WO2019023980A1

WO2019023980A1 - Method and device for calling emergency contact number by communication terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2019023980A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/095615
Authority: WO
Inventors: 王柯权
Original assignee: 深圳传音通讯有限公司
Priority date: 2017-08-02
Filing date: 2017-08-02
Publication date: 2019-02-07

Abstract

The invention provides a method and device for calling an emergency contact number by a communication terminal. The calling method comprises the steps of: setting a call button on a communication terminal as an emergency contact number; detecting whether the call button satisfies one of the following trigger conditions: 1) the call button receives a long press operation; and 2) a number of times of pressing the call button within a time threshold is greater than a threshold number of times preset in the communication terminal; and, if so, the communication terminal performing a call operation on the emergency contact number associated with the call button. The technical solution of the invention allows for calling of an emergency contact number by operation of only one button, supports a variety of button triggering modes, and allows a user to set multiple emergency contact numbers.

Description

Calling method and calling device for emergency contact number of communication terminal

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of communication terminals, and in particular, to a call method and a call device for an emergency contact number of a communication terminal.

Background technique

At present, there are more and more types of terminal devices supporting communication functions, such as smart phones, digital phones, tablets, computers, etc., and communication functions are realized by wired or wireless communication networks. When a call is made by using the communication terminal, one way is to find a contact that has been stored in the address book in the communication terminal, and select the contact to perform a dialing operation; another way is to enter the dialing interface, directly Enter the phone number you need to call. The regular dialing method requires a search or number input operation, which takes a long time. In some emergency situations, the user needs to quickly call the emergency contact number. The conventional call operation is too long, and the user may be nervous and panic in an emergency state, which is prone to errors and cause operational errors. Therefore, there is a need for a method of quickly calling an emergency contact number to solve the problem.

The prior art has made an effort in the above technical field. For example, the Chinese invention patent publication (publication number: CN106027748A) discloses a method for emergency call in a lock screen state, wherein the method includes the following steps: in a lock screen state Receiving an operation instruction performed by the user on the preset combination button, wherein the combination button is composed of at least two button combinations and one of the at least two buttons is a preset function button; determining whether the operation instruction satisfies Set the condition; if the preset condition is met, call the call interface to call the emergency contact. Through the invention, the user can call the emergency contact quickly and conveniently, and strive for time for the user, which is beneficial to help the user escape from danger.

The above invention triggers a preset condition by combining a button, thereby implementing a call preset emergency contact operation. Since the combination button is composed of at least two button combinations, the user needs to press at least two buttons when using, the operation is complicated, and the user is likely to misuse in an emergency state and cannot call the emergency contact in time. In addition, one of the at least two buttons is a preset function button, which means that the combination mode of the combination button is limited, because a combination button mode only corresponds to one emergency contact or emergency contact number, this way Will limit the number of emergency contacts or emergency contact numbers, users can only preset a limited number of emergency contacts or emergency contacts number.

Therefore, how to provide a user with a more convenient and simple means of quickly calling an emergency contact number and increase the preset number of emergency contact numbers that can be quickly called is a technical problem to be solved.

Summary of the invention

In order to overcome the above technical deficiencies, an object of the present invention is to provide a calling method and a calling device for an emergency contact number of a communication terminal, and to set a related call button and a button mode for an emergency contact number, thereby realizing the technical effect of quickly calling an emergency contact number.

The invention discloses a method for calling an emergency contact number of a communication terminal, comprising the following steps:

Setting a call button on the communication terminal for an emergency contact number setting;

Detect whether the call button meets one of the following trigger conditions:

1) the call button receives a long press operation;

2) the number of times the call button is pressed within a time threshold exceeds a threshold number of times preset in the communication terminal;

If any of the trigger conditions is satisfied, the communication terminal performs a call operation on the emergency contact number associated with the call button.

Preferably, the step of associating a call button on the communication terminal with an emergency contact number includes:

Enter the emergency contact number;

Select a call button;

Set the trigger mode of the call button.

