Method for providing an occasion date notification function in a phone

• US 20020086712A1
• Filed: 08/15/2001
• Published: 07/04/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Bae, Jong-Cheol, Park, Keon-Young
• Granted Patent: US 7,409,230 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications

Abstract

There is provided a method of alerting a user of an occasion date in a phone having an idle mode screen displaying function and an incoming call ring sound alteration function. It is first determined whether today is a registered occasion date. If today is not the registered occasion date, a first predetermined image is set for an idle mode screen and a first predetermined ring sound is set as an incoming call ring sound. On the other hand, if the today is the registered occasion date, the first predetermined image is changed to a second predetermined image for the idle mode screen and the first predetermined ring sound is changed, to a second predetermined ring sound in place of the incoming call ring sound.

Claims

1. A method of alerting a user of an occasion date in a phone having an idle mode screen displaying function, comprising:

determining whether today is a registered occasion date;

setting a first predetermined image for an idle mode screen, if today is not the registered occasion date; and

changing the first predetermined image to a second predetermined image for the idle mode screen, if today is the registered occasion date.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

designating a date selected by the user as the registered occasion date; and

registering an image selected by the user among idle mode screen images stored in the phone with respect to the registered occasion date.

3. A method of alerting a user of an occasion date in a phone having an incoming call ring sound alteration function, comprising:

determining whether today is a registered occasion date;

setting a first predetermined ring sound as an incoming call ring sound, if today is not the registered occasion date; and

changing the first predetermined ring sound to a second predetermined ring sound as the incoming call ring sound, if the today is the registered occasion date.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

designating a date selected by the user as the registered occasion date; and

registering a ring sound selected by the user among ring sounds stored in the phone with respect to the registered occasion date.

5. A method of alerting a user of an occasion date in a phone having an idle mode screen displaying function and an incoming call ring sound alteration function, comprising:

checking whether today is a registered occasion date;

setting a first predetermined image for an idle mode screen and setting a first predetermined ring sound as an incoming call ring sound, if today is not the registered occasion date; and

changing the first predetermined image to a second predetermined image for the idle mode screen and the first predetermined ring sound to a second predetermined ring sound as the incoming call ring sound, if the today is the registered occasion date.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

designating a date selected by the user as the registered occasion date; and

registering an image and a ring sound selected by the user among idle mode screen images and ring sounds stored in the phone with respect to the registered occasion date.