METHOD FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATION SERVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF

• US 20160174271A1
• Filed: 11/06/2015
• Published: 06/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Sang-Mook, YOU, Jin-Woo, JEONG, Wook-Hyun
• Granted Patent: US 9,848,406 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/00224 between packet switched [PS] and circuit switched [CS] network technologies, e.g. circuit switched fallback [CSFB]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/1443 between licensed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/362 Conditional handover
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/12 Inter-network notification
• 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 apparatus and a method for providing a Long Term Evolution (LTE) service in an electronic device are provided. A method for operating an electronic device includes connecting to a first network, when being connected to the first network, receiving incoming call information of a second network, obtaining caller identification information of the incoming call information of the second network, and determining whether to connect a call based on the caller identification information.

Claims

1. A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising:

connecting to a first network;

receiving incoming call information of a second network, while connected to the first network;

obtaining caller identification information of the incoming call information of the second network; and

determining whether to connect a call based on the caller identification information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first network comprises a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second network comprises a Circuit Switching (CS) service network including at least one of a 2nd Generation (2G) network and a 3rd Generation (3G) network,

the 2G network comprises at least one of a Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) network and a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network, and

the 3G network comprises at least one of a Wideband-CDMA (WCDMA) network, a Time Division-Synchronous CDMA (TD-SCDMA) network, and an Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) network.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the incoming call information comprises receiving the incoming call information of the second network over the first network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the incoming call information comprises:

switching a radio resource to the second network, while connected to the first network; and

receiving the incoming call information of the second network over the second network.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the caller identification information comprises obtaining the caller identification information from the incoming call information of the second network.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether to connect the call comprises:

displaying the caller identification information on a display;

detecting input information corresponding to the caller identification information displayed on the display; and

determining whether to connect the call based on the input information.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether to connect the call comprises:

comparing the caller identification information with a reception control list; and

determining whether to connect the call based on the comparison of the caller identification information and the reception control list.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

when determining to reject the call, maintaining the first network connection.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

when determining to accept the call, handing the call over to the second network; and

connecting the call over the second network.

11. A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising:

connecting to a first network;

receiving incoming call information of a second network, while connected to the first network;

obtaining caller identification information of the incoming call information by connecting to the second network; and

determining whether to connect a call based on the caller identification information.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first network comprises a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the second network comprises a Circuit Switching (CS) service network including at least one of a 2nd Generation (2G) network and a 3rd Generation (3G) network,

the 2G network comprises at least one of a Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) network and a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network, and

the 3G network comprises at least one of a Wideband-CDMA (WCDMA) network, a Time Division-Synchronous CDMA (TD-SCDMA) network, and an Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) network.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein determining whether to connect the call comprises:

comparing the caller identification information with a reception control list; and

determining whether to connect the call based on the comparison of the caller identification information and the reception control list.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

when determining to reject the call, resuming the first network connection.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

when determining to accept the call, connecting the call over the second network.

17. An electronic device comprising:

a communication interface configured to transmit and receive signals over a plurality of networks; and

a processor configured to;

connect to a first network through the communication interface,

receive incoming call information of a second network, while connected to the first network,

obtain caller identification information of the incoming call information of the second network, and

determine whether to connect a call based on the caller identification information.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the first network comprises a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network.

19. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the second network comprises a Circuit Switching (CS) service network including at least one of a 2nd Generation (2G) network and a 3rd Generation (3G) network,

the 2G network comprises at least one of a Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) network and a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network, and

the 3G network comprises at least one of a Wideband-CDMA (WCDMA) network, a Time Division-Synchronous CDMA (TD-SCDMA) network, and an Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) network.

20. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to receive the incoming call information of the second network over the first network using the communication interface.

21. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to, being connected to the first network using the communication interface, switch a radio resource to the second network, and receive the incoming call information of the second network over the second network.

22. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to obtain the caller identification information from the incoming call information of the second network.

23. The electronic device of claim 17, further comprising:

a display configured to display information,

wherein the processor is further configured to;

control the display to display the caller identification information, and

determine whether to connect the call based on the input information corresponding to the caller identification information displayed on the display.

24. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to compare the caller identification information with a reception control list and determine whether to connect the call based on the comparison of the caller identification information and the reception control list.

25. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to, when determining to reject the call, control to maintain the first network connection.

26. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to, when determining to accept the call, control to hand over to the second network and to connect the call over the second network.

27. An electronic device comprising:

a communication interface configured to transmit and receive signals over a plurality of networks; and

a processor configured to;

connect to a first network through the communication interface,

receive incoming call information of a second network, while connected to the first network,

obtain caller identification information of the incoming call information by connecting to the second network, and

determine whether to connect a call based on the caller identification information.

28. The electronic device of claim 27, wherein the first network comprises a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network.

29. The electronic device of claim 27, wherein the second network comprises a Circuit Switching (CS) service network including at least one of a 2nd Generation (2G) network and a 3rd Generation (3G) network,

the 2G network comprises at least one of a Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) network and a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network, and

the 3G network comprises at least one of a Wideband-CDMA (WCDMA) network, a Time Division-Synchronous CDMA (TD-SCDMA) network, and an Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) network.

30. The electronic device of claim 27, wherein the processor is further configured to compare the caller identification information with a reception control list, and determine whether to connect the call based on the comparison of the caller identification information and the reception control list.

31. The electronic device of claim 27, wherein the processor is further configured to, when determining to reject the call, control to resume the first network connection.

32. The electronic device of claim 27, wherein the processor is further configured to, when determining to accept the call, control to connect the call over the second network.