Method for providing an occasion date notification function in a phone

• US 7,409,230 B2
• Filed: 08/15/2001
• Issued: 08/05/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Bae, Jong-Cheol, Park, Keon-Young
• Primary Examiner(s): Hashem; Lisa
• Application Number:
  US09/929,890
• Publication Number:
  US 20020086712A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,547 Days
• Field of Search: 379/88.13, 379/52, 379/88.12, 379/374.01, 379/374.02, 379/375.01, 379/82, 455/566, 455/575, 455/414.1, 455/567
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications

Abstract

There is provided a method of alerting a user of an occasion date in a phone having an idle mode screen displaying function and an incoming call ring sound alteration function. It is first determined whether today is a registered occasion date. If today is not the registered occasion date, a first predetermined image is set for an idle mode screen and a first predetermined ring sound is set as an incoming call ring sound. On the other hand, if the today is the registered occasion date, the first predetermined image is changed to a second predetermined image for the idle mode screen and the first predetermined ring sound is changed, to a second predetermined ring sound in place of the incoming call ring sound.

Claims

1. A method of alerting a user of an occasion date when a call is received in a mobile phone having an idle mode screen displaying function, comprising:

selectively entering the occasion date and images from downloaded information or from said mobile phone;

accepting a call on the mobile phone, the call intended for the user;

determining whether today is the occasion date;

displaying a first image from said images for an idle mode screen on the phone, if today is not the occasion date; and

changing the first image from said images to a second image from said images if today is the occasion date to remind the user of the occasion date.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

registering an image selected by the user among idle mode screen images stored in the phone with respect to the occasion date.

3. A method of alerting a user of an occasion date when a call is received in a mobile phone having an idle mode screen displaying function and an incoming call ring sound alteration function, comprising:

selectively entering the occasion date, images, and ring sounds from downloaded information or from said mobile phone;

accepting a call on the mobile phone, the call intended for the user;

checking whether today is the occasion date;

displaying a first image from said images for an idle mode screen on the phone and playing a first ring sound from said sounds as an incoming call ring sound, if today is not the occasion date; and

displaying a second image from said images and playing a second ring sound from said sounds as the incoming call ring sound, if today is the occasion date to remind the user of the occasion date.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

registering an image and a ring sound selected by the user among idle mode screen images and ring sounds stored in the phone with respect to the occasion date.