OPTIONS PRESENTED ON A DEVICE OTHER THAN ACCEPT AND DECLINE FOR ANINCOMING CALL

• US 20160028880A1
• Filed: 07/27/2015
• Published: 01/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Santamaria, Justin, van Os, Marcel, Cranfill, Elizabeth C., Brown, Jeremy, Pitschel, Donald W.
• Granted Patent: US 10,855,833 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72484 wherein functions are triggered by incoming communication events
• 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 2250/68 with means for recording information, e.g. telephone number during a conversation recording of telephone conversations H04M1/656
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/042 Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A data processing system that, in one embodiment, uses smart reminders to allow a user to decline an incoming phone or messaging call and to cause the system to set a smart reminder about the call. In one embodiment, the system can use the system'"'"'s current state or context (e.g. the system is in a car or is playing a movie) to determine the type of reminder options to present to the user and to determine when to trigger the reminder based on the reminder option that is selected by the user.

Claims

1-29. -29. (canceled)

30. A method, comprising:

receiving an incoming call on a handheld device;

presenting, in response to receiving the incoming call, an incoming call screen on a display;

receiving one or more swipe gestures on the display; and

presenting an option screen on the display based on a number and a direction of the swipe gestures, the option screen including an option for handling the incoming call.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the option includes:

an option to send a text message to a caller of the incoming call,

an option to display notes about the caller,

an option to transfer the incoming call to another device, or

an option to remind the user about the incoming call.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein one or more of the option to transfer or the option to remind is presented based on a context of the handheld device as the context exists concurrently with the incoming call.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein the context includes one or more of:

a state of network connectivity of the handheld device,

a front most application on the handheld device,

a user activity taken within a running application on the handheld device, or

a location of the handheld device.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the option to remind is for a reminder to be presented after the incoming call is declined based on a change in the context of the handheld device, and wherein the change in the context includes:

a change in the state of network connectivity,

a change in the front most application,

a specific user activity taken within the running application, or

a change in the location.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the change in the state of network connectivity includes a change to enablement of a Wi-Fi function of the handheld device.

36. The method of claim 34, wherein the change in the state of network connectivity includes a change to coupling of the handheld device to a personal area network connection (PAN).

37. The method of claim 34, wherein the change in the front most application includes one or more of a change of the front most application between active and inactive or a closure of the front most application.

38. The method of claim 34, wherein the specific user activity includes pausing or stopping content currently playing in a media player application.

39. The method of claim 34, wherein the reminder is based on the handheld device entering or leaving a feature on a map.

40. A system, comprising:

a transceiver to receive an incoming call;

a touchscreen display to;

present, in response to receiving the incoming call, an incoming call screen;

receive one or more swipe gestures; and

present an option screen based on a number and a direction of the swipe gestures, the option screen including an option for handling the incoming call.

41. The system of claim 40, wherein the option includes one or more of:

an option to send a text message to a caller of the incoming call,

an option to display notes about the caller,

an option to transfer the incoming call to another device, or

an option to remind the user about the incoming call.

42. The system of claim 41, wherein one or more of the option to transfer or the option to remind is presented based on a context of the handheld device as the context exists concurrently with the incoming call.

43. The system of claim 42, wherein the context includes one or more of:

a state of network connectivity of the handheld device,

a front most application on the handheld device,

a user activity taken within a running application on the handheld device, or

a location of the handheld device.

44. The system of claim 43, wherein the option to remind is for a reminder to be presented after the incoming call is declined based on a change in the context of the handheld device, and wherein the change in the context includes:

a change in the state of network connectivity,

a change in the front most application,

a specific user activity taken within the running application, or

a change in the location.

45. A non-transitory machine readable medium having stored instructions that, when processed causes a method to be performed, the method comprising:

receiving an incoming call on a handheld device;

presenting, in response to receiving the incoming call, an incoming call screen on a display;

receiving one or more swipe gestures on the display; and

presenting an option screen on the display based on a number and a direction of the swipe gestures, the option screen including an option for handling the incoming call.

46. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 45, wherein the option includes one or more of:

an option to send a text message to a caller of the incoming call,

an option to display notes about the caller,

an option to transfer the incoming call to another device, or

an option to remind the user about the incoming call.

47. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 46, wherein one or more of the option to transfer or the option to remind is presented based on a context of the handheld device as the context exists concurrently with the incoming call.

48. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 47, wherein the context includes one or more of:

a state of network connectivity of the handheld device,

a front most application on the handheld device,

a user activity taken within a running application on the handheld device, or

a location of the handheld device.

49. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 48, wherein the option to remind is for a reminder to be presented after the incoming call is declined based on a change in the context of the handheld device, and wherein the change in the context includes:

a change in the state of network connectivity,

a change in the front most application,

a specific user activity taken within the running application, or

a change in the location.