Method for controlling communication and electronic device thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9730262-B2
Application number	US-201614988071-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 5, 2016
Priority date	Jan 6, 2015
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

A method of operating a first electronic device for improving call quality is provided. The method includes the operations of transmitting call data received through a first call between the first electronic device and a third electronic device to a second electronic device, using short-range wireless communication connected with the second electronic device, if a communication abnormality of the short-range wireless communication takes place, connecting a second call between the first electronic device and the second electronic device, generating a third call by merging the first call and the second call, and releasing a call connection of the first electronic device from the third call.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of operating a first electronic device, the method comprising:
transmitting call data received through a first call between the first electronic device and a third electronic device to a second electronic device, using short-range wireless communication connected with the second electronic device;
if a communication abnormality of the short-range wireless communication takes place, connecting a second call between the first electronic device and the second electronic device;
generating a third call by merging the first call and the second call; and
releasing a call connection of the first electronic device from the third call.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication abnormality is determined based on at least one of a signal strength of the call data, a data rate, a data error rate, and short-range wireless communication connection release or non-release.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the connecting of the second call between the first electronic device and the second electronic device further comprises:
releasing a connection of the short-range wireless communication; and
sending a base station a call connection request message for connecting the second call, using cellular communication.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the connecting of the second call between the first electronic device and the second electronic device further comprises sending the second electronic device a message requesting to turn on a power source of a cellular communication interface of the second electronic device, using the short-range wireless communication.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the connecting of the second call between the first electronic device and the second electronic device further comprises outputting a notification of directly connecting a call between the second electronic device and the third electronic device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating of the third call by merging the first call and the second call further comprises:
sending a base station a call merge request message for merging the first call and the second call; and
checking the merging of the first call and the second call.

7. A method of operating a second electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving call data received through a first call between a first electronic device and a third electronic device using short-range wireless communication connected with the first electronic device, from the first electronic device;
if a communication abnormality of the short-range wireless communication takes place, connecting a second call between the first electronic device and the second electronic device; and
directly connecting a call between the second electronic device and the third electronic device by releasing a call connection of the first electronic device from a third call generated from a merging of the first call and the second call.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the communication abnormality is determined based on at least one of a signal strength of the call data, a data rate, a data error rate, and short-range wireless communication connection release or non-release.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the connecting of the second call between the first electronic device and the second electronic device further comprises:
sending the first electronic device a message for connection of the second call, using the short-range wireless communication;
converting the short-range wireless communication into cellular communication; and
connecting the second call between the first electronic device and the second electronic device, using the cellular communication.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the connecting of the second call between the first electronic device and the second electronic device further comprises outputting a notification of directly connecting a call between the second electronic device and the third electronic device.

11. A first electronic device comprising:
a short-range wireless communication interface configured to support short-range wireless communication;
a cellular communication interface configured to support cellular communication; and
at least one processor configured to:
transmit call data received through a first call between the first electronic device and a third electronic device to a second electronic device, using a short-range wireless communication connected with the second electronic device,
connect a second call between the first electronic device and the second electronic device if a communication abnormality of the short-range wireless communication takes place,
generate a third call by merging the first call and the second call, and
release a call connection of the first electronic device from the third call.

12. The first electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the communication abnormality is determined based on at least one of a signal strength of the call data, a data rate, a data error rate, and short-range wireless communication connection release or non-release.

13. The first electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to:
release a connection of the short-range wireless communication, and
send a base station a call connection request message for connecting the second call, using the cellular communication.

14. The first electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to send the second electronic device a message requesting to turn on a power source of a cellular communication interface comprised in the second electronic device, using the short-range wireless communication.

15. The first electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to output a notification of directly connecting a call between the second electronic device and the third electronic device.

16. The first electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to:
send a base station a call merge request message for merging the first call and the second call, and
check the merging of the first call and the second call.

17. A second electronic device comprising:
a short-range wireless communication interface configured to support short-range wireless communication;
a cellular communication interface configured to support cellular communication; and
a processor configured to:
receive call data received through a first call between a first electronic device and a third electronic device using the short-range wireless communication connected with the first electronic device, from the first electronic device,
connect a second call between the first electronic device and the second electronic device if a communication abnormality of the short-range wireless communication takes place, and
directly connect a call between the second electronic device and the third electronic device by releasing a call connection of the first electronic device from a third call generated from a merging of the first call and the second call.

18. The second electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the communication abnormality is determined based on at least one of a signal strength of the call data, a data rate, a data error rate, and short-range wireless communication connection release or non-release.

19. The second electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
send the first electronic device a message for connection of the second call, using the short-range wireless communication,
convert the short-range wireless communication into cellular commu

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Myunghwan

Classifications

• H04W36/0011

  for data sessions of end-to-end connection · CPC title

• H04W76/026

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W76/027 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W76/064

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W4/008

  Electricity · mapped topic