Apparatus and method for providing incoming and outgoing call information in a mobile communication terminal

• US 10,116,779 B2
• Filed: 05/25/2017
• Issued: 10/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Cho, Jeong-Sik, Kim, Young-Jip, Han, Young-Seop, Choe, Jun-Young, Lee, Kyung-Shin, Lee, Tae-Soo
• Primary Examiner(s): Urban, Edward
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hu, Rui
• Application Number:
  US15/605,482
• Publication Number:
  US 20170264727A1
• Time in Patent Office: 523 Days
• Field of Search: 455566, 4554121, 4554122, 455415, 4551585, 37920715, 37920104, 379 9323, 37942803, 37943304
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27457 Management thereof, e.g. manual editing of data
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2746 Sorting, e.g. according to history or frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/56 Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set
• 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 1/64 Automatic arrangements for answering calls; Automatic arrangements for recording messages for absent subscribers; Arrangements for recording conversations centralised dictation systems H04M11/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/663 Preventing unauthorised calls to a telephone set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• 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 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses are provided for providing information at an electronic device. Call history information for a phone number is displayed on a display of the electronic device. An option is displayed on the display of the electronic device. The option is either a first option for editing information associated with the phone number or a second option for adding the phone number to an address book based on whether the phone number is in the address book.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a memory storing instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the stored instructions to at least;

control the display to display a plurality of call entries including incoming call entries and outgoing call entries corresponding to a plurality of phone numbers; and

based on receiving a selection of one of the plurality of call entries that corresponds to a phone number;

control the display to display;

(i) a first option for modifying prestored information associated with the phone number corresponding to the one of the plurality of call entries, without displaying a second option for adding the phone number to an address book, and (ii) a third option for unblocking a call from the phone number, when the phone number is in the address book and registered for blocking the call from the phone number, wherein the prestored information associated with the phone number corresponding to the one of the plurality of call entries includes a name for the phone number,

control the display to display;

(i) the second option, without displaying the first option, and (ii) the third option, when the phone number is not in the address book and is registered for blocking the call from the phone number,

control the display to display;

(i) the first option, without displaying the second option, and (ii) a fourth option for blocking a call from the phone number, when the phone number is in the address book and is not registered for blocking the call from the phone number, and

control the display to display;

(i) the second option, without displaying the first option, and (ii) the fourth option, when the phone number is not in the address book and is not registered for blocking the call from the phone number.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is, further configured to execute the stored instructions to:

based on receiving the selection of the one of the plurality of call entries, control the display to display call history information for the phone number corresponding to the one of the plurality of call entries.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the call history information for the phone number includes incoming call information of the phone number and outgoing call information of the phone number.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the stored instructions to:

based on receiving the selection of the one of the plurality of call entries, control the display to display call history information for the phone number corresponding to the one of the plurality of call entries together with one of the first option and the second option, based on whether the phone number is in the address book.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the call history information for the phone number includes incoming call information of the phone number and outgoing call information of the phone number.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein one of the incoming call entries and the outgoing call entries includes the phone number and a number in parentheses following the phone number, and

wherein the number in parentheses indicates how many calls have been made, received, or missed for the phone number.

7. A method of providing information, at an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying, on a display of the electronic device, a plurality of call entries including incoming call entries and outgoing call entries corresponding to a plurality of phone numbers; and

based on receiving a selection of one of the plurality of call entries that corresponds to a phone number;

displaying, on the display of the electronic device;

(i) a first option for modifying prestored information associated with the phone number corresponding to the one of the plurality of call entries, without displaying a second option for adding the phone number to the address book, and (ii) a third option for unblocking a call from the phone number, when the phone number is in the address book and registered for blocking the call from the phone number, wherein the prestored information associated with the phone number corresponding to the one of the plurality of call entries includes a name for the phone number, and

displaying, on the display of the electronic device;

(i) the second option, without displaying the first option, and (ii) the third option, when the phone number is not in the address book and is registered for blocking the call from the phone number

displaying, on the display of the electronic device;

(i) the first option, without displaying the second option, and (ii) a fourth option for blocking a call from the phone number, when the phone number is in the address book and is not registered for blocking the call from the phone number, and

displaying, on the display of the electronic device;

(i) the second option, without displaying the first option, and (ii) the fourth option, when the phone number is not in the address book and is not registered for blocking the call from the phone number.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

based on receiving the selection of the one of the plurality of call entries, displaying, on the display of the electronic device, call history information for the phone number corresponding to the one of the plurality of call entries.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the call history information for the phone number includes incoming call information of the phone number and outgoing call information of the phone number.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

based on receiving the selection of the one of the plurality of call entries, displaying, on the display of the electronic device, call history information for the phone number corresponding to the one of the plurality of call entries together with one of the first option and the second option, based on whether the phone number is in the address book.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the call history information for the phone number includes incoming call information of the phone number and outgoing call information of the phone number.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein one of the incoming call entries and the outgoing call entries includes the phone number and a number in parentheses following the phone number, and

wherein the number in parentheses indicates how many calls have been made, received, or missed for the phone number.

13. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing instructions executable by a processor of an electronic device to cause the processor to at least:

control to provide, on a display of the electronic device, a plurality of call entries including incoming call entries and outgoing call entries corresponding to a plurality of phone numbers; and

based on receiving a selection of one of the plurality of call entries that corresponds to a phone number;

control to provide, on the display of the electronic device;

(i) a first option for modifying prestored information associated with the phone number corresponding to the one of the plurality of call entries, without providing a second option for adding the phone number to the address book, and (ii) a third option for unblocking a call from the phone number, when the phone number is in the address book and registered for blocking the call from the phone number, wherein the prestored information associated with the phone number corresponding to the one of the plurality of call entries includes a name for the phone number, and

control to provide, on the display of the electronic device;

(i) the second option, without providing the first option, and (ii) the third option, when the phone number is not in the address book and is registered for blocking the call from the phone number,

control to provide, on the display of the electronic device;

(i) the first option, without displaying the second option, and (ii) a fourth option for blocking a call from the phone number, when the phone number is in the address book and is not registered for blocking the call from the phone number, and

control to provide, on the display of the electronic device;

(i) the second option, without displaying the first option, and (ii) the fourth option, when the phone number is not in the address book and is not registered for blocking the call from the phone number.

14. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 13, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

based on receiving the selection of the one of the plurality of call entries, control to provide, on the display of the electronic device, call history information for the phone number corresponding to the one of the plurality of call entries.

15. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 14, wherein the call history information for the phone number includes incoming call information of the phone number and outgoing call information of the phone number.

16. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 13, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

based on receiving the selection of the one of the plurality of call entries, control to provide, on the display of the electronic device, call history information for the phone number corresponding to the one of the plurality of call entries together with one of the first option and the second option, based on whether the phone number is in the address book.

17. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 16, wherein the call history information for the phone number includes incoming call information of the phone number and outgoing call information of the phone number.

18. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 13, wherein one of the incoming call entries and the outgoing call entries includes the phone number and a number in parentheses following the phone number, and

wherein the number in parentheses indicates how many calls have been made, received, or missed for the phone number.