number of every possible incoming caller. Further, where large graphical icons are used, the present invention allows a user to recognize the origin of an incoming call from a great distance from the telephone unit. Those and other advantages and benefits of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description of the invention hereinbelow.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic illustrating a communication device for visually identifying an incoming call by its originating group
  • FIG. 1A is a schematic illustrating a specific embodiment of a communication device for visually identifying an incoming call by its originating group
  • FIG. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating the method of identifying incoming calls in the present invention.
  • the receiver 12 includes all receiving electronics and the telephone handset, irrespective of a case wherein the receiving electronics are mounted within the base 16, and may include thereon buttons numbered 0 through 9, * and # buttons, and /or telephone feature buttons (such as "HOLD").
  • the base 16 is defined solely as a cradle for the receiver 12.
  • the telephone receiver 12 may be a conventional receiver wired to a telephone wall jack for acquiring telephone service, a cordless telephone which is remotely connected to a telephone wall jack for acquiring telephone service, or a mobile telephone in communication with a mobile telephone station, such as a PCS telephone.
  • the graphical icon or icons may be displayed on a visual display of any type used in the art, such as a CRT or LCD display, and may be of any non-numeric shape, type, or design which can uniquely correspond to one calling group.
  • a briefcase icon 24 may be displayed in response to an incoming call received from a business associate of a user, as is shown in the Figure.
  • an incoming call from .in unknown number would cause a blank display, signifying the unknown origin of the call.
  • the graphical icons may be displayed in an oversized format, for example, a format larger than the character size that is normally displayed on a given CRT or LCD display, thereby allowing the user to identify an incoming caller at a great distance from the visual interface.
  • FIG. 1A is a schematic illustrating a specific embodiment of a telephone
  • the telephone 10 A for visually identifying an incoming call by its originating group.
  • the telephone 10 A of this specific embodiment is a cellular telephone.
  • the telephone 10A includes a telephone receiver 12A and a visual interface 14A.
  • the receiver 12A is internally connected 20 A to the visual interface 14 A.
  • the receiver 12 A of this embodiment may alternatively be connected 20A over the air to a remote visual interface 14A.
  • the non-numeric indicator 24A is displayed on the visual interface 14A in response to an incoming call substantially as discussed above with respect to FIG. 1.
  • the visual interface may include a visual display, and is substantially as discussed hereinabove with respect to the communication device for visually identifying an incoming originating calling group.
  • the indicating 108a, b at the visual interface includes displaying a unique indicator representing an originating call group.
  • the originating call group corresponds to the correspondence between the received information and the known information as found in the checking for correspondence 106, and may be, but is not limited to, family, friends, business associates, individuals, and unknowns.
  • the indicator is substantially as discussed hereinabove with respect to the telephone for visually identifying an incoming call type, and may be, but is not limited to, at least two LEDs, a flashing light pattern, and at least one non-numeric graphical icon.
  • This checking for correspondence 106 may be performed using methods known in the art for comparing pieces of information, such as hardware or software comparators, data storage units, or software routines. For example, the received information may be compared, using a comparator, to each piece of information stored in a data storage unit, one piece of information at a time, until a match is found, according to a protocol. If no match is found, the call is of unknown origin.
  • the method 100 of the present invention is applicable to any type of telephone, including, but not limited to, a conventional telephone, a cordless telephone, or a cellular telephone, such as a PCS telephone.

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L'invention concerne un récepteur de télécommunication permettant d'identifier un groupe d'appels entrants, ainsi qu'un procédé permettant d'identifier un appelant faisant un appel entrant dans un récepteur d'un système de radiocommunications. Ledit récepteur de radiocommunications comprend un récepteur de radiocommunications et un affichage visuel connecté de manière réactive au récepteur de radiocommunications. L'affichage visuel affiche au moins un indicateur sur le récepteur de radiocommunications, en réponse à un appel entrant. Chaque indicateur correspond uniquement à un groupe d'appels. Ce procédé consiste à recevoir un appel entrant au niveau du téléphone de radiocommunications, à recevoir des informations basées sur un point de génération de l'appel entrant, à rechercher une correspondance entre les informations reçues et une liste d'informations connues stockées au niveau du récepteur et à indiquer la correspondance au niveau d'une interface visuelle.
PCT/US2000/032670 1999-12-01 2000-11-30 Procede et appareil permettant d'identifier visuellement des communications entrantes sur un dispositif de radiocommunications WO2001041406A1 (fr)

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