ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EMERGENCY CALL IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20160021521A1
• Filed: 02/13/2015
• Published: 01/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Seung-Hyun
• Granted Patent: US 9,398,432 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

An electronic device includes a communication module configured to support a first communication network and a second communication network, comprising a switch module for switching between the first communication network and the second communication network, and a processor configured to determine whether at least one of conditions for switching to a second communication network is satisfied when a request for originating an emergency call is made in a state of a setting of providing a voice service through a first communication network, cause the switch module to switch into the second communication network, and attempt to originate the emergency call when the at least one of conditions for switching to the second communication network is satisfied. Other embodiments are implemented.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a communication module configured to support a first communication network and a second communication network, comprising a switch module for switching between the first communication network and the second communication network;

a processor configured to;

determine whether at least one of conditions for switching to a second communication network is satisfied, when a request for originating an emergency call is made in a setting of providing a voice service through a first communication network;

cause the switch module to switch to the second communication network; and

attempt to originate the emergency call when the at least one of conditions for switching to the second communication network is satisfied.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first communication network includes a Packet Switched (PS) network, and the second communication network includes a Circuit Switched (CS) network.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to determine that one of the conditions is satisfied when current location information or current time information of the electronic device is included in location information or time information for switching to the second communication network.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to determine that one of the condition is satisfied when switching to the second communication network in order to originate the emergency call is preset for the electronic device.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to determine that one of the conditions is satisfied when the request for originating the emergency call is made in a lock-screen state of the electronic device.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to determine that one of the conditions is satisfied when pattern information for originating the emergency call is input in a lock-screen state of the electronic device.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to determine that one of the conditions is satisfied when a particular gesture for originating the emergency call is identified through the camera module.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to determine that one of the conditions is satisfied, when current biometric data of a user satisfies biometric data for switching to the second communication network.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a storage module configured to store the condition information for switching to the second communication network,

wherein the conditions for switching to the second communication network comprises at least one of:

location information;

time information;

information for setting a function of switching to the second communication network in order to originate the emergency call;

pattern information for originating the emergency call in a lock-screen state;

particular gesture information for originating the emergency call; and

biometric data.

10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the switching module is configured to attempt to originate the emergency call through the first communication network, when the at least one of conditions for switching to the second communication network does not satisfy the condition.

11. A method for controlling an emergency call in an electronic device, the method comprising:

determining whether at least one of conditions for switching to a second communication network is satisfied when a request for originating an emergency call is made in a setting of providing a voice service through a first communication network; and

switching to the second communication network; and

attempting to originate the emergency call when the at least one of conditions for switching into the second communication network is satisfied.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the first communication network includes a Packet Switched (PS) network, and the second communication network includes a Circuit Switched (CS) network.

13. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the determination of whether the at least one of conditions for switching to the second communication network is satisfied comprises identifying that one of the conditions is satisfied when a current location or a current time of the electronic device is within a designated location or time for switching to the second communication network.

14. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the determination of whether the at least one of conditions for switching to the second communication network is satisfied comprises determining that one of the designated conditions is satisfied when switching to the second communication network in order to originate the emergency call is set for the electronic device.

15. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the determination of whether the at least one of conditions for switching to the second communication network is satisfied comprises identifying that one of the conditions is satisfied when the request for originating the emergency call is made in a lock-screen state of the electronic device.

16. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the determination of whether the at least one of conditions for switching to the second communication network is satisfied comprises determining that the condition is satisfied when pattern information for originating the emergency call is input in a lock-screen state of the electronic device.

17. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the determination of whether the at least one of conditions for switching to the second communication network is satisfied comprises determining that one of the conditions is satisfied when a particular gesture for originating the emergency call is identified through the camera module.

18. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the determination of whether the at least one of conditions for switching into the second communication network is satisfied comprises determining that one of the conditions is satisfied when current biometric data of a user satisfies biometric data for switching to the second communication network.

19. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the conditions for switching into the second communication network comprises at least one of:

location information;

time information;

information for setting a function of switching to the second communication network in order to originate the emergency call;

pattern information for originating the emergency call in a lock-screen state;

particular gesture information for originating the emergency call; and

biometric data.

20. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein switching into the second communication network comprises attempting to originate the emergency call through the first communication network when none of conditions for switching into the second communication network is not satisfied.

21. A storage medium storing commands which are set to cause at least one processor to perform operations when the commands are executed by the at least one processor, the operations comprising:

determining whether at least one of conditions for switching to a second communication network is satisfied, when a request for originating an emergency call is made in a setting for providing a voice service through a first communication network;

switching to the second communication network; and

attempting to originate the emergency call when the at least one of conditions for switching to the second communication network is satisfied.