OUT-OF-NETWORK WARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MOBILE PHONE

• US 20090325549A1
• Filed: 04/03/2009
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
• 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: CHANG, CHIA-YUAN
• Application Number:
  US12/417,655
• Publication Number:
  US 20090325549A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2066 Call type detection of indication, e.g. voice or fax, mobile of fixed, PSTN or IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00

Abstract

An out-of-network warning method for a mobile phone is provided. The method establishes a communication network connection between the mobile phone and a TSP server while initiating a call from the mobile phone using a dialed phone number. The method uploads the dialed phone number to the TSP server to get a call type. The method displays the call type on the mobile phone for further action.

Claims

1. An out-of-network warning system for a mobile phone, the system comprising:

a call initiating module configured for initiating a phone call using a dialed phone number;

an establishing module configured for establishing a communication network connection between the mobile phone and a telecommunication service provider server;

an uploading module configured for uploading the dialed phone number to the telecommunication service provider server, the telecommunication service provider server determining a call type according to the dialed phone number;

a receiving module configured for receiving the call type from the telecommunication service provider server;

a displaying module configured for displaying the call type on a display of the mobile phone for further action; and

at least one processor executing computerized operations for the dialing module, the establishing module, the uploading module, the receiving module, and the displaying module.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the telecommunication service provider server comprises a phone number comparison table.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the telecommunication service provider server determines the call type according to a comparison of the dialed phone number with phone numbers in the phone number comparison table.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein, the call type indicates that the call is an intra-network mobile-to-mobile call if the dialed phone number is in the phone number comparison table, and wherein the call type indicates an out-of-network mobile-to-mobile call if the phone number is not in the phone number comparison table.

5. An out-of-network warning method for a mobile phone, the method comprising:

initiating a phone call using a dialed phone number;

establishing a communication network connection between the mobile phone and a telecommunication service provider server;

uploading the dialed phone number to the telecommunication service provider server, wherein the telecommunication service provider server determines a call type of the dialed phone number according to the dialed phone number;

receiving the call type from the telecommunication service provider server; and

displaying the call type on a display of the mobile phone for further action.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the telecommunication service provider server comprises a phone number comparison table.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the telecommunication service provider server determines the call type according to a comparison of the dialed phone number with phone numbers in the phone number comparison table.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein, the call type indicates that the call is an intra-network mobile-to-mobile call if the dialed phone number is in the phone number comparison table, and wherein the call type indicates a out-of-network mobile-to-mobile call if the phone number is not in the phone number comparison table.

9. A storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor, causing the processor to perform a warning method when a mobile phone is used to initiate a call, the method comprising:

initiating a phone call using a dialed phone number;

establishing a communication network connection between the mobile phone and a telecommunication service provider server;

uploading the dialed phone number to the telecommunication service provider server, wherein the telecommunication service provider server determines a call type of the dialed phone number according to the dialed phone number;

receiving the call type from the telecommunication service provider server; and

displaying the call type on a display of the mobile phone for further action.

10. The medium according to claim 9, wherein the telecommunication service provider server comprises a phone number comparison table.

11. The medium according to claim 10, wherein the telecommunication service provider server determines the call type according to a comparison of the dialed phone number with phone numbers in the phone number comparison table.

12. The medium according to claim 11, wherein, the call type indicates that the call is an intra-network mobile-to-mobile call if the dialed phone number is in the phone number comparison table, and wherein the call type indicates a out-of-network mobile-to-mobile call if the phone number is not in the phone number comparison table.