In coming call warning device and method using same

• US 8,983,553 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2012
• Issued: 03/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Xin, Yang
• Primary Examiner(s): Brandt, Christopher M
• Application Number:
  US13/664,432
• Publication Number:
  US 20130273894A1
• Time in Patent Office: 867 Days
• Field of Search: 455/556.1, 455/26.1, 455/557, 455/345, 455/569.2, 455/57, 455/456.1, 455/456.4, 455/41.2
• US Class Current: 455/569.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations

Abstract

An incoming call warning device includes a storage unit, a communication unit, a detector, and an incoming call warning module. The storage unit stores a plurality of reference parameters. The communication unit determines whether a call is made to the incoming call warning device. The detector detects a plurality of detected parameters when a call is made to the incoming call warning device. The incoming call warning module receives and compares the reference parameters and the detected parameters, determines whether a user of the incoming call warning device is driving according to a comparison result, and warns the user not to answer an incoming call while driving.

Claims

1. An incoming call warning device, comprising:

a storage unit configured for storing a plurality of reference parameters comprising a reference electromagnetic field density;

a communication unit configured for determining whether a call is made to the incoming call warning device;

a detector configured for detecting a plurality of parameters related to the incoming call warning device when a call is made to the incoming call warning device, and

an incoming call warning module configured for comparing the reference parameters comprising the reference electromagnetic field density with the detected parameters to determine whether a user of the incoming call warning device is driving, and warning the user not to answer the incoming call while driving.

2. The incoming call warning device of claim 1, wherein the storage unit is further configured for storing a warning sound, and the incoming call warning module takes the warning sound from the storage unit, and controls a speaker to play the warning sound when the user of the incoming call warning device is driving.

3. The incoming call warning device of claim 1, wherein the storage unit is further configured for storing a warning vibration, and the incoming call warning module takes the warning vibration from the storage unit, and controls a vibrator to perform the warning vibration when the user of the incoming call warning device is driving.

4. The incoming call warning device of claim 1, wherein the storage unit is further configured for storing a warning message, and the incoming call warning module takes the warning message from the storage unit and controls the communication unit to automatically send the warning message to a third-party communication terminal of a person who is making a call to the user of the incoming call warning device.

5. The incoming call warning device of claim 1, wherein the reference parameters further comprise a reference velocity, a reference acceleration, and reference sounds, and the detected parameters comprise a detected velocity, a detected acceleration, a detected sound level, and a detected electromagnetic field density.

6. The incoming call warning device of claim 5, wherein the detector comprises a velocity sensor, an acceleration sensor, a sound sensor, and an electromagnetic sensor, respectively configured to detect a current velocity of the incoming call warning device, a current acceleration of the incoming call warning device, a current sound level of the incoming call warning device, and a current electromagnetic field density of the incoming call warning device.

7. The incoming call warning device of claim 5, wherein the reference velocity is 5-7 kilometers/hour, and the reference acceleration is 4.17 meters/second².

8. The incoming call warning device of claim 5, wherein the reference electromagnetic field density is set to a value which is greater than zero and less than an environment electromagnetic field density sampled close to a seat in a car of the user.

9. The incoming call warning device of claim 5, wherein the reference sounds comprise a car reference noise, a bus reference noise, a train reference noise, and a subway reference noise.

10. The incoming call warning device of claim 1, wherein the communication unit is selected from a group consisting of a global system for a mobile communication (GSM) unit, a code division multiple access (CDMA) unit, and a wide band CDMA (WCDMA) unit.

11. An incoming call warning method, comprising:

storing a plurality of reference parameters comprising a reference electromagnetic field density by a storage unit;

determining whether a call is made to an incoming call warning device by a communication unit;

detecting a plurality of parameters when a call is made to the incoming call warning device by a detector; and

determining whether a user of the incoming call warning device is driving by comparing the reference parameters comprising a reference electromagnetic field density with the detected parameters, and warning the user of the incoming call warning device that a driver should not communicate or answer an incoming call while driving.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

storing a warning sound, taking the warning sound from the storage unit, and controlling a speaker to play the warning sound when the user of the incoming call warning device is driving.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

storing a warning vibration, taking the warning vibration from the storage unit, and controlling a vibrator to perform the warning vibration when the user of the incoming call warning device is driving.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

storing a warning message, taking the warning message from the storage unit, and controlling the communication unit to send the warning message to a third-party communication terminal of a person who is making a call to the user of the incoming call warning device.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the reference parameters further comprise a reference velocity, a reference acceleration, and reference sounds, and the detected parameters comprise a detected velocity, a detected acceleration, a detected sound level, and a detected electromagnetic field density, the detector comprises a velocity sensor, an acceleration sensor, a sound sensor, and an electromagnetic sensor, respectively configured to detect a current velocity, a current acceleration, a current sound level, and a current electromagnetic field density.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the reference velocity is 5-7 kilometers/hour, and the reference acceleration is 4.17 meters/second.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the reference electromagnetic field density is greater than zero and less than a detected electromagnetic field density sampled close to a driving seat in a car of the user.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the reference sounds comprise a car reference noise, a bus reference noise, a train reference noise, and a subway reference noise.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the determining whether a user of the incoming call warning device is driving a car comprises determining whether the detected velocity of the incoming call warning device is greater than the reference velocity, determining whether the detected sound level is a car reference noise when the detected velocity of the incoming call warning device is greater than the reference velocity, and determining whether the detected electromagnetic field density of the incoming call warning device is greater than the reference electromagnetic field density when the detected sound level is a car reference noise.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the determining whether a user of the incoming call warning device is driving a car further comprises determining whether the detected acceleration of the incoming call warning device is greater than the reference acceleration when the detected velocity of the incoming call warning device is greater than the reference velocity, and determining whether the detected sound level is a car reference noise when the detected acceleration of the incoming call warning device is greater than the reference acceleration.