Preferably, when a call button is selected, the call button is a power button or a virtual button on a lock screen interface of the communication terminal.

Preferably, when detecting whether the call button satisfies the threshold number of times within the time threshold, the time threshold is at least 2 seconds, and the number of times threshold is at least 3 times.

Preferably, if any of the triggering conditions are met, after the step of the communication terminal calling the emergency contact number associated with the call button, the calling method further includes the following steps:

Determine whether the call operation or the call ends;

When the call operation ends, the communication terminal transitions to a mute state.

The invention also discloses a calling device for an emergency contact number of a communication terminal, comprising:

An association module, configured to associate a call button on the communication terminal with an emergency contact number;

The detecting module detects whether the call button receives a long press operation or is pressed within the time threshold for more than the number of times threshold;

a calling module, if the detecting module detects that the call button receives a long press operation or is pressed within the time threshold for more than the number of times threshold, performing a call operation on the emergency contact number associated with the call button .

Preferably, the association module comprises:

Input unit, input the emergency contact number;

Select a unit and select a call button;

Setting a unit to set a trigger mode of the call button.

Preferably, the selection unit selects the call button as a power button or a virtual button on a lock screen interface of the communication terminal.

Preferably, the detecting module detects whether the call button satisfies the number of times of pressing within the time threshold exceeds the threshold number of times, the time threshold is at least 2 seconds, and the number of times threshold is at least 3 times.

Preferably, the calling device further includes:

Judging the module to determine whether the call operation is over;

And converting the module to convert the communication terminal to a mute state.

After adopting the above technical solution, compared with the prior art, the following beneficial effects are obtained:

1. When the emergency contact number is called, only one button can be operated;

2. Support diversified button trigger mode, allowing users to set multiple emergency contact numbers.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic flow chart of a method for calling an emergency contact number of a communication terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing the structure of a call device for an emergency contact number of a communication terminal in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Reference mark:

10-calling device, 11-association module, 111-input unit, 112-selecting unit, 113-setting unit, 12-detecting module, 13-calling module, 14-judging module, 15-conversion module.

Detailed ways

Advantages of the present invention are further explained below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1, a flow chart of a calling method for an emergency contact number of a communication terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown. In order to shorten the operation time in order to quickly call the emergency contact number, the emergency contact number is called by the following steps:

S1: Associate a call button on the communication terminal for an emergency contact number setting.

In this embodiment, the communication terminal may be a device having a communication function, such as a smart phone, a digital phone, a tablet computer, a computer, etc., and the communication terminal is connected to the outside through a wired network or a wireless network, and supports the user to make a call with other people. Messaging. The communication terminal is provided with an address book, and the contact information is stored in the address book, including several or all of the contact name, the mobile phone number, the landline number, the email, and the address. The communication terminal supports a dialing function, allowing the user to directly input the telephone number to be called, and then perform a dialing operation. This step is set in the communication terminal for an emergency contact number, that is, the number that the user needs to contact when encountering an emergency, in order to make a help or important information transmission. The emergency contact number may be an alarm call, such as 110 in China, 911 in the United States, 112 in India, etc.; or may be a medical emergency telephone 120; or a fire alarm 119, etc., depending on the region and the required service or help. Type the corresponding emergency contact number. The user can set a plurality of emergency contact numbers in the communication terminal to meet different quick help requests. The user can enter the emergency contact number in the call function and click the associated button to perform key association; or enter the emergency contact number and perform subsequent association in the interface associated with the independent setting.

Each emergency contact number is associated with at least one call button. This step is the basis for realizing the emergency contact number quick call. Only by associating the emergency contact number with the call button can the quick call operation be performed through the call button. The call button may be a physical button on the communication terminal, that is, a lock screen button, a power button, a return button, a main interface button, a volume button, etc.; or a software virtual button, which can be operated by a touch screen touch or a mouse. After the emergency contact number is associated with the call button, a correspondence relationship is generated between the two, and the call can be made to the corresponding emergency contact number by operating the call button. For the same emergency contact number, only one call button can be associated; two call buttons can be associated with each other, and any call button can be activated when it is triggered separately to enrich the user's operation mode. In this embodiment, the user only needs to operate a call button to call the contact number, which is different from the combination of at least two buttons in the prior art as a preset function button, so that the user's operation is more convenient.

