Terminal device and incoming call processing method

• US 10,447,847 B2
• Filed: 09/25/2015
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wang, Yahui, Gao, Wenmei
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tuan H
• Application Number:
  US15/762,312
• Publication Number:
  US 20180262612A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,481 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6041 Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/663 Preventing unauthorised calls to a telephone set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• 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 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42221 Conversation recording systems at the subscriber's set H04M1/656
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54

Abstract

A terminal device and an incoming call processing method to reduce user operations, where the terminal device includes a touch display screen, a pressure sensor, and a processor, where the touch display screen is configured to display an incoming call interface when the terminal device receives an incoming call, where the incoming call interface includes an incoming call number and a rejection icon. The pressure sensor is configured to determine a value of first pressure generated by the first touch operation when the terminal device detects a first touch operation on the rejection icon, and the processor is configured to reject the incoming call and initiate a first additional operation when the value of the first pressure that is determined by the pressure sensor exceeds a first threshold.

Claims

1. A terminal device, comprising:

a touch display screen configured to display an incoming call interface comprising an incoming call number and a rejection icon when the terminal device receives an incoming call;

a pressure sensor coupled to the touch display screen and configured to determine a first pressure value generated from a first touch operation when the terminal device detects the first touch operation on the rejection icon; and

a processor coupled to the touch display screen and the pressure sensor and configured such that in response to the terminal device detecting the first touch operation on the rejection icon, the processor;

rejects the incoming call; and

initiates a first additional operation when the first pressure value exceeds a first threshold.

2. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the incoming call interface further comprises an answer icon, wherein the pressure sensor is further configured to determine a second pressure value generated from a second touch operation when the terminal device detects the second touch operation on the answer icon, and wherein the processor is further configured such that in response to the terminal device detecting the second touch operation on the answer icon, the processor:

answers the incoming call; and

initiates a second additional operation when the second pressure value exceeds a second threshold,

wherein the processor answers the incoming call without initiating the second additional operation when the second pressure value does not exceed the second threshold.

3. The terminal device according to claim 2, wherein when answering the incoming call and initiating the second additional operation, the processor is further configured to:

answer the incoming call; and

enable a handsfree function after answering the incoming call when the second pressure value exceeds the second threshold.

4. The terminal device according to claim 2, wherein when answering the incoming call and initiating the second additional operation, the processor is further configured to:

answer the incoming call; and

enable recording after answering the incoming call when the second pressure value exceeds the second threshold.

5. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

reject the incoming call without initiating the first additional operation when the first pressure value does not exceed the first threshold; and

initiate the first additional operation after rejecting the incoming call when the first pressure value exceeds the first threshold, wherein initiating the first additional operation includes blacklisting the incoming call number.

6. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein when rejecting the incoming call and initiating the first additional operation, the processor is further configured to:

reject the incoming call; and

set a reminder event after rejecting the incoming call.

7. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein when rejecting the incoming call and initiating the first additional operation, the processor is further configured to:

reject the incoming call; and

send a default short message service (SMS) message to the incoming call number after rejecting the incoming call.

8. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the terminal device is configured to determine whether the incoming call number is fraudulent, and wherein the processor is further configured such that when the terminal device determines that the incoming call number is a fraudulent number, the processor rejects the incoming call and initiates the first additional operation even when the first pressure value does not exceed the first threshold.

9. The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein the processor initiates the additional operation by blacklisting the incoming call number.

10. A terminal device, comprising:

a touch display screen configured to display an incoming call interface comprising an answer icon when the terminal device receives an incoming call;

a pressure sensor coupled to the touch display screen and configured to determine a value of pressure generated from a first touch operation when the terminal device detects the first touch operation on the answer icon; and

a processor coupled to the touch display screen and the pressure sensor and configured such that responsive to the terminal device detecting the first touch operation on the answer icon, the processor;

answers the incoming call; and

initiates a first additional operation when the value of the pressure generated from the first touch operation exceeds a first threshold, wherein the processor is configured to answer the incoming call without initiating the first additional operation when the value of the pressure does not exceed the first threshold, and when the value of the pressure exceeds the first threshold, the processor is further configured to;

answer the incoming call; and

enable a handsfree function after answering the incoming call.

11. The terminal device according to claim 10, wherein when answering the incoming call and initiating the first additional operation when the value of the pressure exceeds the first threshold, the processor is further configured to:

answer the incoming call; and

enable recording after answering the incoming call.

12. An incoming call processing method implemented by a terminal device, the method comprising:

displaying, on a touch display screen of the terminal device, an incoming call interface comprising an incoming call number and a rejection icon when the terminal device receives an incoming call;

rejecting the incoming call when the terminal device detects a first touch operation on the rejection icon; and

initiating a first additional operation when a first pressure value exceeds a first threshold, the first pressure value being generated from the first touch operation on the rejection icon.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the incoming call interface further comprises an answer icon, and wherein the method further comprises:

answering the incoming call when a second touch operation is detected on the answer icon; and

initiating a second additional operation when a second pressure value exceeds a second threshold, the second pressure value being generated from the second touch operation on the answer icon,

wherein the incoming call is answered without initiating the second additional operation when the second pressure value does not exceed the second threshold.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein initiating the second additional operation comprises:

enabling a speaker after answering the incoming call.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein initiating the second additional operation comprises:

enabling recording after answering the incoming call.

16. The method according to claim 12, wherein initiating the first additional operation comprises:

blacklisting the incoming call number after rejecting the incoming call.

17. The method according to claim 12, wherein initiating the first additional operation comprises:

setting a reminder event after rejecting the incoming call.

18. The method according to claim 12, wherein initiating the first additional operation comprises:

sending a default short message service (SMS) message to the incoming call number after rejecting the incoming call.

19. The method according to claim 12, further comprising simultaneously rejecting the incoming call and initiating the first additional operation when the first pressure value exceeds the first threshold, wherein initiating the first additional operation comprises:

setting a reminder event associated with the incoming call number;

or

sending a default short message service (SMS) message to the incoming call number.