METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY HANDLING MISSED CALLS IN A COMMUNICATION TERMINAL

• US 20110021182A1
• Filed: 03/18/2008
• Published: 01/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Huan, Hengxi
• Application Number:
  US12/933,116
• Publication Number:
  US 20110021182A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2094 Proximity
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/551 Call history recording a computer conference H04L12/1831
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs logging of telephone numbers H04M1/56, H04M1/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42195 Arrangements for calling back a calling subscriber when the wanted subscriber ceases to be busy H04M3/48

Abstract

The present invention proposes a technical solution of automatically handling missed calls caused by the user'"'"'s unavailability for calling. According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of handling missed calls in a communication terminal. The method comprises the following steps: a. detecting whether a user of the communication terminal is available for calling again; b. obtaining missed calls caused by the unavailability of the user of the communication terminal and reestablishing the missed calls when the user is available for calling again. According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for handling missed calls in a communication terminal. The apparatus comprises a first detecting means for detecting whether a user of the communication terminal is available for calling again; and a first operating means for obtaining missed calls caused by the unavailability of the user of the communication terminal and reestablishing the missed calls when the user is available for calling again. By applying the method and apparatus of handling the missed calls provided by the present invention, the calling party can know the information about when the called party is available for calling again timely so that the call could be reestablished as quickly as possible.

Claims

1. A method of handling missed calls in a communication terminal, comprising:

a. determining whether a user of the communication terminal is available for calling again;

b. obtaining missed calls and reestablishing the missed calls when the user is available for calling again.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein step a further comprises:

detecting characteristic information of a person close to the communication terminal; and

comparing the characteristic information with prestored characteristic information of the user; and

determining whether the user of the communication terminal is available for calling according to the comparison outcome.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the characteristic information comprises ID or physical features of the person.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein step a further comprises:

detecting whether the communication terminal is powered on; and

determining whether the user of the communication terminal is available for calling according to the detection result.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein step b further comprises:

calling back calling parties of the missed calls when the user is available for calling.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein step b further comprises:

sending a notification message to the calling parties of the missed calls to inform that the user is available for calling, when the user is available for calling.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

storing relevant information of the missed calls when the user is unavailable for calling;

wherein step b only obtains and reestablishes the missed calls stored during the unavailable period of the user.

7. (canceled)

9. An apparatus in a communication terminal for handling missed calls, comprising:

a first detecting means for detecting whether a user of the communication terminal is available for calling again;

a first operating means for obtaining missed calls and reestablishing the missed calls when the user is available for calling again.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the first detecting means further comprises:

a second detecting means for detecting characteristic information of a person close to the communication terminal; and

a comparing means for comparing the characteristic information with prestored characteristic information of the user; and

a determining means for determining whether the user of the communication terminal is available for calling according to the comparison outcome.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the characteristic information comprises ID or physical features of the person.

12. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the first detecting means is further operable for detecting whether the communication terminal is powered on;

and operable for determining that the user of the communication terminal is available for calling when the communication terminal is powered on, otherwise determining that the user of the communication terminal is unavailable for calling.

13. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the first operating means is further operable for calling back calling parties of the missed calls when the user is available for calling.

14. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the first operating means is further operable for sending a notification message to the calling parties of the missed calls to inform that the user is available for calling, when the user is available for calling.

16. The apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising:

a recording means for storing relevant information of the missed calls when the user is unavailable for calling;

wherein said first operating means is only operable for obtaining and reestablishing the missed calls stored by the recording means.

17. The apparatus according to claim 10 implemented in a communication terminal.

15. (canceled)