S2: Detect whether the call button meets one of the following trigger conditions:

1) the call button receives a long press operation;

2) The number of times the call button is pressed within a time threshold exceeds a threshold number of times preset in the communication terminal.

This step detects if the trigger condition is met. In this embodiment, there are two trigger conditions, and they are parallel, any one. If the trigger condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S3. One of the triggering conditions is that the call button receives a long press operation, and the long press operation refers to the user holding the button for a period of time, instead of releasing the button immediately after pressing. The purpose of using the long press operation as the trigger condition is to prevent the user from accidentally touching and generating a misoperation. In general, only the user subjectively wants the call to long press the operation. Another trigger condition is that the number of presses of the call button within the time threshold exceeds the threshold of the number of times, that is, the call button is pressed several times within a period of time, so that the trigger condition is deemed to be satisfied. The purpose of this setting is also to prevent misuse, because the user often presses the button frequently in a short period of time under subjective conditions. If it is wrong, it can be ended by touching it at most once or twice. If any one of the above two triggering conditions is satisfied, the call button is successfully triggered, and the process proceeds to step S3; if the above two trigger conditions are not satisfied, the state of detecting the call button is continued, until the next call button is triggered. Make a judgment.

Long press or short press is available for both physical and virtual buttons. If the communication terminal is associated with a physical button, the user needs to press the physical button to trigger; if the communication terminal is associated with a virtual button, the user needs to use the finger on the touch screen or use the mouse on the screen. Click on the button to trigger the call button. The trigger detection of the physical button can be implemented through the button management module interface on the communication terminal, and the button information can be read through the interface at a certain frequency to determine whether a button is pressed. For trigger detection of the virtual button, confirm the coordinate position of the touch operation on the touch screen, determine whether the coordinate position is in a certain button area, and find a call button corresponding to the button area and an associated emergency contact. Or after the mouse clicks on a certain coordinate position on the screen, it is judged whether the coordinate position is in a certain button display area, and the call button corresponding to the button area and the associated emergency contact number are found.

S3: If any of the trigger conditions is met, the communication terminal performs a call operation on the emergency contact number associated with the call button.

If step S2 detects that any of the trigger conditions are met, then this step is entered. In this step, a call operation is performed, and the emergency contact number associated with the call button is called, that is, the emergency contact number associated with the triggered call button is detected in step S2. The execution of this step first determines the associated emergency contact number according to the triggered call button, then obtains the number information of the emergency contact, and finally calls the call function of the communication terminal to call the emergency contact. Since the emergency contact number has been associated with a one-to-one call button in step S1, it can be determined after the call button that which emergency contact number needs to be called. Obtaining the number information of the emergency contact, and directly calling the emergency contact number by using the calling function of the communication terminal.

As a further improvement of the calling method, step S1 comprises:

S1-1: input the emergency contact number;

S1-2: selecting a call button;

S1-3: Set the trigger mode of the call button.

The improvement of this embodiment refines step S1 and is performed in three sub-steps. Step S1-1 performs an input operation, allowing the user to input the emergency contact number. The user inputs an emergency contact number to be associated using an input device of the communication terminal, such as a touch screen or a keyboard. When performing this step, the user must consider the area code of the number so that the emergency contact number can be successfully called when the communication terminal is used in different areas. In step S1-2, the user selects a call button to be associated, and selects a corresponding button name on the screen; if the call button is a physical button, the corresponding button can be recognized and recorded; if the communication terminal For the touch screen, an area on the touch screen can also be selected as a virtual button. Step S1-3 sets the trigger mode of the call button. In step S2, the trigger mode of the two call buttons is given, and in this step, one of the trigger modes is selected for setting. In this step, two or more independent call buttons may be set in parallel for the same emergency contact number to enrich the user's operation selection.

