Method and device for calling in mute mode

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016373574-A1
Application number	US-201415121055-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 11, 2014
Priority date	Feb 24, 2014
Publication date	Dec 22, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided are a method and device for calling in a mute mode. The method includes that: when a terminal receives an incoming call, a current mode of the terminal is detected; and in the case where the terminal is in a mute mode, a call ring tone and/or vibration of the terminal are/is enabled according to a pre-set condition, so as to prompt a user to answer a call.

First claim

1 . A method for calling in a mute mode, comprising:
detecting, when a terminal receives an incoming call, a current mode of the terminal; and enabling, in the case where the terminal is in a mute mode, a call ring tone and/or vibration of the terminal according to a pre-set condition, so as to prompt a user to answer the incoming call.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein enabling, in the case where the terminal is in the mute mode, the call ring tone and/or vibration of the terminal according to the pre-set condition comprises:
detecting, in the case where the terminal is in the mute mode, whether the caller ID of the incoming call is configured to support enabling of the call ring tone and/or vibration; and enabling, in the case where the caller ID is configured to support enabling of the call ring tone and/or vibration, the call ring tone and/or vibration of the terminal according to the pre-set condition, so as to prompt the user to answer the incoming call.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein enabling, in the case where the terminal is in the mute mode, the call ring tone and/or vibration of the terminal according to the pre-set condition further comprises:
detecting, in the case where the terminal is in the mute mode, whether a current condition satisfies the pre-set condition, the pre-set condition at least comprises one of: a condition that the number of calls from the caller ID reaches a pre-set number, and a condition that a ringing duration reaches pre-set time; and clearing, in the case where the current condition satisfies the pre-set condition, the statistical quantity of incoming calls under the current condition, and enabling the call ring tone and/or vibration of the terminal, so as to prompt the user to answer the call.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein before detecting whether the current condition satisfies the pre-set condition, the method further comprises:
calculating, in the case where a first call from the caller ID is not answered, the number of calls from the caller ID; and abandoning, in the case where calls from the caller ID are not received again within a predetermined time period, calculating the number of calls from the caller ID.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein before detecting whether the current condition satisfies the pre-set condition, the method further comprises:
prompting, in the case where a first call from the calling terminal is not answered, the calling terminal to continuously initiate a call by means of a short message or an automatic voice response, so as to change a ringing mode.

6 . A device for calling in a mute mode, comprising:
a detection module, configured to detect, when a terminal receives an incoming call, a current mode of the terminal; and a ring tone enabling module, configured to enable, in the case where the terminal is in a mute mode, a call ring tone and/or vibration of the terminal according to a pre-set condition, so as to prompt a user to answer the incoming call.

7 . The device according to claim 6 , wherein the ring tone enabling module comprises:
a first detection unit, configured to detect, in the case where the terminal is in the mute mode, whether the caller ID of the incoming call is configured to support enabling of the call ring tone and/or vibration; and a first ring tone enabling unit, configured to enable, in the case where the caller ID is configured to support enabling of the call ring tone and/or vibration, the call ring tone and/or vibration of the terminal according to the pre-set condition, so as to prompt the user to answer the call.

8 . The device according to claim 6 , wherein the ring tone enabling module comprises:
a second detection unit, configured to detect, in the case where the terminal is in the mute mode, whether a current condition satisfies the pre-set condition, the pre-set condition at least comprises one of: a condition that the number of calls from the caller ID reaches a pre-set number, and a condition that a ringing duration reaches pre-set time; and a second ring tone enabling unit, configured to clear, in the case where the current condition satisfies the pre-set condition, the statistical quantity of incoming calls under the current condition, and enable the call ring tone and/or vibration of the terminal, so as to prompt the user to answer the call.

9 . The device according to claim 8 , wherein the ring tone enabling module further comprises:
a calculation unit, configured to calculate, in the case where a first call from the caller ID is not answered, the number of calls from the caller ID, and abandon, in the case where calls from the caller ID are not received again within a predetermined time period, calculating the number of calls from the caller ID.

10 . The device according to claim 9 , wherein the ring tone enabling module further comprises:
a reminding unit, configured to prompt, in the case where a first call from the calling terminal is not answered, the calling terminal to continuously initiate a call by means of a short message or an automatic voice response, so as to change a ringing mode.

11 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein enabling, in the case where the terminal is in the mute mode, the call ring tone and/or vibration of the terminal according to the pre-set condition further comprises:
detecting, in the case where the terminal is in the mute mode, whether a current condition satisfies the pre-set condition, the pre-set condition at least comprises one of: a condition that the number of calls from the caller ID reaches a pre-set number, and a condition that a ringing duration reaches pre-set time; and clearing, in the case where the current condition satisfies the pre-set condition, the statistical quantity of incoming calls under the current condition, and enabling the call ring tone and/or vibration of the terminal, so as to prompt the user to answer the call.

12 . The device according to claim 7 , wherein the ring tone enabling module comprises:
a second detection unit, configured to detect, in the case where the terminal is in the mute mode, whether a current condition satisfies the pre-set condition, the pre-set condition at least comprises one of: a condition that the number of calls from the caller ID reaches a pre-set number, and a condition that a ringing duration reaches pre-set time; and a second ring tone enabling unit, configured to clear, in the case where the current condition satisfies the pre-set condition, the statistical quantity of incoming calls under the current condition, and enable the call ring tone and/or vibration of the terminal, so as to prompt the user to answer the call.

Assignees

• Zte Corp

Inventors

• Wang Bin
• Yin Qian
• Zhou Qiangguo

Classifications

• H04M19/045 Primary

  Call privacy arrangements, e.g. timely inhibiting the ring signal · CPC title

• H04M3/02 Primary

  Calling substations, e.g. by ringing (selective calling H04Q) · CPC title

• H04M19/047

  Vibrating means for incoming calls · CPC title