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US 10,348,886 · App. 15/935,486 · Granted Jul 9, 2019

Answering incoming call on dual-screen mobile device

Inventors: Yanyan Yin (Shandong, CN); Haiying Wang (Shandong, CN)
Assignees: Hisense Mobile Communications Technology Co., Ltd.; HISENSE USA CORP.; Hisense International Co., Ltd.
H04M1/72597H04M1/0266H04M1/03H04M1/72519H04M1/72583H04M2201/08H04M2250/16H04M2250/22
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Patent No.
US 10,348,886
App. No.
15/935,486
Granted
Jul 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of answering an incoming call on a dual-screen mobile device comprising a main body, and two screens and two sound openings which are respectively located on two opposite surfaces of the main body is provided. The method includes: upon receiving an incoming call, an incoming call operation option is displayed on a first screen of the dual-screen mobile, an answer option is determined based on an answer operation which is performed by a user in response to the incoming call operation option, where the answer option includes answering on a second screen opposite to the first screen, and a sound of the incoming call is output from the sound opening on the surface where the second screen is located in response to that the answer option indicates answering on the second screen.

Claims (67)

1. A method of answering an incoming call on a dual-screen mobile device, the method comprising:

upon receiving an incoming call, displaying an incoming call operation option on a first screen of two screens included on the dual-screen mobile device, wherein the first screen is located on a first surface of a main body that is opposite a second surface, wherein the main body comprises:

a first headphone having a first sound exit surface in communication with one of a first sound opening on the first surface where the first screen is located or a second sound opening; and

a second headphone having a second sound exit surface in communication with the other one of the first sound opening or the second sound opening not in communication with the first headphone;

determining an answer operation performed by a user in response to the incoming call operation option;

determining an answer option based on the answer operation, wherein the answer option includes implementing an answering operation of the incoming call on a second screen that is located on the second surface; and

in response to determining that the answer option presents the answering operation on the second screen, outputting a sound of the incoming call from the second sound opening located on the second surface.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether to display the incoming call operation option on the first screen or the second screen according to a pre-determined incoming call display rule comprising at least one of the following:

displaying the incoming call operation option on the first screen;

displaying the incoming call operation option on a currently-awakened screen of the first screen and the second screen;

displaying the incoming call operation option on a screen currently facing up of the first screen and the second screen;

displaying the incoming call operation option on a last-awakened screen of the first screen and the second screen; and

displaying the incoming call operation option on both of the first screen and the second screen.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein outputting the sound of the incoming call from the second sound opening comprises:

awakening the second screen; and

outputting the sound of the incoming call from the second sound opening on the second surface where the second screen is also located.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein awakening the second screen comprises:

displaying associated information of the incoming call and a set of available call functions on the awakened second screen.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein outputting the sound of the incoming call from the second sound opening on the second surface where the second screen is located comprises:

activating one of the first headphone or the second headphone in communication with the second sound opening.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

determining one or more audio parameters corresponding to a headphone identifier of an activated headphone for the second screen, according to a correspondence between the headphone identifier and the one or more audio parameters; and

adjusting the activated headphone for the second screen according to the determined one or more audio parameters.

7. A method of answering an incoming call on a dual-screen mobile device, the method comprising:

upon receiving an incoming call, displaying an incoming call operation option on a first screen of two screens included on the dual-screen mobile device, wherein the first screen is located on a first surface of a main body that is opposite a second surface, wherein the main body comprises:

a headphone having a first sound exit surface and a second sound exit surface opposite to the first sound exit surface;

a first electromagnetic valve on a passage from the first sound exit surface of the headphone to one of a first sound opening on the first surface where the first screen is located or the second sound opening; and

a second electromagnetic valve on a passage from the second sound exit surface of the headphone to the other one of the first sound opening or the second sound opening;

determining an answer operation performed by a user in response to the incoming call operation option;

determining an answer option based on the answer operation, wherein the answer option includes implementing an answering operation of the incoming call on a second screen that is located on the second surface; and

in response to determining that the answer option presents the answering operation on the second screen, outputting a sound of the incoming call from a second sound opening located on the second surface.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein outputting the sound of the incoming call from the second sound opening comprises:

opening the second electromagnetic valve between the headphone and the second sound opening on the second surface where the second screen is located;

closing the first electromagnetic valve between the headphone and the first sound opening on the first surface where the first screen is located; and

activating the headphone.

9. A dual-screen mobile device, comprising:

two screens comprising a first screen and a second screen;

a main body comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the second screen and the first screen are located on opposite surfaces of the main body;

a first sound opening located on the first surface;

a second sound opening located on the second surface;

the main body further comprising:

a first headphone having a first sound exit surface in communication with one of the first sound opening or the second sound opening; and

a second headphone having a second sound exit surface in communication with the other one of the first sound opening or the second sound opening not in communication with the first headphone;

a processor; and

a memory configured to store processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

upon receiving an incoming call, display an incoming call operation option on the first screen of the dual-screen mobile device;

determine an answer operation performed by a user in response to the incoming call operation option;

determine an answer option based on the answer operation, wherein the answer option includes implementing an answering operation of the incoming call on the second screen; and

in response to determining that the answer option presents the answering operation on the second screen, output a sound of the incoming call from the second sound opening located on the second surface.

10. The dual-screen mobile device of claim 9 , wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to:

determine whether to display the incoming call operation option on the first screen or the second screen according to a pre-determined incoming call display rule comprising at least one of the following:

displaying the incoming call operation option on the first screen;

displaying the incoming call operation option on a currently-awakened screen of the first screen and the second screen;

displaying the incoming call operation option on a screen currently facing up of the first screen and the second screen;

displaying the incoming call operation option on a last-awakened screen of the first screen and the second screen; and

displaying the incoming call operation option on both of the first screen and the second screen.

11. The dual-screen mobile device of claim 9 , wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to output the sound of the incoming call from the second sound opening by:

awakening the second screen; and

outputting the sound of the incoming call from the second sound opening.

12. The dual-screen mobile device of claim 11 , wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to:

display associated information of the incoming call and a set of available call functions on the awakened second screen.

13. The dual-screen mobile device of claim 9 , wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to:

activate one of the first headphone or the second headphone in communication with the second sound opening.

14. The dual-screen mobile device of claim 13 , wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to:

determine one or more audio parameters corresponding to a headphone identifier of an activated headphone for the second screen, according to a correspondence between the headphone identifier and the one or more audio parameters; and

adjust the activated headphone for the second screen according to the determined one or more audio parameters.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2018
From: YIN, YANYAN; WANG, HAIYING
To: HISENSE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; HISENSE USA CORP.; HISENSE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 045376/0768 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 2017 1 0198285 · Mar 29, 2017 · national
CN 2017 1 0351977 · May 18, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180288220A1 · Oct 4, 2018