As a further improvement of the above call method, in step S1-2, the call button is a power button or a virtual button on a lock screen interface of the communication terminal. The embodiment improves the call buttons to be associated, which are physical buttons, that is, the power button, and virtual buttons, which appear on the lock screen interface. The power key is one of the keys that are often used on the communication terminal, and the design position of the power key on most communication terminals is easy to operate, so the power key is preferably used as one of the call buttons. With the development of communication terminal technology, the touch screen type human-computer interaction mode has become mainstream, so it is necessary to set a call button on the touch screen. In order to facilitate the user to quickly find and operate the virtual button on the screen, the virtual button in the preferred embodiment is disposed on the lock screen interface. The communication terminal can display the virtual button as long as it enters the lock screen interface, and can receive a trigger operation. Since the communication terminal may be in various states during use, including a lock screen state, different function interfaces may be displayed on the screen or turned off, and regardless of the state of the communication terminal, simply press the lock screen button. The lock screen interface can be accessed very quickly, and the virtual button based on the lock screen interface is displayed by the way, which finally makes the operation of the virtual button convenient for the user.

As a further improvement of the calling method, if it is detected in step S2 whether the call button meets the threshold number of times within the time threshold, the time threshold is at least 2 seconds, and the number of times threshold is at least 3 Times. In this embodiment, the time threshold and the number of times threshold are preferred, that is, the time threshold is at least 2 seconds, and the number of times threshold is at least 3 times. For example, when the user presses the call button 3 times within 2 seconds, the trigger condition is satisfied. The time threshold is set to at least 2 seconds. It is considered that if the setting is too short, the user may not be able to operate quickly in a short time; if the setting is too long, the communication terminal must wait for at least the time threshold to judge whether the trigger is valid. In the end, the entire execution process is slowed down, which is not conducive to helping users to quickly call in an emergency. Taking the above considerations into consideration, the time threshold is preferably at least 2 seconds. The number of times threshold is at least 3 times, mainly to prevent accidental touch operations, such as The user's hand-held communication terminal or the communication terminal is touched by other objects in a crowded environment, and 1-2 touches may occur in a certain period of time. Therefore, it is preferable that the number of times threshold is at least three times.

As a further improvement of the calling method, after the step S3, the calling method further comprises the following steps:

S4: determining whether the call operation ends;

S5: When the call operation ends, the communication terminal transitions to a mute state.

After the step S3 is performed, the communication terminal is in an outgoing call or a call state. Step S4 determines whether the call operation or the call is over. The corresponding identity bit status is recorded in the communication terminal for the call operation or the call state to prevent repeated calls to the call related resources. In this step, the status of the identifier bit is obtained through the interface, and it is determined whether the call operation or the call ends. If yes, the process proceeds to step S5; if not, the process continues to wait for the determination. Step S5 controls the communication terminal to be in a mute state, so that the communication terminal is muted after calling the emergency contact number, and no sound is emitted. If the user is in an emergency state, the communication terminal preferably remains silent, so as to avoid interference or other dangerous possibilities for the user. There are two ways to control the communication terminal to be in a mute state, one is to change the scene mode of the communication terminal; the other is to rewrite the volume value in the volume adjustment module in the communication terminal, and rewrite the volume value. Zero.

