ANSWERING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF A MOBILE PHONE

• US 20090264108A1
• Filed: 10/13/2008
• Published: 10/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: LI, JU-MEI, WONG, JUNG-CHIEH
• Application Number:
  US12/249,975
• Publication Number:
  US 20090264108A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/413
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6505 storing speech in digital form
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones

Abstract

An answering system of a mobile phone is disclosed. The system comprises: a setting module configured for setting an allowable ringing time period and an allowable recording time period for the mobile phone; a calculagraph configured for counting a ringing time when the mobile phone receives an incoming call; a processing module configured for prompting for an option selection input if the ringing time has reached the allowable ringing time period; and the processing module further configured for playing a voice message stored in a storage system of the mobile phone or recording a new voice message. A related method is also disclosed.

Claims

1. An answering system of a mobile phone, comprising:

a setting module configured for setting an allowable ringing time period and an allowable recording time period for the mobile phone;

a calculagraph configured for counting a ringing time when the mobile phone receives an incoming call; and

a processing module configured for prompting for an option selection input if the ringing time has reached the allowable ringing time period, playing back at least one voice message stored in a storage system of the mobile phone if the option selection is to play back the voice message, and recording a new voice message of the caller if the option selection is to record the new voice message; and

a processor configured for receiving data and for executing one or more operations for the setting module, the processing module, and the calculagraph.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a determining module configured for determining if the ringing time has reached the allowable ringing time period.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the calculagraph is further configured for counting a recording time when the mobile phone begin to record the new voice message of the caller.

4. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the processing module is further configured for terminating the call or pausing recording the voice message when the recording time has reached the allowable recording time period or when the storage system is full.

5. An answering method of a mobile phone, comprising:

setting an allowable ringing time period and an allowable recording time period for the mobile phone;

counting a ringing time when the mobile phone receives an incoming call;

prompting for an option selection input if the ringing time has reached the allowable ringing time period and the incoming call has not been answered;

playing back at least one voice message stored in a storage system of the mobile phone if the option selection is to play back the voice message;

or

recording a new voice message left by the caller if the option selection is to record the new voice message.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the step (c) further comprising a step of:

determining if the incoming call has been answered; and

determining if the ringing time has reached the allowable ringing time if the incoming call has not been answered.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a step of:

counting a recording time when the mobile phone begin to record the new voice message of the caller.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a step of:

terminating the call or pausing recording the voice message when the recording time has reached the allowable recording time period or when the storage system is full.

9. A mobile phone for answering phone calls, the mobile phone comprising:

a setting module configured for setting an allowable ringing time period and an allowable recording time period for the mobile phone;

a calculagraph configured for counting a ringing time when the mobile phone receives an incoming call; and

a processing module configured for prompting for an option selection input if the ringing time reaches the allowable ringing time period, playing back at least one voice message stored in a storage system of the mobile phone if the option selection is to play back the voice message, and recording a new voice message of the caller if the option selection is to record the new voice message; and

a processor configured for receiving data and for executing one or more operations for the setting module, the processing module, and the calculagraph.

10. The system as claimed in claim 9, further comprising a determining module configured for determining if the ringing time reaches the allowable ringing time period.

11. The system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the calculagraph is further configured for counting a recording time when the mobile phone begin to record the new voice message of the caller.

12. The system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the processing module is further configured for terminating the call or pausing recording the voice message when the recording time reaches the allowable recording time period or when the storage system is full.