SPEED DIAL METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TOUCH SCREEN MOBILE PHONE

• US 20150057048A1
• Filed: 10/09/2014
• Published: 02/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: WANG, Qing, GUO, Haoran, XIAO, Quanhao, YUAN, Yixia, SONG, Jiashun, LI, Pengtao, ZHAN, Xunchang, LIN, Chunyou
• Application Number:
  US14/511,043
• Publication Number:
  US 20150057048A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/564
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27475 using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2748 by matching character strings
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/44 Additional connecting arrangements for providing access to frequently-wanted subscribers, e.g. abbreviated dialling at the subscriber's set H04M1/27; automatic redialling H04M3/424

Abstract

The embodiments of this invention provide a speed dial method for a touch screen mobile phone. The touch screen mobile phone uses a lock screen interface and displays a floating window on top of the windows of the lock screen interface. The speed dial method includes real-time monitoring of the lock screen interface and acquisition of a click event. When the click event is a speed dial event, a phone number corresponding to the click event may be acquired at the floating window. Dial the phone number may establish a link between an opposite peer using the phone number and the user. The embodiments of this invention also provide a speed dial device for a touch screen mobile phone. The speed dial device may include: a click event acquisition module, a telephone number acquisition module, and a link establishment module. This invention enables phone calls to be made when the touch screen mobile phone is in a lock screen mode without having to unlock the screen. Phone calls could be made with reduced user operation and at the same time maintain the original function of the lock screen interface, thereby improving the user'"'"'s phone operation experience.

Claims

1. A speed dial method for a touch screen mobile phone, wherein the touch screen mobile phone uses a lock screen interface;

characterized in that a floating window is displayed on top of the lock screen interface;

wherein the speed dial method comprises;

monitoring the lock screen interface in real time to acquire a click event;

if the click event is a speed dial event, acquiring a phone number corresponding to the click event within the floating window; and

dialing the phone number.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the floating window comprises:

at least one first floating window that is draggable and a second floating window that is not draggable;

the first floating window is used to display a favorite contact, wherein the favorite contact is used as a speed dial contact when the touch screen mobile phone is in a lock screen mode; and

the second floating window is used to display a dial area, wherein the dial area is an area that confirms that a drag made to the first floating window is for speed dial.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein, after the click event is acquired, the method further comprises:

if the first floating window is touched and dragged to the second floating window, determining that the click event is the speed dial event.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein acquiring the phone number corresponding to the click event comprises:

accessing a clicked first floating window corresponding to the click event; and

searching for a default corresponding relationship between the clicked first floating window and a phone number of the favorite contact, accessing the phone number of the favorite contact corresponding to the clicked first floating window, wherein the corresponding phone number of the favorite contact is the phone number corresponding to the click event.

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

displaying a favorite contact settings interface to a user;

obtaining at least one favorite contact set by the user;

generating, for every favorite contact obtained, a first floating window displaying the favorite contact on the lock screen interface; and

establishing a corresponding relationship between the first floating window and the phone number of the favorite contact that the first floating window displays.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein, prior to the real-time monitoring of the lock screen interface and the acquisition of the click event, the method further comprises:

when the touch screen mobile phone is in a standby mode, accessing an instruction signal for speed dial; and

turning on the screen of the touch screen mobile phone to display the lock screen interface according to the instruction signal.

7. A speed dial device for a touch screen mobile phone, wherein the touch screen mobile phone uses a lock screen interface, wherein a floating window is displayed on top of the lock screen interface;

the speed dial device comprises;

a click event acquisition module, used to monitor the lock screen interface in real time, and acquire a click event;

a telephone number acquisition module, used to acquire a telephone number of the click event within the floating window when the click event is a speed dial event; and

a link establishment module, used to dial the telephone number.

8. The device according to claim 7, wherein the floating window comprises:

at least one first floating window that is draggable and a second floating window that is not draggable;

wherein the first floating window is used to display a favorite contact, wherein the favorite contact is used as a speed dial contact when the touch screen mobile phone is in a lock screen mode; and

the second floating window is used to display a dial area;

wherein when the first floating window is dragged, it is confirmed according to the dial area that the drag is for speed dial.

9. The device according to claim 8, further comprising:

a speed dial event determination module, used to determine that the click event is the speed dial event when the first floating window is clicked and dragged to the second floating window.

10. The device according to claim 8, wherein the telephone number acquisition module comprises:

a unit for acquiring floating window of click event, used to obtain the first floating window according to a click of the click event; and

a telephone number acquisition unit, used to query a default corresponding relationship between the first floating window with a phone number of the favorite contact, obtain the phone number of the favorite contact corresponding to the clicked first floating window, wherein the corresponding phone number of the favorite contact is a phone number corresponding to the click event.

11. The device according to claim 8, further comprising:

a display module, used to display a favorite contact settings interface to a user;

a first floating window generation module, used to obtain at least one favorite contact set by the user, and generate, for every favorite contact obtained, a first floating window displaying the favorite contact on the lock screen interface; and

a corresponding relationship generation module, used to establish the corresponding relationship between the first floating window and the phone number of the favorite contact that the first floating window displays.

12. The device according to claim 7, further comprising:

a speed dial instruction signal acquisition module, used to obtain an instruction signal for turning on the speed dial when the touch screen mobile phone is in a standby mode; and

a lock screen interface display module, used to enable the screen of the touch screen mobile phone to turn on according to the instruction signal and show the lock screen interface.

13. A touch screen mobile phone, comprising:

a screen having a lock screen interface;

memory;

one or more processors; and

one or more programs stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions to;

monitor the lock screen interface in real time to acquire a click event;

if the click event is a speed dial event, acquire a phone number corresponding to the click event within a floating window displayed on top of the lock screen interface; and

dial the phone number.

14. The touch screen mobile phone according to claim 13, wherein the one or more programs include instructions to:

display a favorite contact settings interface to a user;

obtain at least one favorite contact set by the user;

generate, for every favorite contact obtained, a first floating window displaying the favorite contact on the lock screen interface; and

establish a corresponding relationship between the first floating window and the phone number of the favorite contact that the first floating window displays.

15. The touch screen mobile phone according to claim 13, wherein the one or more programs include instructions to:

when the touch screen mobile phone is in a standby mode, access an instruction signal for speed dial; and

turn on the screen to display the lock screen interface according to the instruction signal.

16. The touch screen mobile phone according to claim 13, wherein the floating window comprises:

at least one first floating window that is draggable and a second floating window that is not draggable;

the first floating window is used to display a favorite contact, wherein the favorite contact is used as a speed dial contact when the touch screen mobile phone is in a lock screen mode; and

the second floating window is used to display a dial area, wherein the dial area is an area that confirms that a drag made to the first floating window is for speed dial.

17. The touch screen mobile phone according to claim 16, wherein the one or more programs include instructions to:

after the click event is acquired, determine that the click event is the speed dial event if the first floating window is clicked and dragged to the second floating window.

18. The touch screen mobile phone according to claim 16, wherein the one or more programs include instructions to:

access a clicked first floating window corresponding to the click event; and

search for a default corresponding relationship between the clicked first floating window and a phone number of the favorite contact, and access the phone number of the favorite contact corresponding to the clicked first floating window, wherein the corresponding phone number of the favorite contact is the phone number corresponding to the click event.