SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROMPTING AN INCOMING CALL

• US 20080176558A1
• Filed: 12/03/2007
• Published: 07/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ensky Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ensky Technology Company Limited
• Inventors: Li, Bing, Li, Xiao-Guang
• Application Number:
  US11/949,052
• Publication Number:
  US 20080176558A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/426.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like

Abstract

The present invention relates to a communication system. The communication system includes a handheld communication device embedding a primary communication module therein, and a secondary communication apparatus. The primary communication module is configured for communicating with the secondary communication apparatus in a predetermined area. When a user of the handheld communication device forgets the handheld communication device halfway, an incoming call of ring tones of the handheld communication device don'"'"'t annoy and affect others around. The present invention also provides an incoming call prompting method for supporting the aforementioned communication system.

Claims

1. A communication system comprising:

a handheld communication device; and

a secondary communication apparatus;

wherein the handheld communication device, comprising;

a detecting unit for detecting an incoming call;

a primary communication module, for communicating with the secondary communication apparatus in a predetermined area;

a CPU, for invoking the primary communication module to send a search signal to the secondary communication apparatus when the detecting unit detects the incoming call, and for deactivating a predetermined alert type of the handheld communication device when the primary communication module receives a response signal from the secondary communication apparatus.

2. The communication system as recited in claim 1, wherein the secondary communication apparatus is a wireless accessory of the handheld communication device, and is carried by the owner of the handheld communication device.

3. The communication system as recited in claim 1, wherein the primary communication module comprises:

a sending unit for sending the search signal to the secondary communication apparatus;

a receiving unit for receiving the response signal from the secondary communication apparatus; and

a processing unit for invoking the sending unit to send the search signal when the detecting unit detects the incoming call, and for sending a signal to the CPU indicative of whether or not the receiving unit receives the response signal from the secondary communication apparatus.

4. The communication system as recited in claim 3, wherein when the receiving unit receives the response signal, the processing unit sends a first signal indicative of receiving the response signal;

and when the receiving unit does not receive the response signal, the processing unit sends a second signal indicative of not receiving the response signal.

5. The communication system as recited in claim 1, wherein when the primary communication module does not receive the response signal from the secondary communication apparatus, the CPU activates the predetermined alert type.

6. The communication system as recited in claim 1, wherein the primary communication module and the secondary communication apparatus are Bluetooth modules.

7. The communication system as recited in claim 1, wherein the primary communication module and the secondary communication apparatus are RFID modules.

8. An incoming call prompting method adapted for a handheld communication device, wherein the handheld communication device comprising a primary communication module for communicating with a secondary communication apparatus in a predetermined area, the method comprising:

detecting an incoming call;

sending a search signal to the secondary communication apparatus;

receiving a response signal from the secondary communication apparatus; and

deactivating a predetermined alert type of the handheld communication device.

9. The incoming call prompting method as recited in claim 8, further comprising:

activating the predetermined alert type, when the primary communication module does not receive the response signal from the secondary communication apparatus.