IP Library Granted Patent US 11,451,657
Granted Patent B2
US 11,451,657 · App. 16/356,820 · Granted Sep 20, 2022

Call method of mobile terminal, mobile terminal control method, and related device

Inventors: Chan Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Huangwei Wu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Device Co., Ltd.
H04M1/72463H04M1/663H04M3/02H04M3/436H04M3/42093H04M2201/14H04M2203/2005H04M2250/60
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Patent No.
US 11,451,657
App. No.
16/356,820
Granted
Sep 20, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application discloses a mobile terminal control method, including: receiving a communication request sent by a communication request initiating party, and calculating a time interval between a time when the communication request is received and a time when a previous communication request from the communication request initiating party is received; and if the time interval is greater than a preset threshold, skipping generating a vibrating and/or ringtone alert for the communication request, and detecting an online status of a communications software account associated with the communication request initiating party and sending prompt information to an online communications software account, where the prompt information is used to indicate that a mobile terminal is in a Do Not Disturb mode.

Claims (47)

1. A system for processing communications between a first mobile phone and a second mobile phone, the system comprising;

the first mobile phone configured to:

communicate with the second mobile phone;

activate a Do Not Disturb mode; and

when the Do Not Disturb mode is activated:

receive an incoming call from the second mobile phone;

determine a time interval between a first time when the incoming call is received and a second time when a previous incoming call from the second mobile phone is received;

generate an alert for the incoming call when the time interval is less than a threshold; and

automatically send prompt information to a communications software account associated with the second mobile phone when the communications software account is online to reply to a communication request from the second mobile phone, wherein the prompt information indicates the first mobile phone is in the Do Not Disturb mode, wherein the second mobile phone has a plurality of communications software accounts associated with the second mobile phone, wherein each of the plurality of communications software accounts has an associated priority, and wherein the prompt information is sent to one of the communications software accounts that has a highest priority; and

the second mobile phone configured to:

initiate the incoming call received by the first mobile phone;

receive the prompt information from the first mobile phone; and

send the communication request to the first mobile phone.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second mobile phone is recorded in the first mobile phone as a contact of the first mobile phone.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the prompt information indicates the threshold for inviting the second mobile phone to send another communication request to the first mobile phone within the threshold.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the prompt information is locally pre-stored in the first mobile phone.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication request is an instant message.

6. A first electronic device, comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions; and

a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to cause the first electronic device to:

communicate with a second electronic device;

activate a Do Not Disturb mode; and

when the Do Not Disturb mode is activated:

receive an incoming call from the second electronic device;

determine a time interval between a first time when the incoming call is received and a second time when a previous incoming call from the second electronic device is received;

generate an alert for the incoming call when the time interval is less than a threshold; and

automatically send prompt information to a communications software account associated with the second electronic device when the communications software account is online to reply to a communication request from the second electronic device, wherein the prompt information indicates the first electronic device is in the Do Not Disturb mode, and wherein the prompt information is sent to one of a plurality of communications software accounts associated with the second electronic device that has a highest priority.

7. The first electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the first electronic device comprises a mobile device.

8. The first electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the first electronic device comprises a phone.

9. The first electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the instructions further cause the first electronic device to record a contact in the memory of the first electronic device, and wherein the contact is associated with the second electronic device.

10. The first electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the prompt information indicates the threshold for inviting the second electronic device to send another communication request to the first electronic device within the threshold.

11. The first electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the prompt information is locally pre-stored in the memory of the first electronic device.

12. The first electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the communication request comprises an instant message.

13. The first electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the communication request comprises a Short Message Service (SMS) message.

14. The first electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the one of the plurality of communications software accounts comprises a telephone account.

15. The first electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the one of the plurality of communications software accounts comprises an electronic mail (email) account.

16. The first electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the one of the plurality of communications software accounts comprises a social media account.

17. A communications processing method implemented by a first electronic device, wherein the communications processing method comprises:

communicating with a second electronic device;

activating a Do Not Disturb mode;

receiving an incoming call from the second electronic device;

determining a time interval between a first time when the incoming call is received and a second time when a previous incoming call from the second electronic device is received;

generating an alert for the incoming call when the time interval is less than a threshold; and

automatically sending prompt information to a communications software account associated with the second electronic device when the communications software account is online to reply to a communication request from the second electronic device, wherein the prompt information indicates the first electronic device is in the Do Not Disturb mode, and wherein the prompt information is sent to one of a plurality of communications software accounts associated with the second electronic device that has a highest priority.

18. The communications processing method of claim 17 , further comprising recording a contact in a memory of the first electronic device, wherein the contact is associated with the second electronic device.

19. The communications processing method of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of communications software accounts comprises a telephone account, an electronic mail (email) account, and a social media account.

20. The communications processing method of claim 17 , wherein the communication request comprises an instant message or a Short Message Service (SMS) message.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 27, 2019
From: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048721/0041 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2019
From: WANG, CHAN; WU, HUANGWEI
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048626/0572 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2019
From: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048626/0707 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201310270818.0 · Jun 29, 2013 · national
Continuity (4)
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Continuation 14943966 · Nov 17, 2015
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