METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING MISSED CALLS ON MOBILE TERMINAL

• US 20140080465A1
• Filed: 09/09/2013
• Published: 03/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: CHO, Jaewan
• Granted Patent: US 10,097,970 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/415
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/576 associated with a pictorial or graphical representation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• 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: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A displaying method and apparatus in a mobile terminal are provided. The displaying method in a mobile terminal includes displaying a message for a missed call for a first number on an idle screen or a call list screen when the missed call is generated from the first number, displaying a call history for the first number on an incoming call screen or an outgoing call screen when a call is received from the first number or the call is transmitted to the first number, and changing the message for the missed call for the first number when a call is connected to the first number and displaying the changed message.

Claims

1. A displaying method in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a message for a missed call for a first number on an idle screen or a call list screen when the missed call is generated from the first number; and

displaying a call history for the first number on an incoming call screen or an outgoing call screen when a call is received from the first number or the call is transmitted to the first number; and

changing the message for the missed call for the first number when a call is connected to the first number.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the changing of the message for the missed call comprises:

removing the message for the missed call for the first number; and

changing the message for the missed call for the first number or displaying the changed message on the call list screen.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the changing of the message for the missed call comprises maintaining and displaying a message for a missed call for a second number on the idle screen or the call list screen, when the missed call for the second number exists.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the displaying of the message for the missed call comprises displaying a missed call history and an absent message with respect to the first number.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the displaying of the absent message comprises:

displaying a notification of the absent message; and

displaying content of the absent message when a selection command of the absent message is received.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising displaying the message for the missed call for the first number on an absent message check screen for the first number when an absent message is generated by the first number.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the changing of the message for the missed call comprises changing the message for the missed call for the first number when the absent message for the first number is checked and displaying the changed message.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising, after the changing of the message for the missed call and displaying of the changed message, connecting a call with the first number when a selection command of the message for the missed call for the first number is received.

9. The method of claim 2, wherein the changing of the message for the missed call for the first number and displaying of the changed message on the call list screen comprises at least one of transparently displaying the changed message, changing the color of the message and displaying the changed message with the changed color, and displaying the message with an icon that is different from icons associated with other messages that are displayed.

10. A mobile terminal comprising:

a display unit; and

a controller for controlling to display a message for a missed call for a first number on an idle screen or a call list screen when the missed call is generated from the first number, to display a call history for the first number on an incoming call screen or an outgoing call screen when a call is received from the first number or the call is transmitted to the first number, and to change the message for the missed call for the first number when a call is connected to the first number.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the controller controls to remove the message for the missed call for the first number, or to change the message for the missed call for the first number and display the changed message on the call list screen.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller controls to maintain and display a message for a missed call for a second number on the idle screen or the call list screen, when a missed call for the second number exists.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller controls to display a missed call history and an absent message with respect to the first number.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 13, wherein the controller controls to display a notification of the absent message, and display content of the absent message when a selection command of the absent message is received.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein the controller controls to display the message for the missed call for the first number on an absent message check screen for the first number when an absent message is generated by the first number.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 15, wherein the controller controls to change and display the message for the missed call for the first number when the absent message for the first number is checked.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the controller controls to connect a call with the first number when a selection command of the message for the missed call for the first number is received.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller controls to change the message for the missed call for the first number and display the changed message on the call list screen by controlling to at least one of transparently display the changed message, change the color of the message and displaying the changed message with the changed color, and display the message with an icon that is different from icons associated with other messages that are displayed.