Method for Automatically Changing Incoming Call Alert Profile Upon the Current Location

• US 20100004000A1
• Filed: 07/03/2008
• Published: 01/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Arima Communications Corporation
• Original Assignee: Arima Communications Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Wen-Chi
• Application Number:
  US12/167,634
• Publication Number:
  US 20100004000A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier

Abstract

A method for automatically changing incoming call alert profile upon the current location, implements on a GPS-functioned portable communication device. The method continually obtains a location coordinate, compares the location coordinate with a comparison list to match an incoming call alert profile for the portable communication device'"'"'s current incoming call alert profile. Thus, wherever the portable communication device moves to, a reaction will be presented automatically according to the current incoming call alert profile when an incoming call comes.

Claims

1. A method for automatically changing incoming call alert profile upon the current location, which implements on a portable communication device, the method comprises:

(a) obtaining a location coordinate with a GPS module of the portable communication device;

(b) comparing the location coordinate with a comparison list of the portable communication device to match a corresponding incoming call alert profile from the comparison list; and

(c) setting the matched incoming call alert profile for the current incoming call alert profile of the portable communication device, wherein when an incoming call of the portable communication device arrives, the portable communication device presents a reaction according to the matched incoming call alert profile.

2. The method for automatically changing incoming call alert profile upon the current location as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step (a) comprises:

activating a GPS antenna of the GPS module to continually obtain and update a set of coordinate data; and

deriving the location coordinate of the portable communication device by calculating the set of coordinate data by the GPS module.

3. The method for automatically changing incoming call alert profile upon the current location as claimed in claim 2, wherein the comparison list comprises a plurality of coordinate information, and each of the coordinate information consists of a longitude range and a latitude range.

4. The method for automatically changing incoming call alert profile upon the current location as claimed in claim 3, wherein each of the coordinate information respectively corresponds to a profile code that represents one of incoming call alert profiles.

5. The method for automatically changing incoming call alert profile upon the current location as claimed in claim 4, wherein the step (b) further comprises:

comparing the location coordinate with the coordinate information from the comparison list to determine whether the location coordinate matches one of the coordinate information thereof; and

When the location coordinate matches one of the coordinate information thereof, obtaining the profile code according to the matched coordinate information.

6. The method for automatically changing incoming call alert profile upon the current location as claimed in claim 5, wherein after reading the profile code thereof, the method further comprises:

compulsorily setting the corresponding incoming call alert profile for the current incoming call alert profile of the portable communication device according to the obtained profile code.

7. The method for automatically changing incoming call alert profile upon the current location as claimed in claim 3, wherein each of the coordinate information respectively corresponds to at least one time period and a profile code that represents one of incoming call alert profiles.

8. The method for automatically changing incoming call alert profile upon the current location as claimed in claim 3, wherein the step (b) further comprises:

comparing the location coordinate with the coordinate information from the comparison list to determine whether the location coordinate matches one of the coordinate information thereof;

When the location coordinate matches one of the coordinate information thereof, comparing a system time of the portable communication device with the at least one time period corresponding to the matched coordinate information to determine whether the system time is within the at least one time period; and

When the system time is within the at least one time period, obtaining the profile code according to the matched coordinate information.

9. The method for automatically changing incoming call alert profile upon the current location as claimed in claim 8, wherein after obtaining the parameter of the incoming call alert profile according to the matched coordinate information, the method further comprises:

compulsorily setting the corresponding incoming call alert profile for the current incoming call alert profile of the portable communication device according to the obtained profile code.

10. The method for automatically changing incoming call alert profile upon the current location as claimed in claim 3, wherein each of the coordinate information respectively corresponds to a group code that represents one of location groups.

11. The method for automatically changing incoming call alert profile upon the current location as claimed in claim 10, wherein the step (b) further comprises:

comparing the location coordinate with the coordinate information from the comparison list to determine whether the location coordinate matches one of the coordinate information thereof;

When the location coordinate matches one of the coordinate information thereof, obtaining the group code according to the matched coordinate information;

comparing the obtained group code with an embedded predetermined rule of the portable communication device to derive a profile code that represents one of incoming call alert profiles.

12. The method for automatically changing incoming call alert profile upon the current location as claimed in claim 11, wherein after obtaining the parameter of the incoming call alert profile according to the matched coordinate information, the method further comprises:

compulsorily setting the corresponding incoming call alert profile for the current incoming call alert profile of the portable communication device according to the derived profile code.

13. The method for automatically changing incoming call alert profile upon the current location as claimed in claim 1, wherein when none of the incoming call comes in the step (c), processing the step (a).