Call prompt method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10999716-B2
Application number	US-201516067244-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 31, 2015
Priority date	Dec 31, 2015
Publication date	May 4, 2021
Grant date	May 4, 2021

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus for call prompting when a call initiated by a terminal is unconnected during a call between two other terminals. In one example method, a first interface, indicating that the first terminal is in a call with a second terminal, is displayed on the first terminal. If a third terminal initiates a call to the first terminal, a second interface, indicating the call initiated by the third terminal, is displayed on the first terminal, and a sound, which includes a call voice and a prompt tone of the initiated call, is output. If the third terminal's initiated call is rejected, the call voice is output on the first terminal, and the prompt tone stops being output. If the third terminal stops initiating the call, the first interface is displayed on the first terminal, and the call voice between the first terminal and the terminal continues being output.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A call prompt method in a communications network, comprising:
displaying a first interface on a display screen of a first terminal, wherein the first interface shows that the first terminal is in a call with a second terminal;
displaying a second interface on the display screen of the first terminal, wherein the second interface prompts that a third terminal is initiating a call to the first terminal while the first terminal is still in the call with the second terminal;
outputting, on the first terminal, a sound, wherein the sound comprises a prompt tone and a call voice between the first terminal and the second terminal, the prompt tone is used to prompt a call event, and the call event indicates that the third terminal initiates the call to the first terminal;
determining that the third terminal stops initiating the call to the first terminal, wherein the determining comprises:
detecting, by the first terminal, no prompt tone in N prompt tone detection periods, wherein N is greater than or equal to 2;
in response to detecting no prompt tone in N prompt tone detection periods, determining that the prompt tone disappears; and

in response to determining that the third terminal stops initiating the call to the first terminal:
stopping displaying the second interface on the display screen of the first terminal;
displaying the first interface; and
continuing outputting, on the first terminal, the call voice between the first terminal and the second terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein detecting the prompt tone comprises:
parsing, by the first terminal, a system broadcast message of a current cell to obtain network information;
obtaining, according to the network information, prompt tone information pre-stored in the first terminal; and
detecting a prompt tone in a received downlink signal according to the pre-stored prompt tone information.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the network information comprises a home operator network and a network standard.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein detecting the prompt tone comprises detecting the prompt tone by using a linear spectrum detection method.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein a fundamental frequency of the prompt tone is a single-frequency tone that has a constant amplitude and a constant frequency; and wherein the detecting the prompt tone by using the linear spectrum detection method comprises:
performing, by the first terminal, channel decoding and voice decoding on a received downlink signal to obtain pulse code modulation (PCM) data;
dividing the PCM data into multiple data frames with a specific overlapping rate;
multiplying each of the multiple data frames by a window function;
performing a Fourier transformation to obtain a complex spectrum;
calculating, at each pre-estimated frequency, a correlation coefficient between complex spectra of a previous frame and a current frame in a relaxation period; and
determining, by the first terminal, that the prompt tone is detected on a corresponding frequency in response to determining that the correlation coefficient exceeds a preset threshold.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein:
after that the first terminal receives the call initiated by the third terminal, the method further comprises:
obtaining, according to network information obtained by the first terminal by parsing a system broadcast message of a current cell, prompt tone information pre-stored in the first terminal; and
detecting a prompt tone in the downlink signal according to the pre-stored prompt tone information; and

after the determining, by the first terminal, that the prompt tone is detected on the corresponding frequency, the method further comprises:
comparing a frequency and an amplitude of the detected prompt tone with a frequency and an amplitude in the prompt tone information pre-stored in the first terminal; and
in response to determining that a comparison result is that the frequency and the amplitude of the detected prompt tone are the same as the frequency and the amplitude in the prompt tone information pre-stored in the first terminal, or differences between the frequency and the amplitude of the detected prompt tone and the frequency and the amplitude in the prompt tone information pre-stored in the first terminal do not exceed comparison thresholds, determining, by the first terminal, that the prompt tone is detected.

7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform the following operations:
controlling to display a first interface, wherein the first interface shows that a first terminal is in a call with a second terminal;
controlling to display a second interface, wherein the second interface prompts that a third terminal is initiating a call to the first terminal while the first terminal is still in the call with the second terminal;
controlling to output a sound, wherein the sound comprises a prompt tone and a call voice between the first terminal and the second terminal, the prompt tone is used to prompt a call event, and the call event indicates that the third terminal initiates the call to the first terminal;
determining that the third terminal stops initiating the call to the first terminal, wherein the determining comprises:
detecting, by the first terminal, no prompt tone in N prompt tone detection periods, wherein N is greater than or equal to 2;
in response to detecting no prompt tone in N prompt tone detection periods, determining that the prompt tone disappears; and

in response to determining that the third terminal stops initiating the call to the first terminal:
stopping displaying the second interface on the display screen of the first terminal;
displaying the first interface; and
continuing outputting, on the first terminal, the call voice between the first terminal and the second terminal.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 7 , wherein detecting the prompt tone comprises:
parsing, by the at least one processor, a system broadcast message of a current cell to obtain network information;
obtaining, according to the network information, prompt tone information pre-stored in the terminal; and
detecting a prompt tone in a received downlink signal according to the pre-stored prompt tone information.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 8 , wherein the network information comprises a home operator network and a network standard.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 7 , wherein detecting the prompt tone comprises detecting the prompt tone by using a linear spectrum detection method.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 10 , wherein a fundamental frequency of the prompt tone is a single-frequency tone that has a constant amplitude and a constant frequency, and wherein detecting the prompt tone by using the linear spectrum detection method comprises:
performing channel decoding and voice decoding on a received downlink signal to obtain pulse code modulation (PCM) data;
dividing the PCM data into multiple overlapping data frames;
multiplying each of the multiple data frames by a window function;
performing a Fourier transformation to obtain a complex spectrum;
calculating, at each pre-estimated frequency, a correlation coefficient between complex spectra of a previous frame and a current frame in a relaxation period; and
determining that the prompt tone is detected on a corresponding frequency if the

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jin Hui
• Wu Xiaoguang
• Jiang Kaiyu
• Tan Liwen

Classifications

• H04W4/16 Primary

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• H04M3/4288

  Notifying a called subscriber of an incoming call during an ongoing call, e.g. Call Waiting · CPC title

• H04M1/724

  User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones · CPC title

• H04M1/72513

  On hold, intercom or transfer communication modes · CPC title