Communication device and method capable of automatic response to incoming call

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9742892-B2
Application number	US-201615334567-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 26, 2016
Priority date	Feb 11, 2014
Publication date	Aug 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017

Abstract

A method for a communication device to automatically respond to an incoming call is provided. The method includes defining a destination, calculating an average speed of the communication device based on a GPS unit of the communication device, determining whether the average speed is equal to or exceeds a predefined value, disconnecting the incoming call if the average speed is equal to or exceeds the predefined value, forming a predefined message based on the average speed, and transmitting the predefined message to a caller of the incoming call.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for an automatic response to an incoming call, executed by a communication device, comprising:
defining a destination;
calculating an average speed of the communication device based on a GPS unit of the communication device, wherein the calculating of the average speed is executed after a delay time from an earliest time when an incoming call is received, wherein the delay time is a time interval for excluding improper calls;
determining whether the average speed is equal to or exceeds a predefined value;
disconnecting the incoming call if the average speed is equal to or exceeds the predefined value;
forming a predefined message based on the average speed; and
transmitting the predefined message to a caller of the incoming call.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a current position of the communication device based on the GPS unit of the communication device; and
calculating a time required to reach the destination based on the average speed and a distance between the current position and the destination, wherein the predefined message is formed based on the time required to reach the destination.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the distance between the current position and the destination is detected by the GPS unit.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the distance between the current position and the destination is obtained by searching a remote database, the remote database stores a map based on the current position and the destination.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the average speed is calculated based on acceleration of the communication device detected by a gravity sensor of the communication device.

6. A communication device, comprising:
a GPS unit;
a storage unit for storing instructions; and
a processor for executing the instructions to cause the processor to:
define a destination;
calculate an average speed of the communication device based on the GPS unit wherein the processor calculates the average speed after a delay time from an earliest time when an incoming call is received, wherein the delay time is a time interval for excluding improper calls;
determine whether the average speed is equal to or exceeds a predefined value;
disconnect the incoming call if the average speed is equal to or exceeds the predefined value;
form a predefined message based on the average speed; and
transmit the predefined message to a caller of the incoming call.

7. The communication device according to claim 6 , wherein the instructions further control the processor to:
determine a current position of the communication device based on the GPS unit; and
calculate a time required to reach the destination based on the average speed and a distance between the current position and the destination, wherein the predefined message is formed based on the time required to reach the destination.

8. The communication device according to claim 7 , wherein the distance between the current position and the destination is detected by the GPS unit.

9. The communication device according to claim 7 , wherein the distance between the current position and the destination is obtained by searching a remote database, the remote database stores a map based on the current position and the destination.

10. The communication device according to claim 6 , further comprising a gravity sensor for detecting acceleration of the communication device, wherein the average speed is calculated based on the acceleration.

Assignees

• Chiun Mai Communication Systems Inc

Inventors

• Wu Cheng-Han

Classifications

• H04M3/42042

  Notifying the called party of information on the calling party (details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72) · CPC title

• H04W4/12 Primary

  Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements · CPC title

• H04M1/64 Primary

  Automatic arrangements for answering calls; Automatic arrangements for recording messages for absent subscribers; Arrangements for recording conversations (centralised dictation systems H04M11/10) · CPC title

• H04M3/42365

  Presence services providing information on the willingness to communicate or the ability to communicate in terms of media capability or network connectivity · CPC title

• H04M1/72569

  Electricity · mapped topic