Portable device and method for controlling the same

• US 8,897,758 B2
• Filed: 10/25/2013
• Issued: 11/25/2014
• 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:
  US14/063,670
• Publication Number:
  US 20140051413A1
• Time in Patent Office: 396 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 includes: a communication unit configured to transmit and receive additional information corresponding to caller ID over a network; a storage unit configured to store the additional information; a sensor unit configured to detect at least one of a face and a gaze of a user; a display unit configured to display the additional information; and a controller configured to: receive an incoming call; detect the face of the user looking at the portable device; and display first additional information on the incoming call when the face is detected, wherein the first additional information is collected according to the caller ID of the incoming call.

Claims

1. A portable device comprising:

a communication unit configured to transmit and receive additional information corresponding to caller ID over a network;

a storage unit configured to store the additional information;

a sensor unit configured to detect at least one of a face and a gaze of a user;

a display unit configured to display the additional information; and

a controller configured to;

receive an incoming call;

detect the face of the user looking at the portable device; and

display first additional information on the incoming call when the face is detected,

wherein the first additional information is collected according to the caller ID of the incoming call.

2. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to display second additional information on the incoming call when the face is detected over a first period of time.

3. The portable device according to claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to:

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

store the first additional information as a primary information if the first additional information is displayed when the user input detected; and

store the second additional information as the primary information if the second additional information is displayed when the user input detected.

4. The portable device according to claim 3, wherein the controller is further configured to:

displaying the primary information first, when next incoming call is received from the caller ID and the face of the user is detected.

5. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

detect the gaze of the user on the first additional information; and

display detail of the first additional information when the gaze is maintained on the first additional information over a second period of time.

6. The portable device according to claim 5, wherein the second period of time is determined proportionally to a length of the first additional information.

7. The portable device according to claim 1, 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 information.

8. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the first additional information includes a history of text messages with the caller ID, and keywords extracted from the text messages.

9. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the first additional information includes information collected from the storage unit of the portable device or from the network connected with the portable device.

10. The portable device according to claim 9, wherein the first additional information includes information collected by:

accessing a data base, which stores the caller ID and keywords corresponding to the caller ID, over the network, and

extracting the keywords which are matched with the caller ID of the incoming call.

11. The portable device according to claim 9, wherein the first additional information includes information collected from a social network service through the network.

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

receiving an incoming call;

detecting a face of a user looking at the portable device; and

displaying first additional information on the incoming call when the face is detected,

wherein the first additional information is collected according to caller ID of the incoming call.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:

displaying second additional information on the incoming call when the face is detected over a first period of time.

14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising:

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

storing the first additional information as a primary information if the first additional information is displayed when the user input detected; and

storing the second additional information as the primary information if the second additional information is displayed when the user input detected.

15. The method according to claim 14, further comprising:

displaying the primary information first, when next incoming call is received from the caller ID and the face of the user is detected.

16. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:

detecting a gaze of the user on the first additional information; and

displaying detail of the first additional information when the gaze is maintained on the first additional information over a second period of time.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the second period of time is determined proportionally to a length of the first additional information.

18. The method according to claim 12, 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 additional information.

19. The method according to claim 12, wherein the first additional information includes a history of text messages with the caller ID, and keywords extracted from the text messages.

20. The method according to claim 12, wherein the first additional information includes information collected from a storage unit of the portable device or from a network connected with the portable device.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein the first additional information includes information collected by:

accessing a data base, which stores the caller ID and keywords corresponding to the caller ID, over the network, and

extracting the keywords which are matched with the caller ID of the incoming call.

22. The method according to claim 20, wherein the first additional information includes information collected from a social network service through the network.