Granted Patent B2

US 12,418,571 · App. 18/414,800 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Inventors: Van Bang Le (Bac Ninh, VN); Anh Tuan Le (Bac Ninh, VN); Dinh Quan Vuong (Bac Ninh, VN); Van Thong Duong (Bac Ninh, VN)

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

H04L65/1096H04L65/1069H04L65/1104

Abstract

Claims (53)

1. A first electronic device for forwarding a call from a second electronic device to third electronic device, the first electronic device comprising:

a transceiver;

memory storing instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to:

receive from a server a first session initiation protocol (SIP) invite message generated at the second electronic device, through the transceiver,

determine whether to forward the call from the second electronic device, in response to receiving the first SIP invite message,

upon determining to forward the call from the second electronic device, obtain contact information related to the call forwarding from the second electronic device, wherein the contact information includes a user name of the second electronic device and obtained from a phonebook of a user of the first electronic device,

generate a response message comprising the contact information related to the call forwarding, and

transmit the response message to the server having provided the first SIP message for providing the response message comprising the contact information from the server to the second electronic device through the transceiver,

wherein the contact information in the response message transmitted to the server is used by the server to generate a second SIP invite message to be transmitted to the third electronic device.

2. The first electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors is further configured to execute the instructions to:

identify whether the call from the second electronic device is blocked, and

generate call blocking information indicating whether the call from the second electronic device is blocked.

3. The first electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors is further configured to execute the instructions to:

generate the response message comprising the contact information related to the call forwarding and the call blocking information.

4. The first electronic device of claim 3 ,

wherein the contact information related to the call forwarding comprises contact information of the second electronic device, contact information of the first electronic device, and contact information of the third electronic device, and

wherein the call blocking information comprises an identifier that indicates whether the call from the second electronic device is blocked by the first electronic device.

5. The first electronic device of claim 4 , wherein, based on the contact information related to the call forwarding in the response message provided to the second electronic device, a graphical user interface (GUI) guiding that the call is forwarded by the first electronic device to the third electronic device is displayed on an outgoing call screen of the second electronic device.

6. The first electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the second SIP invite message comprises the contact information and the call blocking information of the response message transmitted to the server.

7. The first electronic device of claim 6 , wherein, based on the contact information in the second SIP invite message provided to the third electronic device, a GUI guiding that the call is forwarded by the first electronic device to the third electronic device is displayed on an incoming call screen of the third electronic device.

8. The first electronic device of claim 6 , wherein, based on the call blocking information in the second SIP invite message, the call forwarded to the third electronic device is ignored by the third electronic device.

9. The first electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors is further configured to execute the instructions to:

generate history information of the call forwarding.

10. The first electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the history information of the call forwarding comprises contact information of the second electronic device, contact information of the third electronic device, information indicating that the second electronic device originates the call, information indicating that the first electronic device forwards the call, and information indicating that the third electronic device receives the forwarded call.

11. A method at a first electronic device for forwarding a call from a second electronic device to third electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving from a server a first session initiation protocol (SIP) invite message generated at the second electronic device through a transceiver of the first electronic device;

determining whether to forward the call from the second electronic device, in response to receiving the first SIP invite message;

upon determining to forward the call from the second electronic device, obtaining contact information related to the call forwarding from the second electronic device, wherein the contact information includes a user name of the second electronic device and obtained from a phonebook of a user of the first electronic device;

generating a response message comprising the contact information related to the call forwarding; and

transmitting the response message to the server having provided the first SIP message for providing the response message comprising the contact information from the server to the second electronic device through the transceiver of the first electronic device,

wherein the contact information in the response message transmitted to the server is used by the server to generate a second SIP invite message to be transmitted to the third electronic device.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

identifying whether the call from the second electronic device is blocked; and

generating call blocking information indicating whether the call from the second electronic device is blocked.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein generating the response message comprises:

generating the response message comprising the contact information related to the call forwarding and the call blocking information.

14. The method of claim 13 ,

wherein the contact information related to the call forwarding comprises contact information of the second electronic device, contact information of the first electronic device, and contact information of the third electronic device, and

wherein the call blocking information comprises an identifier that indicates whether the call from the second electronic device is blocked by the first electronic device.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein, based on the contact information related to the call forwarding in the response message provided to the second electronic device, a graphical user interface (GUI) guiding that the call is forwarded by the first electronic device to the third electronic device is displayed on an outgoing call screen of the second electronic device.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the second SIP invite message comprises the contact information and the call blocking information of the response message transmitted to the server.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein, based on the contact information in the second SIP invite message provided to the third electronic device, a GUI guiding that the call is forwarded by the first electronic device to the third electronic device is displayed on an incoming call screen of the third electronic device.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein, based on the call blocking information in the second SIP invite message, the call forwarded to the third electronic device is ignored by the third electronic device.

19. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

generating history information of the call forwarding.

20. One or more non-transitory computer-readable recording media storing one or more computer programs including computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a first electronic device to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving from a server a first session initiation protocol (SIP) invite message generated at a second electronic device through a transceiver of the first electronic device;

determining whether to forward a call from the second electronic device, in response to receiving the first SIP invite message;

upon determining to forward the call from the second electronic device, obtaining contact information related to the call forwarding from the second electronic device, wherein the contact information includes a user name of the second electronic device and obtained from a phonebook of a user of the first electronic device;

generating a response message comprising the contact information related to the call forwarding; and

transmitting the response message to the server having provided the first SIP message for providing the response message comprising the contact information from the server to the second electronic device through the transceiver of the first electronic device,

wherein the contact information in the response message transmitted to the server is used by the server to generate a second SIP invite message to be transmitted to a third electronic device.

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