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US 12,537,897 · App. 18/190,401 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Incoming call prompting method and electronic device

Inventors: Xia Wu (Shenzhen, CN); Binghan Jiang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04M1/72484H04M1/0216H04M1/0268H04M1/72454
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Patent No.
US 12,537,897
App. No.
18/190,401
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An incoming call prompting method includes an electronic device that receives a call request from a contact, and when a flexible screen of the electronic device is in a folded state, the electronic device determines, in response to the call request, a target screen corresponding to the call request, where the target screen is a first screen or a second screen of the flexible screen; the electronic device displays an answer button on the target screen; and the electronic device displays prompt information of the call request on a non-target screen, where the prompt information prompts a user to answer the current call request using the answer button displayed on the target screen.

Claims (51)

1 . A method implemented by an electronic device, wherein the method comprises:

receiving a call request from a contact;

determining, in response to the call request and when a flexible screen of the electronic device is in a folded state, a target screen corresponding to the call request, wherein the target screen is a first screen of the flexible screen or a second screen of the flexible screen;

displaying, on the target screen, an answer button that answers the call request, wherein the target screen is the first screen when the call request is a video call request, and wherein the target screen is the second screen when the call request is a voice call request; and

displaying prompt information of the call request on a non-target screen, wherein the prompt information prompts a user to answer the call request using the answer button, wherein the non-target screen is the second screen when the call request is a video call request, and wherein the non-target screen is the first screen when the call request is a voice call request.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the prompt information comprises at least one of a name of the contact, a profile picture of the contact, a call type of the call request, or a preset prompt, and wherein the preset prompt prompts the user to flip the electronic device.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the prompt information further comprises a decline button, and wherein the decline button is for declining the call request.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein after determining the target screen, the method further comprises displaying, on the target screen, a decline button is for declining the call request.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying the prompt information on the non-target screen when the target screen is in a screen-locked state.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

identifying, after the target screen is in the screen-locked state, that the target screen is in an unlocked state; and

skipping displaying, the prompt information on the non-target screen in response to identifying that the target screen is in the unlocked state.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying the prompt information on the non-target screen when the non-target screen is facing the user.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

identifying, after the non-target screen is facing the user, that the target screen is facing the user; and

skipping displaying, in response to identifying that the target screen faces the user, the prompt information on the non-target screen in response to identifying that the target screen is facing the user.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the non-target screen comprises:

displaying the prompt information on the non-target screen in full screen; or

displaying, on the non-target screen, a notification message comprising the prompt information.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising further displaying the notification message on the non-target screen when the electronic device runs a preset application on the non-target screen.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the notification message comprises the answer button and a decline button for declining the call request.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the call request is a voice call request, and wherein the method further comprises:

determining whether to connect to a preset audio output device;

identifying that the electronic device is not coupled to the preset audio output device; and

determining, in response to identifying that the electronic device is not coupled to the preset audio output device, that the target screen is the second screen.

13 . An electronic device comprising:

a flexible screen comprising a first screen and a second screen and configured to fold into a folded state; and

one or more processors coupled to the flexible screen and configured to:

receive a call request from a contact;

determine, in response to the call request, a target screen corresponding to the call request when the flexible screen is in the folded state, wherein the target screen is the first screen or the second screen;

display, on the target screen, an answer button answering the call request, wherein the target screen is the first screen when the call request is a video call request, and wherein the target screen is the second screen when the call request is a voice call request; and

display, on a non-target screen, prompt information prompting a user to answer the call request using the answer button, wherein the non-target screen is the second screen when the call request is a video call request, and wherein the non-target screen is the first screen when the call request is a voice call request.

14 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein after determining the target screen the one or more processors are further configured to display, on the target screen, a decline button declining the call request.

15 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

identify that the target screen is in a screen-locked state; and

display, in response to identifying that the target screen is in the screen-locked state, the prompt information on the non-target screen.

16 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

identify that the non-target screen is facing the user; and

display, in response to identifying that the non-target screen is facing the user, the prompt information on the non-target screen.

17 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the call request is a voice call request, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine whether to couple to a preset audio output device;

identify that the electronic device is not coupled to the preset audio output device; and

determine, in response to identifying that the electronic device is not coupled to the preset audio output device, that the target screen is the second screen.

18 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the call request is a video call request, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine whether to couple to a preset image input device;

identify that the electronic device is not coupled to the preset image input device; and

determine, in response to identifying that the electronic device is not coupled to the preset image input device, that the target screen is the first screen.

19 . The electronic device of claim 13 , further comprising:

a first body comprising a first camera and the first screen; and

a second body comprising an earpiece and the second screen, wherein when the flexible screen is in the folded state, the electronic device is divided into the first body and the second body.

20 . The electronic device of claim 19 , wherein the second body further comprises a second camera, and wherein when the call request is a video call request, the one or more processors are further configured to determine, based on a first hardware parameter of the first camera and a second hardware parameter of the second camera, whether to use the first camera or the second camera to answer the video call request.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2023
From: WU, XIA; JIANG, BINGHAN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202011031963.X · Sep 27, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021116070 · Sep 1, 2021
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