Mobile phone and method for receiving calls

• US 8,457,030 B2
• Filed: 03/16/2011
• Issued: 06/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cloud Network Technology Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chen, Chih-hao
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Jay P
• Application Number:
  US13/048,900
• Publication Number:
  US 20120224567A1
• Time in Patent Office: 811 Days
• Field of Search: 370/311, 370/465, 455/574
• US Class Current: 370/311
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/12 Setup of transport tunnels

Abstract

A mobile phone includes a mobile communication module and a wireless communication module. The mobile communication module registers with a session initiation protocol (SIP) server by a first Internet protocol (IP) address and a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) account over a mobile communication network, and enters a suspension mode when the mobile communication module has no communication. The wireless communication module registers with the SIP server by use of a second IP address and the VoIP account over a wireless communication network, and enters a suspension mode when the wireless communication module has no communication. The wireless communication module receives an SIP invite from the SIP server over the wireless communication network and wakes up the mobile communication module when a remote phone calls the mobile phone. The mobile communication module transmits an SIP response to the SIP server over the mobile communication network after being waked up.

Claims

1. A mobile phone, comprising:

at least one processor;

a storage system;

one or more programs that are stored in the storage system and are executed by the at least one processor, the one or more programs comprising;

a mobile communication module operable to register with a session initiation protocol (SIP) server by use of a first Internet protocol (IP) address and a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) account over a mobile communication network, and enter a suspension mode when the mobile communication module has successfully registered with the SIP server and has no communication; and

a wireless communication module operable to register with the SIP server by use of a second IP address and the VoIP account over a wireless communication network, and enter a suspension mode when the wireless communication module has successfully registered with the SIP server and has no communication;

wherein when a remote phone calls the VoIP account to the SIP server, the SIP server transmits an SIP invite to both the mobile communication module and the wireless communication module over the mobile communication network and the wireless communication network, respectively, according to the VoIP account, the first IP address, and the second IP address;

wherein the wireless communication module receives the SIP invite over the wireless communication network, and wakes up the mobile communication module according to the SIP invite;

wherein when waked up, the mobile communication module transmits an SIP response to the SIP server over the mobile communication network, so as to inform the SIP server that the mobile communication module has received the call from the remote phone over the mobile communication network.

2. The mobile phone of claim 1, wherein the first IP address is assigned by the mobile communication network, the mobile communication network is a third generation mobile communication network, and the mobile communication module is a third generation mobile communication module.

3. The mobile phone of claim 2, wherein the second IP address is assigned by the wireless communication network, the wireless communication network is a WIFI network, and the wireless communication module is a WIFI module.

4. The mobile phone of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication module turns off an always-on program and does not send connection data to the mobile communication network to disconnect from the mobile communication network, so as to enter the suspension mode.

5. The mobile phone of claim 4, wherein the mobile communication module further turns on the always-on program and periodically sends the connection data to the mobile communication network to keep the connection with the mobile communication network after the mobile communication module is waked up.

6. A method for receiving calls of a mobile phone comprising a mobile communication module and a wireless communication module, the method comprising:

the mobile communication module registering with a session initiation protocol (SIP) server by use of a first Internet protocol (IP) address and a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) account over a mobile communication network, and entering a suspension mode when the mobile communication module has successfully registered with the SIP server and has no communication;

the wireless communication module registering with the SIP server by use of a second IP address and the VoIP account over a wireless communication network, and entering a suspension mode when the wireless communication module has successfully registered with the SIP server and has no communication, wherein when a remote phone calls the VoIP account to the SIP server, the SIP server transmits an SIP invite to the mobile communication module and the wireless communication module over the mobile communication network and the wireless communication network, respectively, according to the VoIP account, the first IP address, and the second IP address;

the wireless communication module receiving the SIP invite over the wireless communication network, and waking up the mobile communication module according to the SIP invite; and

the mobile communication transmitting an SIP response to the SIP server over the mobile communication network after waked up, in order to inform the SIP server that the mobile communication module has received the call from the remote phone over the mobile communication network.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first IP address is assigned by the mobile communication network, the mobile communication network is a third generation mobile communication network, and the mobile communication module is a third generation mobile communication module.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the second IP address is assigned by the wireless communication network, the wireless communication network is a WIFI network, and the wireless communication module is a WIFI module.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of the mobile communication module entering a suspension mode comprises:

the mobile communication module turning off an always-on program and not sending connection data to the communication network to disconnect from the mobile communication network.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

the mobile communication module turning on the always-on program and periodically sending the connection data to the mobile communication network to keep the connection with the mobile communication network after the mobile communication module is waked up.