Mobile terminal for performing call to callee by sequential calling of prioritized callee numbers and multimedia addresses

• US 7,764,979 B2
• Filed: 01/25/2006
• Issued: 07/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Nah, Mahn-Gil
• Primary Examiner(s): Corsaro; Nick
• Assistant Examiner(s): Magloire; Vladimir
• Application Number:
  US11/338,683
• Publication Number:
  US 20060166662A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,644 Days
• Field of Search: 455/564, 455/551, 455/566, 455/466
• US Class Current: 455/564
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2749 Automatic dialling or redialling systems, e.g. on off-hook or redial on busy
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/6009 Personal information, e.g. profiles or personal directories being only provided to authorised persons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/46 Arrangements for calling a number of substations in a predetermined sequence until an answer is obtained
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/54 Arrangements for diverting calls for one subscriber to another predetermined subscriber based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; to voice mail H04M3/53308

Abstract

A method for performing a call is disclosed. When a user attempts a call at a certain phone number of another party but ends in a call unavailable state, the user can automatically make a call at another contact of the another party'"'"'s contacts stored in the phone book of the another party by using call state information provided from a mobile communication network system. The method comprises making a first call at first contact of another party desired for a call connection, receiving call state information with respect to a call unavailable state of the first call if the first call ends in the call unavailable state, analyzing the received call state information and searching a phone book of the another party, and making a second call at second contact read from the phone book of the another party based on the analysis and search.

Claims

1. A method for performing a call by a mobile communication terminal, comprising:

placing a call to a specific one of a plurality of stored contact addresses of another party, the specific one having a first priority; and

automatically placing a follow-up call to a second of the plurality of stored contact addresses if the call to the specific one of a plurality of stored contact addresses does not result in a connection, the step of automatically placing a follow-up call including

determining whether a second call priority of the another party has been set in the plurality of stored contact addresses;

if the second call priority of the another party has been set in the plurality of stored contact addresses, determining that one of the plurality of stored contact addresses having the second priority is the second of the plurality of stored contact addresses for the follow-up call;

if the second call priority of the another party has not been set in the plurality of stored contact addresses, displaying the plurality of stored contact addresses, except for the specific contact address, for user selection, and receiving a user selection of a contact address as the second of the plurality of stored contact addresses for the follow-up call;

determining if the second of the plurality of stored contact addresses is a phone number type address or a text message type address;

attempting a call connection if the second of the plurality of stored contact addresses is determined to be the phone number type address; and

providing one of a SMS message composing window and a MMS message composing window if the second of the plurality of stored contact addresses is determined to be the text message type address, and transmitting a text message composed on the one of a SMS message composing window and a MMS message composing window.

2. The method according to claim 1, the step of automatically placing comprising:

automatically searching the stored plurality of stored contact addresses from an address book.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving call state information from a mobile communication network system if the call to the one of a plurality of stored contact addresses does not result in a connection.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the call state information includes a reason for a call connection failure.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the call state information is represented by a predetermined digital code.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the reason for a call connection failure is one of a busy state, a power-OFF, or a no-response state of the one of a plurality of stored contact addresses.

7. A mobile communication terminal configured to place a call to a specific one of a plurality of stored contact addresses of another party, the specific one having a first priority,

automatically place a follow-up call to a second of the plurality of stored contact addresses if the call to the specific one of a plurality of stored contact addresses does not result in a connection, the terminal further configured to automatically determine if the second of the plurality of stored contact addresses is a text message type address,

determine whether a second call priority of the another party has been set in the plurality of stored contact addresses,

if the second call priority of the another party has been set in the plurality of stored contact addresses, determine that one of the plurality of stored contact addresses having the second priority is the second of the plurality of stored contact addresses for the follow-up call,

if the second call priority of the another party has not been set in the plurality of stored contact addresses, display the plurality of stored contact addresses, except for the specific contact address, for user selection, and receive a user selection of a contact address as the second of the plurality of stored contact addresses for the follow-up call,

determine if the second of the plurality of stored contact addresses is a phone number type address or a text message type address,

attempt a call connection if the second of the plurality of stored contact addresses is determined to be the phone number type address, and

provide one of a SMS message composing window and a MMS message composing window if the second of the plurality of stored contact addresses is determined to be the text message type address, and transmit a text message composed on the one of a SMS message composing window and a MMS message composing window.