Communication method and terminal

• US 10,185,536 B2
• Filed: 02/02/2015
• Issued: 01/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Device Dongguan Co Ltd (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Mei, Jingqing
• Primary Examiner(s): Jamal, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US15/120,439
• Publication Number:
  US 20170075647A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,450 Days
• Field of Search: 381105, 455 72, 455355, 379395, 37939001
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1083 In-session procedures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1094 Inter-user-equipment sessions transfer or sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/25 Maintenance of established connections

Abstract

A method includes: when a first terminal determines to start to execute a voice service, sending a first message to a third terminal, where the first message is used to trigger the third terminal to determine that a location relationship between a second terminal and the first terminal meets a preset condition, and when the second terminal is playing audio by using a loudspeaker, sending a second message to the second terminal, where the second message is used to control the second terminal to adjust a playing mode; and when the first terminal determines to stop executing the voice service, sending a third message to the third terminal, where the third message is used to trigger the third terminal to send a fourth message to the second terminal, and the fourth message is used to control the second terminal to restore the playing mode before the adjustment.

Claims

1. A communication method, applied to a first terminal, wherein the first terminal is configured to maintain a communication connection with a third terminal, and the third terminal is configured to maintain a communication connection with at least one second terminal, the method comprising:

periodically acquiring, by the first terminal using a positioning technology, location information of the first terminal;

when the first terminal determines to start to execute a voice service, sending a first message to the third terminal, wherein the first message comprises the location information of the first terminal and is used to trigger the third terminal to determine that a location relationship between the second terminal and the first terminal meets a preset condition based on the location information of the first terminal; and

when the second terminal is playing audio by using a loudspeaker, sending a second message to the second terminal, wherein the second message is used to trigger the second terminal to adjust a playing mode; and

when the first terminal determines to stop executing the voice service, sending a third message to the third terminal, wherein the third message is used to trigger the third terminal to send a fourth message to the second terminal, and the fourth message is used to trigger the second terminal to restore the playing mode before the adjustment.

2. The communication method according to claim 1, wherein:

adjusting a playing mode comprises;

pausing playing of the audio, turning off the loudspeaker, or turning down output volume of the loudspeaker; and

restoring the playing mode before the adjustment comprises;

continuing playing the audio, turning on the loudspeaker, or restoring the output volume of the loudspeaker to a value before the adjustment.

3. The communication method according to claim 1, further comprising:

acquiring, by the first terminal, the location information using the positioning technology, and sending the acquired location information to the third terminal when a location of the first terminal is updated and the acquired location information changes.

4. The communication method according to claim 1, wherein the first message further comprises an identifier of the first terminal.

5. The communication method according to claim 1, wherein the first message further comprises:

an identifier indicating that the first terminal executes the voice service.

6. A communication method, applied to a third terminal, wherein the third terminal is configured to maintain a communication connection with at least one first terminal, and the third terminal is configured to maintain a communication connection with at least one second terminal, the method comprising:

receiving, by the third terminal, a first message sent when the first terminal determines to start to execute a voice service, wherein the first message comprises location information of the first terminal determined using a positioning technology;

determining, by the third terminal, that a location relationship between the second terminal and the first terminal meets a preset condition based on the location information of the first terminal, and when the second terminal is playing audio by using a loudspeaker, sending a second message to the second terminal, wherein the second message is used to trigger the second terminal to adjust a playing mode;

receiving, by the third terminal, a third message sent when the first terminal determines to stop executing the voice service; and

sending, by the third terminal, a fourth message to the second terminal, wherein the fourth message is used to trigger the second terminal to restore the playing mode before the adjustment.

7. The communication method according to claim 6, wherein:

adjusting a playing mode comprises;

pausing playing of the audio, turning off the loudspeaker, or turning down output volume of the loudspeaker; and

restoring the playing mode before the adjustment comprises;

continuing playing the audio, turning on the loudspeaker, or restoring the output volume of the loudspeaker to a value before the adjustment.