Referring to FIG. 2, the method for calling the emergency contact number of the communication terminal of the present invention can be implemented by a calling device 10, and the calling device 10 includes:

-Association module 11

The association module 11 is configured to associate a call button on the communication terminal with an emergency contact number. The association module 11 opens an operation interface for the user, and the user can input an emergency contact number, select a call button and a trigger mode, and save the associated information. When the user sets the call button, the type of the call button can be either a physical button or a virtual button. If the user selects the physical button as the call button, the physical button to be associated may be pressed in the operation interface state, and the communication terminal may detect the operation of pressing the physical button and feed back the physical key information to the association module 11 . The association module 11 records the physical key; the operation interface provides a selectable key option, and the user can select the physical key to be associated in the operation interface. The association module 11 can also provide a virtual button or a virtual button, and divide a corresponding area on the screen of the communication terminal as a button for calling a button, and the user can perform a call operation on the corresponding area on the screen of the communication terminal. The association module 11 also provides a selectable triggering method, such as long press, multiple presses in a short time, and the like. After the association module 11 records the association information of the emergency contact number and the call button, the user can also modify the associated information. For example, the user associates the emergency contact number A with the lock screen button first, and then the user feels that it is not convenient to use the lock screen button for quick call. Then, the operation interface of the association module 11 is modified to modify the association information of the emergency contact number A, and the emergency contact number A is associated with the volume reduction key to update the associated information. In addition, for the same tight The emergency contact number can be associated with different buttons, each button acting independently, increasing the user-selectable operation mode.

- Detection module 12

The detecting module 12 is connected to the association module 11 to detect whether the call button receives a long press operation or is pressed within the time threshold for more than the number of times threshold. For virtual buttons and physical buttons, different detection methods are used. When detecting the virtual button, the detecting module 12 acquires the coordinate point clicked on the screen of the communication terminal, determines whether the coordinate point belongs to the area of the virtual button, and further knows which virtual button is pressed. The communication terminal has an identifier bit status record for the physical key button operation, and provides an access interface to the outside. When the detecting module 12 detects the physical button, the information about the pressed bit of the physical key being pressed is obtained through the access interface, and it can be determined whether a physical key is pressed and triggered. If the pressed button is not the associated call button, or the pressed button is the call button but the trigger mode is incorrect, the detection module 12 determines that the call button is not triggered.

- Call module 13

The calling module 13 is connected to the association module 11 and the detecting module 12, and if the detecting module detects that the call button receives a long press operation or is pressed within the time threshold for more than the number of times threshold, The emergency contact number associated with the call button performs a call operation. After the detection module 12 detects that the call button is triggered, the information of the call button is transmitted to the call module 13, and the call module 13 obtains the emergency contact number corresponding to the call button from the association module 11. Finally, call the emergency contact number. The communication terminal provides a call interface, and the call module 13 invokes a call function of the communication terminal through a call interface to make a call to the emergency contact number.

As a further improvement of the calling device 10, the association module 11 comprises:

- input unit 111

The input unit 111 inputs the emergency contact number. The input unit 111 provides an input interface for the user, and the user can input the emergency contact number. The operation interface of the input unit 111 supports the input of the screen soft keyboard, and the user can directly click the keyboard number displayed on the screen; also supports the keyboard input, and the user inputs the number of the number on the keyboard. After the user inputs, the input unit 111 records the emergency contact number.

- selection unit 112

The selection unit 112 selects a call button. The selection unit 112 supports the user to select a call button to be associated, including a physical button or a virtual button. The manner of selecting the button has been described above and will not be described again. After the user selects the corresponding button, the selection unit 112 displays the button information that confirms the association.

- Setting unit 113

The setting unit 113 sets a trigger mode of the call button. The setting unit 113 provides a pull-down menu for the guest The user selects the corresponding trigger mode, including long-pressing or pressing the corresponding number of times within a time threshold. After the setting unit 113 is set, the association module 11 stores and displays the associated emergency contact number and call button information.

As a further improvement of the above-described calling device 10, the selection unit 112 selects a call button to be associated as a virtual button or a virtual button on the lock screen interface. In the improved embodiment, the button selected by the selection unit 112 is optimized, including a power button or a virtual button on the lock screen interface. The power key is a physical button, and controls the power on or off of the communication terminal. In the design of the partial communication terminal, the power button is also a lock screen button, which can play the role of the communication terminal to enter the lock screen state. The virtual button on the lock screen interface is a virtual button under certain conditions, that is, when the communication terminal is in the lock screen interface, the virtual button will appear and accept external operations.

