Information notification methods, apparatuses and electronic devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9531818-B2
Application number	US-201214002680-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 23, 2012
Priority date	Mar 1, 2011
Publication date	Dec 27, 2016
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016

Abstract

There is disclosed an information notification method, apparatus and first electronic device. The information notification method is used in a first electronic device having first user identification, comprising the steps of transmitting a request to talk with a second electronic device via a first application module; determining whether it receives voice data collected from the second electronic device during a communication process when the communication process ends, and obtaining a determination result; and automatically switching to a second application module for transmitting a notification if the determination result indicates that no voice data has been received during the communication process. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, it automatically switches to a second application module if the called party does not answer a call, so that the user may transmit a notification by using the second application module, to inform the called party of the thing, which is convenient to the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information notification method for an electronic device which supports at least two communication manners, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
determining, by the electronic device, first user identification recorded in a first communication record with regard to a first incoming communication, the first communication record corresponding to a first communication manner;
determining, by the electronic device, a second communication record corresponding to third user identification with regard to a second incoming communication, the second communication record corresponding to a second communication manner that is different from the first communication manner, the third user identification being the same or associated with the first user identification; and
establishing, by the electronic device, a correlation between the first communication record and the second communication record so that the first and second communication records are outputted on a same display of the electronic device simultaneously,
wherein when the first and second communication records have corresponding communication content data, outputting the first and second communication records simultaneously further comprises outputting the communication content data of the first and second communication records simultaneously on the display.

2. The information notification method according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second communication records are communication recorded labeled as unread.

3. The information notification method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
determining fourth user identification corresponding to a new, third communication record when the third communication record appears, and
establishing a correlation between the first communication record and the third communication record when the fourth user identification is the same or associated with the first user identification, so that the first and third communication records are outputted simultaneously.

4. The information notification method according to claim 1 , wherein the time interval between the time when the second communication record is recorded and the time when the first communication record is recorded is less than a predetermined time length.

5. The information notification method according to claim 1 , wherein the first communication record is a communication record of a missed call, and the second communication record is the notification sent by the caller of the missed call or an associated user of the caller after the call by a manner rather than making a call.

6. The information notification method according to claim 1 , wherein the first communication record and the second communication record have the same tag, which tag is set and transmitted by the originator of the communication records.

7. An electronic device which supports at least two communication manners, the electronic device comprising:
an output device; and
a processor configured to:
determine first user identification recorded in a first communication record with regard to a first incoming communication, the first communication record corresponding to a first communication manner;
determine a second communication record corresponding to third user identification with regard to a second incoming communication, the second communication record corresponding to a second communication manner that is different from the first communication manner, the third user identification being the same or associated with the first user identification; and
establish a correlation between the first communication record and the second communication record so that the first and second communication records are outputted on the output device simultaneously,
wherein when the first and second communication records each have corresponding communication content data, the output device is configured to output the communication content data of the first and second communication records simultaneously.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the first and second communication records are communication records labeled as unread.

9. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine fourth user identification corresponding to a new, third communication record when the third communication record appears, and
establish a correlation between the first communication record and the third communication record when the fourth user identification is the same or associated with the first user identification, so that the first and third communication records are outputted simultaneously.

10. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the time interval between the time when the second communication record is recorded and the time when the first communication record is recorded is less than a predetermined time length.

11. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the first communication record is a missed call record, and the second communication record is the notification sent by the caller of the missed call or an associated user of the caller after the call by a manner rather than making a call.

12. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the first communication record and the second communication record have the same tag, which tag is set and transmitted by the originator of the communication records.

Assignees

• Zhang Bo
• Zhao Chunlei
• Lenovo Beijing Ltd
• Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Bo
• Zhao Chunlei

Classifications

• H04L67/16 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M1/72519

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L69/18

  Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols · CPC title

• H04M1/724 Primary

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

• H04L67/51 Primary

  Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services · CPC title