Method for providing communication service and electronic device therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016205245-A1
Application number	US-201614991866-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 8, 2016
Priority date	Jan 8, 2015
Publication date	Jul 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for providing a communication service is provided. The method includes receiving a call connection request from a calling electronic device; receiving multimedia data from the calling electronic device through a communication channel while the call connection request is maintained; and additionally outputting the multimedia data on an output screen for providing notification of the call connection request.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for providing a communication service, the method comprising:
receiving a call connection request from a calling electronic device; receiving multimedia data from the calling electronic device through a communication channel while the call connection request is maintained; and outputting the multimedia data in addition to a notification of the call connection request.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the outputting of the multimedia data comprises:
changing the notification of the call connection request based on the multimedia data by changing at least one of a color, a position, a size, or a form of at least a part of an output screen of the notification; and outputting the multimedia data on the changed output screen.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the outputting of the multimedia data comprises:
outputting the multimedia data or data into which the multimedia data are converted as a bell sound of a called electronic device.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
converting a data type of the multimedia data, wherein the outputting of the multimedia data comprises:
outputting the converted multimedia data.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the converting of the data type comprises:
converting the data type based on settings of a called electronic device.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a user input selecting at least a part of the multimedia data displayed on the output screen for providing notification of the call connection request while the call connection request is maintained; and transmitting the selected multimedia data to the calling electronic device in response to the user input.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a user input through an output screen for providing the notification of the call connection request, while the call connection request is maintained; and transmitting multimedia data corresponding to the user input to the calling electronic device through the communication channel.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
ending an output for providing the notification of the call connection request; receiving a user input to be transmitted to the calling electronic device; transmitting multimedia data corresponding to the user input to the calling electronic device; and ending the call connection request in response to transmitting the multimedia data.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting the multimedia data to the calling electronic device through the communication channel, if a user input is received within a time after the call connection request is ended.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
additionally outputting the multimedia data on an output screen for providing notification of a missed call, if the call connection request is ended.

11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving status information of the calling electronic device from a server which performs a call connection between the calling electronic device and a called electronic device, if the call connection request is ended; and additionally outputting the status infatuation of the calling electronic device on an output screen for providing notification of a missed call.

12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a request for setting a fake call option from the calling electronic device; setting the fake call option in a called electronic device; and if a time to establish a call connection with the calling electronic device is reached:
transmitting the call connection request to the calling electronic device, and
outputting the notification of the call connection request to the called electronic device.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the time to establish the call connection is determined based on at least one of: a user input of the called electronic device, sensor data received through at least one or more sensors attached to the called electronic device, or user information or user settings stored in the called electronic device.

14 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting an optimum communication means which is available in a called electronic device to the calling electronic device, if the call connection request has ended.

15 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
changing a notification way of a call connection request of a called electronic device based on the multimedia data.

16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving of the call connection request comprises:
receiving the call connection request through a communication channel connected on a packet-switched (PS) network.

17 . A method for providing a communication service, the method comprising:
transmitting a call connection request to a called electronic device; receiving a user input while the call connection request is maintained; and transmitting multimedia data corresponding to the user input to the called electronic device through a communication channel.

18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
converting a data type of the multimedia data, wherein the transmitting of the multimedia data to the called electronic device comprises:
transmitting the converted multimedia data to the called electronic device.

19 . An electronic device, comprising:
a communication interface configured to receive a call connection request from another electronic device and to communicate multimedia data with the other electronic device, while the call connection request is maintained; an input and output interface configured to receive a user input corresponding to the multimedia data or to output the multimedia data, while the call connection request is output; and at least one processor configured to perform control to:
communicate the multimedia data, and
input and output the multimedia data based on the multimedia data.

20 . The second electronic device of claim 19 , wherein the communication interface receives the call connection request through a communication channel connected on a packet-switched (PS) network.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Geon Soo
• Kim Han Jib
• Jeon Yong Joon
• Choi Bo Kun

Classifications

• H04M1/576

  associated with a pictorial or graphical representation · CPC title

• H04W4/18

  Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals · CPC title

• H04M2203/1008

  Calls without connection establishment for implicit information transfer or as a service trigger · CPC title

• H04M3/42348

  Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target · CPC title

• H04M2203/351

  Pre or post-call/conference information service · CPC title