Portable device and method for controlling the same

• US 8,600,362 B1
• Filed: 03/11/2013
• Issued: 12/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Yongsin
• Primary Examiner(s): Brandt, Christopher M
• Application Number:
  US13/794,188
• Publication Number:
  US 20130331074A1
• Time in Patent Office: 267 Days
• Field of Search: 455/415, 455/566, 455/567
• US Class Current: 455/415
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/38 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/02 Calling substations, e.g. by ringing selective calling H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42034 Calling party identification service
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42068 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

A portable device and a method for controlling the same are discussed, in which additional data of caller ID are displayed. The method includes receiving an incoming call; detecting a user'"'"'s face on the portable device; displaying a list of items representing additional data on the incoming call when the user'"'"'s face is detected, wherein the additional data are collected from a plurality of data sources corresponding to caller ID of the incoming call; detecting a user'"'"'s gaze on a first item included in the list, wherein the first item representing a first part of the additional data; and displaying the first part of the additional data when the user'"'"'s gaze is maintained on the first item over a first period of time.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a portable device, the method comprising:

receiving an incoming call;

detecting a user'"'"'s face on the portable device;

displaying a list of items representing additional data on the incoming call when the user'"'"'s face is detected, wherein the additional data corresponding to a caller ID of the incoming call are collected from a plurality of data sources;

detecting a user'"'"'s gaze on a first item included in the list, wherein the first item represents a first part of the additional data; and

displaying the first part of the additional data when the user'"'"'s gaze is maintained on the first item over a first period of time.

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

detecting a user input for answering the incoming call;

recognizing a call message of the user using voice recognition; and

storing keywords extracted from the voice-recognized call message as the additional data.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the additional data include a history of text messages with the caller ID, and keywords extracted from the text messages.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the additional data include data collected from a storage unit of the portable device or a network connected with the portable device.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the additional data include data collected by:

accessing a data base, which stores caller IDs and keywords of spam calls, over the network, and

extracting the caller IDs and the keywords of the spam calls, which are matched with the caller ID of the incoming call.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the additional data include data collected from information drafted by another user for the caller ID of the incoming call by searching for a social network service through the network.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first period of time is determined proportionally to a length of the first item.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein a number of the items displayed in the list is determined based on a time from receiving the incoming call up to detecting the user'"'"'s face.

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

displaying the list of items when the first part of the additional data is displayed over a second period of time.

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

detecting a user input for answering or rejecting the incoming call; and

displaying a primary data when a next incoming call is received from the caller ID after the incoming call ends, wherein the primary data is a data displayed when the user input is detected.

11. A portable device comprising:

a communication unit configured to transmit and receive digital data over a network;

a storage unit configured to store the digital data;

a sensor unit configured to detect at least one of a user'"'"'s face and gaze on the portable device;

a display unit configured to display the digital data; and

a controller configured to;

receive an incoming call;

detect the user'"'"'s face on the portable device;

display a list of items representing additional data on the incoming call when the user'"'"'s face is detected, wherein the additional data corresponding to a caller ID of the incoming call are collected from a plurality of data sources;

detect the user'"'"'s gaze on a first item included in the list, wherein the first item represents a first part of the additional data; and

display the first part of the additional data when the user'"'"'s gaze is maintained on the first item over a first period of time.

12. The portable device according to claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to:

detect a user input for answering the incoming call;

recognize a call message of the user using voice recognition; and

store keywords extracted from the voice-recognized call message as the additional data.

13. The portable device according to claim 11, wherein the additional data include a history of text messages with the caller ID, and keywords extracted from the text messages.

14. The portable device according to claim 11, wherein the additional data include data collected from the storage unit of the portable device or the network connected with the portable device.

15. The portable device according to claim 14, wherein the additional data include data collected by:

accessing a data base, which stores caller IDs and keywords of spam calls, over the network, and

extracting the caller IDs and the keywords of the spam calls, which are matched with the caller ID of the incoming call.

16. The portable device according to claim 14, wherein the additional data include data collected from information drafted by another user for the caller ID of the incoming call by searching for a social network service through the network.

17. The portable device according to claim 11, wherein the first period of time is determined proportionally to a length of the first item.

18. The portable device according to claim 11, wherein a number of the items displayed in the list is determined based on a time from receiving the incoming call up to detecting the user'"'"'s face.

19. The portable device according to claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to:

display the list of items when the first part of the additional data is displayed over a second period of time.

20. The portable device according to claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to:

detect a user input for answering or rejecting the incoming call; and

display a primary data when a next incoming call is received from the caller ID after the incoming call ends, wherein the primary data is a data displayed when the user input is detected.