Method for registering absent subscriber messages and setting absent subscriber mode

• US 20050159146A1
• Filed: 01/19/2005
• Published: 07/21/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Yong Jik
• Application Number:
  US11/038,949
• Publication Number:
  US 20050159146A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/306 Prerecordings to be used during a voice call
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42017 Customized ring-back tones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/487 Arrangements for providing information services, e.g. recorded voice services or time announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/50 Centralised arrangements for answering calls; Centralised arrangements for recording messages for absent or busy subscribers H04M3/487 takes precedence; centralised dictation systems H04M11/10; Centralised arrangements for recording messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 Voice mail systems

Abstract

A method for registering absent subscriber messages and setting an absent subscriber mode in a portable terminal is provided. The method sets a state of the terminal to an absent subscriber mode, transmits a message of the set absent subscriber mode to a terminal of a calling party if a call is received at a called party, and processes the received call depending on the absent subscriber mode. Through above processes, the method informs an exact reason regarding absent subscriber situation to the terminal of the calling party, thereby preventing repeated calling and wastes of wireless resources.

Claims

1. A method for registering an absent subscriber message in a terminal, comprising the steps of:

displaying an absent subscriber message registration screen using a function key of the terminal;

inputting absent subscriber message information displayed on the screen; and

if the inputting of the absent subscriber message information is completed, registering the inputted information as an absent subscriber message.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the absent subscriber message information comprises at least two or more items among an absent subscriber message title, an absent subscriber message content, and an absent subscriber message hot-key.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the absent subscriber message title is an item for representing a situation which a subscriber faces, in which a list for respective circumstances is provided on the terminal or the absent subscriber message title is directly inputted by the subscriber.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the absent subscriber message content is a message to be informed of to a terminal of a called party and comprises a voice signal recorded by a subscriber or a downloaded content.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the absent subscriber message information further comprises call reception option items for processing a received call when the call is received under an absent subscriber mode.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the option items comprise a call reception reject function upon reception of a call and a call reception function, and one of the functions is registered as the call reception option of the absent subscriber message.

7. A method for setting an absent subscriber mode in a terminal, comprising the steps of:

registering, by a subscriber, absent subscriber messages for respective absent subscriber circumstances;

setting an absent subscriber message selected by the subscriber of the terminal among the registered absent subscriber messages as an absent subscriber mode; and

if a call is received at the terminal, transmitting the absent subscriber message of the absent subscriber mode to a terminal of a calling party.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of:

if the absent subscriber mode is set, displaying absent subscriber message information on a screen of the terminal.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the absent subscriber mode is set by selection of a hot key or through an absent subscriber mode setting menu.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the absent subscriber message transmitted to the terminal of the calling party is an absent subscriber message comprising a voice signal recorded in the absent subscriber message or a downloaded content.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the absent subscriber message transmitted to the terminal of the calling party is an absent subscriber message title representing subscriber state information, including “

in driving”

or “

in a shower”

.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising the steps of:

if a call is received, checking whether a state of the terminal is the absent subscriber mode;

if the state of the terminal is the absent subscriber mode as a result of the checking, checking a call reception option of the absent subscriber message; and

controlling whether to inform the received call depending on the call reception option and transmitting the absent subscriber message to the terminal of the calling party.

13. The method of claim 7, wherein the call reception option item for the absent subscriber message is one of a call reception reject function and a call reception function.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the call reception option item for the absent subscriber message selects whether to set a call informing function.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising the steps of:

if the call reception option of the absent subscriber message is the call reception reject function, automatically transmitting the set absent subscriber message to the terminal of the calling party upon reception of a call;

disabling a call informing function of the terminal of the called party; and

storing an absent subscriber call record.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of:

if the call reception option item of the absent subscriber message is the call reception function, automatically transmitting the absent subscriber message to the terminal of the calling party upon reception of a call, and calling the called party depending on a call informing mode, including a bell and a vibration set at the terminal of the called party.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of:

if a call is received under the absent subscriber mode, automatically storing an absent subscriber call record.

18. A method for setting an absent subscriber mode in a terminal, comprising the steps of:

setting a state of a terminal to an absent subscriber mode; and

if a call is received at the terminal, transmitting, at the terminal, part of absent subscriber message information of the set absent subscriber mode to a terminal of a calling party and processing the received call depending on the absent subscriber mode.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the absent subscriber message information comprises:

an absent subscriber message title representing an absent subscriber state, including “

in conference”

, “

in a shower”

, “

in driving”

, an absent subscriber message content for informing the absent subscriber state, a hot-key for shortening and setting the absent subscriber message, and an option for processing whether to receive an absent subscriber call.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising the steps of:

automatically transmitting an absent subscriber message content registered at an absent subscriber message to the terminal of the calling party;

disabling a call informing function; and

leaving an absent subscriber call record.