TERMINAL AND NO-DISTURBANCE METHOD THEREOF

• US 20110244895A1
• Filed: 12/29/2008
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Wen, Yongming
• Granted Patent: US 8,660,591 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4874 Intercept announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/04 Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server]

Abstract

A terminal and the no-disturbance method thereof are provided, the method comprises: the terminal sends a power-off registration message to the network side, and completes the power-off registration process; in the case that a voice or short message calls the terminal, the network side returns a prompt that the terminal has been powered off to the calling party. By the processing above, it is ensured that in the case of initiating a call and sending short messages normally, the terminal can effectively prevent the user from being disturbed, and return a prompt that the terminal has been powered off to the calling party.

Claims

1. A terminal no-disturbance method, comprising:

a network side acquiring a power-off registration message from a terminal, and performing power-off registration; and

if there are communication services in which the terminal is a called party, then the network side returning a calling party a prompt that the terminal has been powered off.

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

before the terminal sends the power-off registration message to the network side, a user setting the state of the terminal to be a no-disturbance state through a user interface.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

after the terminal finishes the power-off registration process, the terminal being forbidden from sending registration messages to the network side except the power-off registration message.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

under the circumstances that the user makes a telephone call or sends a short message through the terminal, the terminal immediately sending the power-off registration message to the network side and making a request for the power-off registration after the user completes making a telephone call or sending a short message through the terminal.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the operation of the terminal sending the power-off registration message to the network side and completing the power-off registration process comprises:

the terminal sends the power-off registration message to a mobile switching centre through a base station subsystem;

the mobile switching centre forwards the power-off registration message to a home location register through a visitor location register; and

the home location register, in its local database, updates the stated of the terminal to a power-off state.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the operation of the network side returning the calling party a prompt that the terminal has been powered off comprises:

under the circumstances that there is a voice or short message calling the terminal, the mobile switching centre inquires of the home location register about the state information of the terminal through the visitor location register;

the home location register checks the local database, and returns the power-off state of the terminal to the mobile switching centre through the visitor location register; and

the mobile switching centre returns the calling party a prompt that the terminal has been powered off.

10. The method according to claim 2, wherein the operation of the terminal sending the power-off registration message to the network side and completing the power-off registration process comprises:

the terminal sends the power-off registration message to a mobile switching centre through a base station subsystem;

the mobile switching centre forwards the power-off registration message to a home location register through a visitor location register; and

the home location register, in its local database, updates the stated of the terminal to a power-off state.

11. The method according to claim 3, wherein the operation of the terminal sending the power-off registration message to the network side and completing the power-off registration process comprises:

the terminal sends the power-off registration message to a mobile switching centre through a base station subsystem;

the mobile switching centre forwards the power-off registration message to a home location register through a visitor location register; and

the home location register, in its local database, updates the stated of the terminal to a power-off state.

12. The method according to claim 4, wherein the operation of the terminal sending the power-off registration message to the network side and completing the power-off registration process comprises:

the terminal sends the power-off registration message to a mobile switching centre through a base station subsystem;

the mobile switching centre forwards the power-off registration message to a home location register through a visitor location register; and

the home location register, in its local database, updates the stated of the terminal to a power-off state.

13. The method according to claim 10, wherein the operation of the network side returning the calling party a prompt that the terminal has been powered off comprises:

under the circumstances that there is a voice or short message calling the terminal, the mobile switching centre inquires of the home location register about the state information of the terminal through the visitor location register;

the home location register checks the local database, and returns the power-off state of the terminal to the mobile switching centre through the visitor location register; and

the mobile switching centre returns the calling party a prompt that the terminal has been powered off.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the operation of the network side returning the calling party a prompt that the terminal has been powered off comprises:

under the circumstances that there is a voice or short message calling the terminal, the mobile switching centre inquires of the home location register about the state information of the terminal through the visitor location register;

the home location register checks the local database, and returns the power-off state of the terminal to the mobile switching centre through the visitor location register; and

the mobile switching centre returns the calling party a prompt that the terminal has been powered off.

15. The method according to claim 12, wherein the operation of the network side returning the calling party a prompt that the terminal has been powered off comprises:

under the circumstances that there is a voice or short message calling the terminal, the mobile switching centre inquires of the home location register about the state information of the terminal through the visitor location register;

the home location register checks the local database, and returns the power-off state of the terminal to the mobile switching centre through the visitor location register; and

the mobile switching centre returns the calling party a prompt that the terminal has been powered off.

7. A terminal, comprising:

a setup module, which is used for setting the state of the terminal to be a no-disturbance state; and

a sending module, which is used for sending a power-off registration message to a network side and making a request for power-off registration.

8. The terminal according to claim 7, further comprising:

a control module, which is used for forbidding the sending module to send registration messages to the network side except the power-off registration message.

9. The terminal according to claim 7, further comprising:

a scheduling module, which is used for scheduling the sending module to send the power-off registration message to the network side after the user completes making a telephone call or sending a short message through the terminal that has finished power-off registration.