Method, device and smart mobile terminal for alerting against unknown incoming call

• US 20150181026A1
• Filed: 05/31/2013
• Published: 06/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Li, Li, Shen, Sujiao
• Application Number:
  US14/414,749
• Publication Number:
  US 20150181026A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/663 Preventing unauthorised calls to a telephone set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

Provided are a method, device and smart phone for alerting against an unknown incoming call, and the method includes: a phone number of an incoming call is extracted; the phone number is searched for through a predefined search engine; and a page found is displayed on a display of a mobile terminal. The present disclosure can prompt a user to reject a crank call.

Claims

1. A method for alerting against an unknown incoming call, comprising:

extracting a phone number of an incoming call;

searching for the phone number through a predefined search engine; and

displaying a page found on a display of a mobile terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1, before the step of searching for the phone number through a predefined search engine, the method further comprising:

determining whether the phone number is stored in a contact list of the mobile terminal, determining whether the phone number is stored in a predefined blacklist when the phone number is not stored in the contact list, and when the phone number is not stored in the blacklist, implementing an operation of searching for the phone number through the predefined search engine.

3. The method according to claim 1, after the step of the displaying a page found on a display of a mobile terminal, the method further comprising:

determining whether a predefined keyword is included in the page found, and issuing a warning when the predefined keyword is included.

4. The method according to claim 3, after the step of issuing a warning, the method further comprising:

storing a phone number corresponding to the warning in the predefined blacklist.

5. A device for alerting against an unknown incoming call, comprising an extraction unit, a searching unit and a display unit, wherein

the extraction unit is configured to extract a phone number of an incoming call;

the searching unit is configured to search for a phone number extracted by the extraction unit through a predefined search engine; and

the display unit is configured to display a page found by the searching unit on a display of a mobile terminal.

6. The device according to claim 5, further comprising a contact list determination unit configured to determine whether the phone number is stored in a contact list of the mobile terminal, and notify a warning unit to implement an operation of searching for the phone number through the predefined search engine when the phone number is not stored in the contact list.

7. The device according to claim 5, further comprising a blacklist determination unit configured to determine whether the phone number is stored in a predefined blacklist, and notify the warning unit to implement the operation of searching for the phone number through the predefined search engine when the phone number is not stored in the blacklist.

8. The device according to claim 5, further comprising the warning unit configured to determine whether a predefined keyword is included in the page found by the searching unit, and issue an warning when the keyword is included.

9. The device according to claim 8, further comprising a storage unit configured to store a phone number corresponding to a warning issued by the warning unit in the predefined blacklist.

10. A smart mobile terminal comprising the device for alerting against an unknown incoming call according to claim 7.

11. A smart mobile terminal comprising the device for alerting against an unknown incoming call according to claim 8.

12. A smart mobile terminal comprising the device for alerting against an unknown incoming call according to claim 9.