METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING CALL MODE

• US 20120294436A1
• Filed: 05/03/2012
• Published: 11/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: PARK, Sunyoung, UM, Tae Won, JONG, In Won, KIM, Jeong Hyo, KIM, Yu Sic
• Application Number:
  US13/463,480
• Publication Number:
  US 20120294436A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/202.01
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/62 user interface aspects of conference calls
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/564 whereby the feature is a sub-conference

Abstract

A method for switching a call mode and a method thereof are provided. The method for switching during a call mode in a terminal includes: providing a conference call; providing a switch interface for switching a private call connection including a call counterpart list corresponding to counterparts of a conference call when a direction of the terminal changes to a landscape direction during the conference call; and providing a private call with a call counterpart corresponding to a selected item when one item is selected from the call counterpart list.

Claims

1. A method for switching during a call mode in a terminal, the method comprising:

providing a conference call;

providing a switch interface for switching to a private call, the switch interface including a call counterpart list corresponding to counterparts of the conference call when a direction of the terminal changes to a landscape direction during the conference call; and

providing a private call connection with a call counterpart corresponding to a selected item from the call counterpart list.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing a switch interface comprises displaying the call counterpart list including identification information of the counterparts of the conference call and at least one switch button switching the terminal to a private call mode with one of the counterparts of the conference call.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein providing the private call connection comprises providing the private call connection with the call counterpart corresponding to the switch button that received an input tap.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising returning the terminal to a conference call state when the terminal receives a return input while providing the private call connection.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the call counterpart list is displayed in a list form horizontally dividing a screen of the terminal.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the call counterpart list comprises identification information of the counterparts of the conference call, a switch button switching the terminal to a private call mode with one of the counterparts of the conference call, and an end button terminating the private call connection with one of the counterparts of the conference call.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising stopping a provision of the switch interface when the direction of the terminal changes from the landscape direction to a portrait direction.

8. A terminal comprising:

an input unit receiving a request for a conference call input and a private call switch input;

a direction sensing unit sensing a direction of the terminal;

a radio frequency communication unit transmitting and receiving data;

a display unit displaying a user interface; and

a controller providing a conference call, providing the user interface for switching to a private call state during a conference call state, the user interface including a call counterpart corresponding to counterparts of the conference call when the direction sensing unit senses that the direction of the terminal changes to a landscape direction during the conference call, and providing a private call connection with a specific call counterpart corresponding to a selected item from the call counterpart list.

9. The terminal of claim 8, wherein the controller displays the call counterpart list including identification information of the counterparts of the conference call and a switch button switching the terminal to the private call state with one of the counterparts of the conference call.

10. The terminal of claim 9, wherein the controller provides the private call connection with the call counterpart corresponding to the switch button that has been activated.

11. The terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller returns the terminal to the conference call state when the input unit receives a return input during the private call state.

12. The terminal of claim 8, wherein the call counterpart list is displayed in a list form horizontally dividing a screen of the terminal.

13. The terminal of claim 12, wherein the call counterpart list comprises identification information of the counterparts of the conference call, a switch button switching the terminal to the private call connection with one of the counterparts of the conference call, and an end button terminating the private call connection with one of the counterparts of the conference call.

14. The terminal of claim 8, wherein the controller stops a provision of the switch interface when the direction of the terminal changes from the landscape direction to a portrait direction.