Method and apparatus for displaying missed calls on mobile terminal

• US 10,097,970 B2
• Filed: 09/09/2013
• Issued: 10/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Cho, Jaewan
• Primary Examiner(s): Siddiqui, Kashif
• Application Number:
  US14/021,358
• Publication Number:
  US 20140080465A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,856 Days
• Field of Search: 455415, 455566, 455567, 379 291, 379 8811, 379 8812, 379 9317, 379 9323, 37914217, 37916712, 3794281, 37943304, 345156, 3454401, 345553
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/576 associated with a pictorial or graphical representation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs logging of telephone numbers H04M1/56, H04M1/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A displaying method and apparatus in a mobile terminal are provided. The displaying method in a mobile terminal includes displaying a message for a missed call for a first number on an idle screen or a call list screen when the missed call is generated from the first number, displaying a call history for the first number on an incoming call screen or an outgoing call screen when a call is received from the first number or the call is transmitted to the first number, and changing the message for the missed call for the first number when a call is connected to the first number and displaying the changed message.

Claims

1. A method for managing calls on a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

automatically displaying a numeric notification indicating a number of missed calls from one or more terminals if a missed call has occurred;

establishing a call with a first terminal among the one or more terminals corresponding to the missed calls and displaying a call connection screen during the call; and

in response to the call with the first terminal among the one or more terminals corresponding to the missed calls being disconnected, automatically reducing the numeric notification by a number of missed calls from the first terminal from a total number of missed calls, and displaying the reduced numeric notification.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a telephone communication icon,

wherein the telephone communication icon comprises an image of a telephone.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a number of missed calls from a second terminal,

wherein the automatically displaying of the numeric notification comprises displaying the numeric notification corresponding to the total number of missed calls including the number of missed calls from the first terminal and the number of missed calls from the second terminal.

4. The method of claim 3,

wherein the reducing of the numeric notification comprises reducing the determined number of missed calls from the first terminal from the total number of missed calls including the number of missed calls from the first terminal and the number of missed calls from the second terminal.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

establishing a call with the second terminal; and

wherein the reducing of the numeric notification comprises removing the numeric notification.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

missing another call from the first terminal; and

increasing the numeric notification to include a total number of missed calls from the first terminal.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

missing a call from a second terminal; and

increasing the numeric notification to include the total number of missed calls from the first terminal plus the missed call from the second terminal.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

establishing a call with the first terminal,

wherein the reducing of the numeric notification further comprises reducing the numeric notification by the total number of missed calls from the first terminal to indicate only the missed call from the second terminal.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the numeric notification includes a numeric counter indicating the number of missed calls from the first terminal.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the reducing of the numeric notification comprises removing the numeric notification.

9. A mobile terminal for managing calls, the mobile terminal comprising:

a display; and

a processor electrically coupled with the display and configured to;

control the display to automatically display a numeric notification indicating a number of missed calls from one or more terminals if a missed call has occurred,

establish a call with a first terminal among the one or more terminals corresponding to the missed calls and control the display to display a call connection screen during the call, and

in response to the call with the first terminal among the one or more terminals corresponding to the missed calls being disconnected, automatically reduce the numeric notification by a number of missed calls from the first terminal from a total number of missed calls, and control the display to display the reduced numeric notification.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 9,

wherein the processor is further configured to control the display to display a telephone communication icon, and

wherein the telephone communication icon comprises an image of a telephone.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine a number of missed calls from a second terminal, and

automatically display the numeric notification by displaying the numeric notification corresponding to the total number of missed calls including the number of missed calls from the first terminal and the number of missed calls from the second terminal.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to reduce the numeric notification by reducing the determined number of missed calls from the first terminal from the total number of missed calls including the number of missed calls from the first terminal and the number of missed calls from the second terminal.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 11,

wherein the processor is further configured to establish a call with the second terminal, and

wherein the reducing of the numeric notification comprises removing the numeric notification.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine if another call is missed from the first terminal, and

increase the numeric notification to indicate include a total number of missed calls from the first terminal.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine if a call is missed from a second terminal, and

increase the numeric notification to include the total number of missed calls from the first terminal plus the missed call from the second terminal.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to:

establish call with the first terminal, and

reduce the numeric notification by decreasing the numeric notification by the total number of missed calls from the first terminal to indicate only the missed call from the second terminal.

22. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

establish a call with the second terminal, and

reducing the numeric notification by reducing the number of missed calls from the second terminal from the total number of missed calls.

24. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to reduce the numeric notification by removing the numeric notification.

17. A method for managing calls on a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

automatically displaying a numeric notification indicating a number of one or more missed calls from a first terminal and a second terminal, the numeric notification corresponding to a total number of missed calls from the first terminal and the second terminal, when one or more missed calls has occurred;

establishing a call with at least one of the first terminal or the second terminal and displaying a call connection screen during the call; and

in response to the call with the at least one of the first terminal or the second terminal being disconnected, automatically reducing the numeric notification by the number of missed calls from one of the first terminal or the second terminal from the total number of missed calls, and displaying the reduced numeric notification.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

displaying a telephone communication icon,

wherein the telephone communication icon comprises an image of a telephone.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the reducing of the numeric notification comprises reducing the numeric notification by the number of missed calls from the first terminal.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

establishing a call with the second terminal,

wherein the reducing of the numeric notification further comprises reducing the numeric notification by the number of missed calls from the second terminal.

25. The method of claim 20, wherein the reducing of the numeric notification comprises removing the numeric notification.

26. A mobile terminal for managing calls, the mobile terminal comprising:

a display; and

a processor electrically coupled with the display and configured to;

control the display to automatically display a numeric notification indicating a number of one or more missed calls from a first terminal and a second terminal, the numeric notification corresponding to a total number of missed calls from the first user terminal and the second user terminal, when one or more missed calls has occurred,

establish a call with at least one of the first terminal or the second terminal and control the display to display a call connection screen during the call, and

in response to the call with the at least one of the first terminal or the second terminal being disconnected, automatically reduce the numeric notification by the number of missed calls from one of the first terminal or the second terminal from the total number of missed calls, and control the display to display the reduced numeric notification.

27. The mobile terminal of claim 26,

wherein the processor is further configured to display a telephone communication icon, and

wherein the telephone communication icon comprises an image of a telephone.

28. The mobile terminal of claim 26, wherein the processor is further configured to reduce the numeric notification by reducing the numeric notification by the number of missed calls from the first terminal.

29. The mobile terminal of claim 28, wherein the processor is further configured to:

establish a call with the second terminal, and

reduce the numeric notification by reducing the number of missed calls from the second terminal from the total number of missed calls.

30. The mobile terminal of claim 29, wherein the processor is further configured to reduce the numeric notification by removing the numeric notification.