Communications Device and Method for Selecting a Missed Call Reminder Alert

• US 20100086112A1
• Filed: 10/08/2008
• Published: 04/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Wang, Hai, Shi, Xiao-Lei, Jiang, Tao
• Granted Patent: US 8,520,814 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/93.230
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/551 Call history recording a computer conference H04L12/1831
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42195 Arrangements for calling back a calling subscriber when the wanted subscriber ceases to be busy H04M3/48
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5322 for recording text messages

Abstract

A communications device and method for selecting a missed call reminder alert by comparing an identifier associated with a telephone number of an unattended received communications call with a database of alert profiles stored a memory of the communications device. The comparing identifies a call reminder alert time profile for the unattended received communications call. Next, there is performed a selecting, from the database of alert profiles, an identified call reminder alert time profile for the unattended received communications call. Thereafter, the communications device and method provide for emitting the missed call reminder alert based on the identified call reminder alert time profile.

Claims

1. A method for selecting a missed call reminder alert, the method being performed by a communications device, the method an identifier associated with a telephone comprising:

Comparing number of an unattended received communications call with a database of alert profiles stored a memory of the communications device, the comparing identifying a call reminder alert time profile for the unattended received communications call;

Selecting, from the database of alert profiles, an identified call reminder alert time profile for the unattended received communications call; and

Emitting the missed call reminder alert based on the identified call reminder alert time profile.

2. A method for selecting a missed call reminder alert as claimed in claim 1, wherein the identified call reminder alert time profile comprises a time interval frequency profile for the telephone number of an unattended received communications call.

3. A method for selecting a missed call reminder alert as claimed in claim 2, wherein the emitting the missed call reminder alert is repeated at a time interval frequency determined by the identified call reminder alert time profile.

4. A method for selecting a missed call reminder alert as claimed in claim 1, wherein the identified call reminder alert time profile comprises an allowable time of a day profile of when the emitting the missed call reminder alert is to be performed.

5. A method for selecting a missed call reminder alert as claimed in claim 1, wherein the identified call reminder alert time profile comprises an allowable days of the week profile of when the emitting the missed call reminder alert is to be performed.

6. A method for selecting a missed call reminder alert as claimed in claim 1, wherein the identified call reminder alert time profile is associated with a group of telephone numbers.

7. A method for selecting a missed call reminder alert as claimed in claim 3, wherein emitting the missed call reminder alert is repeated at the time interval frequency determined by the call reminder alert time profile for a pre-defined number of repetitions and thereafter the time interval frequency is modified.

8. A method for selecting a missed call reminder alert as claimed in claim 7, wherein the time interval frequency is modified to be of a greater time duration between repeating the emitting the missed call reminder alert.

9. A method for selecting a missed call reminder alert as claimed in claim 7, wherein the time interval frequency is modified to be of a shorter time duration between repeating the emitting the missed call reminder alert.

10. A method for selecting a missed call reminder alert as claimed in claim 1, wherein the unattended received communications call is an unread received text message.

11. A method for selecting a missed call reminder alert as claimed in claim 4, wherein the time of day profile is dependent on a users availability stored in a calendar in the memory of the communications device.

12. A communications device comprising:

A processor;

A memory associated with the processor;

An alert module coupled to the processor; and

A communications unit coupled to the processor, wherein in operation after the communications unit has received an unattended communications call, the processor stores details of the unattended communications call in the memory and thereafter the processor performs comparing a telephone number of an unattended received communications call with a database of alert profiles stored a memory of the communications device, the comparing identifying call reminder alert time profile for the unattended received communications call, and wherein the processor further performs selecting an identified call reminder alert time profile for the unattended received communications call and controlling the alert module to emit the missed call reminder alert based on the identified call reminder alert time profile.

13. A communications device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the identified call reminder alert time profile comprises a time interval frequency profile for the telephone number of an unattended received communications call.

14. A communications device as claimed in claim 13, wherein emitting the missed call reminder alert is repeated at a time interval frequency determined by the identified call reminder alert time profile.

15. A communications device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the identified call reminder alert time profile comprises an allowable time of a day profile of when the emitting the missed call reminder alert is to be performed.

16. A communications device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the identified call reminder alert time profile comprises an allowable days of the week profile of when the emitting the missed call reminder alert is to be performed.

17. A communications device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the identified call reminder alert time profile is associated with a group of telephone numbers.

18. A communications device as claimed in claim 13, wherein emitting the missed call reminder alert is repeated at the time interval frequency determined by the identified call reminder alert time profile for a pre-defined number of repetitions and thereafter the time interval frequency is modified.

19. A communications device as claimed in claim 18, wherein the time interval frequency is modified to be of a greater time duration between repeating the emitting the missed call reminder alert.

20. A communications device as claimed in claim 18, wherein the time interval frequency is modified to be of a shorter time duration between repeating the emitting the missed call reminder alert.

21. A communications device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the unattended received communications call is an unread received text message.

22. A communications device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the time of day profile is dependent on a users availability stored in a calendar in the memory of the communications device.