Electronic device and method for displaying phone call content

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9560188-B2
Application number	US-201514850269-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 10, 2015
Priority date	Sep 15, 2014
Publication date	Jan 31, 2017
Grant date	Jan 31, 2017

Abstract

An electronic device and method for displaying phone call content are provided. The electronic device includes a communication unit configured to transmit and receive voice data during a phone call connection, an audio unit configured to input and output voice data, an input unit configured to receive a user input, a controller configured to determine whether a connected phone call corresponds to an automatic response system (ARS) phone call, and convert received voice data into text data when the connected phone call corresponds to the ARS phone call, and a display unit configured to display the converted text data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a transceiver configured to transmit and receive voice data during a phone call connection;
an audio interface configured to input and output voice data;
an input interface configured to receive a user input;
at least one processor configured to:
determine whether a connected phone call corresponds to an automatic response system (ARS) phone call,
convert received voice data into text data when the connected phone call corresponds to the ARS phone call, and
translate the converted text data into a display language, the display language determined based on pre-stored home public land mobile network (HPLMN) information; and

a display configured to display the translated text data.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine, when a phone number of the connected phone call is included in a list of ARS phone numbers, that the connected phone call corresponds to the ARS phone call.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
analyze the received voice data, and
determine that the connected phone call corresponds to the ARS phone call when the received voice data corresponds to a mechanical sound.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine, when the electronic device requests a phone call connection or when a time interval until a counterpart responds to a phone call and connects the phone call, after the phone call connection request, is less than or equal to a preconfigured time interval, that the connected phone call corresponds to the ARS phone call.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
determine an analysis language to analyze the voice data, divide and store the received voice data with reference to a verbal pause, and
convert the stored voice data for each interval into text data by analyzing the voice data based on the analysis language.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine the analysis language based on a counterpart's phone number or a public land mobile network (PLMN) identifier (ID) of a network being used for the connected phone call.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control to:
detect a preconfigured specific word or number in the text data,
configure a display screen based on the detected specific word or number, and
display the display screen.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
measure a time interval until a reception of a user input while an ARS voice is received,
store the received user input,
determine whether a phone call connection with the counterpart succeeds after the ARS phone call is terminated by analyzing the received voice data,
re-input the stored user input according to the measured time interval by re-connecting a phone call with the ARS phone number which has been connected at a regular time interval when the phone call connection with the counterpart fails, and
notify whether the phone call connection succeeds to the user when the phone call connection with the counterpart succeeds after the ARS phone call is terminated.

9. A method of displaying a phone call conversation of an electronic device, the method comprising:
connecting a phone call;
determining whether a connected phone call corresponds to an automatic response system (ARS) phone call;
converting received voice data into text data by analyzing the received voice data when the connected phone call corresponds to the ARS phone call;
translating the converted text data into a display language, the display language determined based on pre-stored home public land mobile network (HPLMN) information; and
displaying the translated text data.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the determining comprises determining whether a phone number of the connected phone call corresponds to the ARS phone call based on a list of pre-stored ARS phone numbers or information received from an ARS server.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the determining comprises determining, when the electronic device requests a phone call connection or when a time interval until a counterpart responds to a phone call and connects the phone call, after the phone call connection request, is less than or equal to a preconfigured time interval, that the connected phone call corresponds to the ARS phone call.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the determining comprises analyzing the received voice data, and when the received voice data corresponds to a mechanical sound, determining that the connected phone call corresponds to the ARS phone call.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the converting comprises:
determining an analysis language to analyze the voice data;
dividing and storing the received voice data with reference to a verbal pause; and
converting the stored voice data for each interval into text data by analyzing the voice data based on the analysis language.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the determining of the analysis language comprises deciding the analysis language based on a counterpart's phone number or a public land mobile network (PLMN) identifier (ID) of a network being used for the connected phone call.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the displaying comprises:
detecting a preconfigured specific word or number in the text data;
configuring a display screen based on the detected specific word or number; and
displaying the display screen.

16. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
measuring a time interval until a reception of a user input while an ARS voice is received;
storing the received user input;
determining whether a phone call connection with the counterpart succeeds after the ARS phone call is terminated by analyzing the receive voice data;
re-connecting a phone call with the ARS phone number which has been connected at a regular time interval when the phone call connection with the counterpart fails;
re-inputting the stored user input at the measured time interval; and
notifying whether the phone call connection succeeds to the user when the phone call connection with the counterpart succeeds after the ARS phone call is terminated.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Hong
• Park Harkkyu

Classifications

• H04M1/72591 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M3/4936

  Speech interaction details (speech recognition per se G10L15/00) · CPC title

• H04M1/72522

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G10L15/26

  Speech to text systems (G10L15/08 takes precedence) · 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