Electronic device to which incoming call screen is output and method for outputting incoming call screen

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11425243-B2
Application number	US-201917266894-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 6, 2019
Priority date	Aug 9, 2018
Publication date	Aug 23, 2022
Grant date	Aug 23, 2022

Abstract

An electronic device according to various embodiments may comprise a communication module, a display, an output device, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: in response to the reception of a call signal through the communication module, identify a caller corresponding to the call signal; identify a first photo on the basis of the caller; when the electronic device has been configured to output sound in response to the reception of the call signal, output an incoming call screen generated on the basis of the first photo to at least part of the display, wherein the incoming call screen includes one or more image components, each having at least one display attribute that changes according to a change of the sound characteristics of a ringtone; and output the ringtone through the output device while outputting the incoming call screen. Various other embodiments are also possible.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a communication module;
a display;
an output device; and
a processor configured to:
identify a caller corresponding to a call signal in response to reception of the call signal through the communication module;
identify a first photo based on the caller;
when the electronic device is configured to output a sound in response to reception of the call signal, output a call reception screen generated based on the first photo in at least a portion of the display, the call reception screen including one or more image components having at least one visual property that changes according to a variation in a sound characteristic of a ringtone;
output the ringtone through the output device while outputting the call reception screen;
set one or more sections on the first photo;
identify one or more colors used in each section and a first occupied area proportion of the one or more colors, for each of the one or more sections;
select a section representative color for each of the one or more sections, based on the first occupied area proportion of the one or more colors and the one or more colors used in each section; and
set a color of the one or more image components on the call reception screen based on the section representative color for each of the one or more sections.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to identify the ringtone corresponding to the caller.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to, as at least part of identifying the first photo based on the caller:
search a memory of the electronic device for the caller's photo and identify the caller's photo searched as the first photo;
when the caller's photo cannot be searched, identify a predesignated lock screen of the electronic device as the first photo; or
request an external electronic device to provide the caller's photo through the communication module and identify the caller's photo received from the external electronic device through the communication module as the first photo.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to, as at least part of selecting the section representative color for each of the one or more sections:
select, as the section representative color, a color having a highest first occupied area proportion for each of the one or more sections;
when there are two adjacent sections having similar section representative colors, to prevent having two adjacent sections with the similar section representative colors:
determine at least one section for which the section representative color is to be changed;
when there is at least one color that is not similar to the section representative color and of which the first occupied area proportion exceeds a predetermined value in each of the at least one section for which the section representative color is to be changed, change the section representative color to the color having the highest first occupied area proportion in the section among the colors that are not similar to the section representative color; and
when there is no color that is not similar to the section representative color and of which the first occupied area proportion exceeds a predetermined value in each of the at least one section for which the section representative color is to be changed, change the section representative color by adjusting at least some of properties of the section representative color.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
identify one or more background colors based on one or more colors used in the first photo and a second occupied area proportion of each color; and
set the one or more identified background colors as a background color of the call reception screen.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to, as at least part of identifying the one or more background colors:
identify a predetermined number of colors having a highest second occupied area proportion among the one or more colors used in the first photo;
identify a color most similar to the predetermined number of colors having the highest second occupied area proportion from a predetermined set of colors; and
identify the one or more background colors based on a color included in the predetermined color set, most similar to the predetermined number of colors having the highest second occupied area proportion.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
calculate an rms value for each of a plurality of predetermined frequency bands by performing a short time Fourier transform (STFT) on the ringtone;
calculate a weighted average of the rms value for the plurality of predetermined frequency bands;
divide the ringtone into a plurality of temporal portions based on a fluctuation, over time, of the weighted average;
associate the plurality of temporal portions to the one or more image components, respectively; and
generate the call reception screen so that a visual property of the one or more image components, respectively corresponding to the plurality of temporal portions, changes according to the fluctuation over time of the weighted average.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
calculate an average of rms values for a plurality of predetermined frequency bands of the ringtone;
divide the ringtone into a plurality of temporal portions based on a fluctuation, over time, of the average of the rms values;
associate the plurality of temporal portions to the one or more image components, respectively; and
generate the call reception screen so that a visual property of the one or more image components, respectively corresponding to the plurality of temporal portions, changes according to the fluctuation over time of the average of the rms values.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to:
calculate a temporal average of audio volume for each of the plurality of temporal portions; and
generate the call reception screen so that a visual property of the one or more image components, respectively corresponding to the plurality of temporal portions, changes according to the temporal average of the audio volume.

10. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the one or more image components sequentially correspond to the plurality of temporal portions.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:
when the electronic device is configured to output a vibration in response to reception of the call signal, output a call reception screen generated based on the first photo in at least a portion of the display, the call reception screen including one or more image components having at least one visual property that changes according to a variation in a characteristic of a vibration pattern; and
output the vibration through the output device while outputting the call reception screen.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to, when the electronic device is configured not to output a sound or vibration in response to reception of the call signal, output a call reception screen generated based on the first photo in at least a portion of the display, the call reception screen including one or more image components having at least one visual property that changes according to a default pattern.

13. A method performed on an electronic device, the method comprising:
identifying a caller corresponding to a call signal in response to reception of t

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jung Jinki
• Park Sungwon
• Yoo Jaein
• Lee Yongkoo

Classifications

• H04M19/04 Primary

  the ringing-current being generated at the substations · CPC title

• H04M3/42051

  where the notification is included in the ringing tone · CPC title

• H04M1/724 Primary

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

• H04M2201/36

  Memories · CPC title

• H04M2201/38

  Displays · CPC title