As a further improvement of the calling device 10, the detecting module 12 detects whether the call button meets a threshold number of times within the time threshold, and the time threshold is at least 2 seconds, the number of times The threshold is at least 3 times. The improvement optimizes the time threshold and the number of times thresholds, the specific reasons have been set forth above. The time threshold and the number of times threshold are set in the detecting module 12, when the detecting module 12 detects that the call button is pressed, start timing, and count that the call button is pressed within the time threshold. The number of times, and finally compares the number of times and the threshold of the number of times to obtain the detection result.

As a further improvement of the calling device 10, the calling device 10 further includes:

- Judgment module 14

The judging module 14 is connected to the calling module 13 to determine whether the call operation or the call ends. The determining module 14 is connected to the calling module 13, and obtains a status flag of the call operation or the call state through the interface, and determines whether the communication terminal is in a call or in a call state.

- Conversion module 15

The conversion module 15 converts the communication terminal to a mute state. The conversion module 15 can convert the communication terminal to a mute state in two ways. One way is to change the feature value of the scene mode through the interface opened by the communication terminal, and then change the scene mode to the silent mode. Another way is to access the volume adjustment module in the communication terminal, rewrite the volume value in the volume adjustment module, and when the volume value is changed to zero, the communication terminal is in a mute state.

It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention are preferred embodiments, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any one skilled in the art may use the above-disclosed technical contents to change or modify the equivalent embodiments. Any modification or equivalent changes and modifications of the above embodiments in accordance with the technical spirit of the present invention are still within the scope of the technical solutions of the present invention.

Claims

A method for calling an emergency contact number of a communication terminal, comprising the steps of:

Setting a call button on the communication terminal for an emergency contact number setting;

Detect whether the call button meets one of the following trigger conditions:

1) the call button receives a long press operation;

2) the number of times the call button is pressed within a time threshold exceeds a threshold number of times preset in the communication terminal;

If any of the trigger conditions is satisfied, the communication terminal performs a call operation on the emergency contact number associated with the call button.
The calling method according to claim 1, wherein

The step of associating a call button on the communication terminal with an emergency contact number includes:

Enter the emergency contact number;

Select a call button;

Set the trigger mode of the call button.
The calling method according to claim 2, characterized in that

When a call button is selected, the call button is a power button or a virtual button on the lock screen interface of the communication terminal.
The calling method according to claim 1, wherein

When it is detected whether the call button is satisfied that the number of times of being pressed within the time threshold exceeds the number of times threshold, the time threshold is at least 2 seconds, and the number of times threshold is at least 3 times.
A calling method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that

After any of the triggering conditions are met, after the step of the communication terminal calling the emergency contact number associated with the call button, the calling method further includes the following steps:

Determining whether the call operation ends;

When the call operation ends, the communication terminal transitions to a mute state.
A calling device for an emergency contact number of a communication terminal, comprising:

An association module, configured to associate a call button on the communication terminal with an emergency contact number;

The detecting module is connected to the association module, and detects whether the call button receives a long press operation or is pressed within the time threshold for more than the threshold of the number of times;

a call module, connected to the association module and the detection module, if the detection module detects that the call button receives a long press operation or is pressed within the time threshold for more than the number of times threshold, the call is made to the call The emergency contact number associated with the button performs a call operation.
A call device according to claim 6 wherein:

The association module includes:

Input unit, input the emergency contact number;

Select a unit and select a call button;

Setting a unit to set a trigger mode of the call button.
A call device according to claim 7, wherein

The selection unit selects the call button as a power button or a virtual button on a lock screen interface of the communication terminal.
A call device according to claim 6 wherein:

When the detecting module detects whether the call button meets the threshold number of times within the time threshold, the time threshold is at least 2 seconds, and the number of times threshold is at least 3 times.
A call device according to any of claims 6-9, characterized in that

The calling device further includes:

a determining module, determining whether the call operation ends;

And converting the module to convert the communication terminal to a mute state.