8. The communication method according to claim 6, further comprising:

updating previously saved location information sent by the first terminal.

9. The communication method according to claim 6, further comprising:

receiving, by the third terminal, location information sent by the second terminal, and updating previously saved location information sent by the second terminal.

10. The communication method according to claim 6, wherein the first message further comprises an identifier of the first terminal.

11. The communication method according to claim 6, wherein the first message further comprises an identifier indicating that the first terminal executes the voice service.

12. A first terminal configured to maintain a communication connection with a third terminal, and the third terminal is configured to maintain a communication connection with at least one second terminal, the first terminal comprising:

a processor, configured to;

periodically acquire, using a positioning technology, location information of the first terminal, and

determine whether the first terminal executes a voice service;

a transmitter, configured to;

when the processor determines that the first terminal starts to execute the voice service, send a first message to the third terminal, wherein the first message comprises the location information of the first terminal and is used to trigger the third terminal to determine that a location relationship between the second terminal and the first terminal meets a preset condition based on the location information of the first terminal; and

when the second terminal is playing audio by using a loudspeaker, send a second message to the second terminal, wherein the second message is used to trigger the second terminal to adjust a playing mode, and

when the processor determines that the terminal stops executing the voice service, send a third message to the third terminal, wherein the third message is used to trigger the third terminal to send a fourth message to the second terminal, and the fourth message is used to trigger the second terminal to restore the playing mode before the adjustment.

13. The first terminal according to claim 12, wherein:

adjusting a playing mode comprises;

pausing playing of the audio, turning off the loudspeaker, or turning down output volume of the loudspeaker; and

restoring the playing mode before the adjustment comprises;

continuing playing the audio, turning on the loudspeaker, or restoring the output volume of the loudspeaker to a value before the adjustment.

14. The first terminal according to claim 12, wherein:

the processor is further configured to acquire the location information using the positioning technology and send the acquired location information to the third terminal when a location of the first terminal is updated and the acquired location information changes.

15. The first terminal according to claim 12, wherein the first message sent by the transmitter further comprises:

an identifier of the terminal;

or

an identifier indicating that the terminal executes the voice service.

16. A third terminal configured to maintain a communication connection with at least one first terminal and maintain a communication connection with at least one second terminal, the terminal comprising:

a receiver, configured to receive a first message sent when the first terminal determines to start to execute a voice service, wherein the first message comprises location information of the first terminal determined using a positioning technology;

a processor, configured to determine whether a location relationship between the second terminal and the first terminal meets a preset condition when or after the receiver receives the first message, based on the location information of the first terminal, and whether the second terminal is playing audio by using a loudspeaker;

a transmitter, configured to;

when the processor determines that the location relationship between the second terminal and the first terminal meets the preset condition, and the second terminal is playing the audio by using the loudspeaker, send a second message to the second terminal, wherein the second message is used to trigger the second terminal to adjust a playing mode;

wherein the receiver is further configured to receive a third message sent when the first terminal determines to stop executing the voice service; and

wherein the transmitter is further configured to send a fourth message to the second terminal, wherein the fourth message is used to trigger the second terminal to restore the playing mode before the adjustment.

17. The third terminal according to claim 16, wherein:

adjusting a playing mode comprises;

pausing playing of the audio, turning off the loudspeaker, or turning down output volume of the loudspeaker; and

restoring the playing mode before the adjustment comprises;

continuing playing the audio, turning on the loudspeaker, or restoring the output volume of the loudspeaker to a value before the adjustment.

18. The third terminal according to claim 16, wherein:

the processor is further configured to update, according to the location information sent by the first terminal and received by the receiver, previously saved location information sent by the first terminal.

19. The third terminal according to claim 16, wherein:

the receiver is further configured to receive location information sent by the second terminal;

the processor is further configured to update, according to the location information sent by the second terminal and received by the receiver, previously saved location information sent by the second terminal.

20. The third terminal according to claim 16, wherein the first message received by the receiver further comprises:

an identifier of the first terminal;

or

an identifier indicating that the first terminal executes the voice service.