Terminal communications display method and terminal

• US 9,451,080 B2
• Filed: 06/18/2012
• Issued: 09/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Xiushuai
• Primary Examiner(s): AJIBADE AKONAI, OLUMIDE
• Application Number:
  US14/405,421
• Publication Number:
  US 20150119110A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,555 Days
• Field of Search: 455/567, 455/405, 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455/414.1, 455/566
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2746 Sorting, e.g. according to history or frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs logging of telephone numbers H04M1/56, H04M1/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/36 Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier

Abstract

A communication display method and a terminal are disclosed, and the method includes: when detecting that a terminal user is communicating with a contact, a central processor module retrieving communication statistics information of the terminal user with the contact in a program storage module and sending it to a user interface management module; the user interface management module displaying the communications statistics information after receiving it; after the communication between the terminal user and the contact ends, the central processor module updating and storing the communications statistics information in the program storage module. The abovementioned technical solution makes it convenient for the user to accurately learn the communications statistics information with the contact, which is favorable for the user making judgment and action on the current communication.

Claims

1. A terminal communication display method, wherein, the method comprises:

when detecting that a terminal user is communicating with a contact by using a terminal, a central processor module of the terminal retrieving communication statistics information of the terminal user with the contact in a program storage module of the terminal and sending the communication statistics information to a user interface management module of the terminal;

the user interface management module displaying the communication statistics information after receiving the communication statistics information;

after the communication of the terminal user with the contact ends, the central processor module updating and storing the communication statistics information into the program storage module;

wherein the communication statistics information comprises;

communication ranking information of the terminal user with the contact; and

contact frequency information of the terminal user with the contact;

wherein the method further comprises;

the central processor module sending a contact reminder notification to the user interface management module when the contact frequency in the contact frequency information is less than a preset contact frequency threshold;

after receiving the contact reminder notification, the user interface management module displaying a contact reminder message on a screen of the terminal so as to remind the terminal user to communicate with the contact.

2. The terminal communication display method of claim 1, wherein, the step of the central processor module detecting that the terminal user is communicating with the contact comprises:

the central processor module detecting that the terminal user is in a call with the contact;

or

the central processor module detecting that the terminal user is sending/receiving a message to/from the contact.

3. The terminal communication display method of claim 2, wherein, the communication statistics information further comprises:

last communication information of the terminal user with the contact.

4. The terminal communication display method of claim 2, wherein, the step of the user interface management module displaying the communication statistics information after receiving the communication statistics information comprises:

after receiving the communication statistics information, the user interface management module displaying the communication statistics information before the call is connected, while no longer displaying the communication statistics information after the call is connected;

after receiving the communication statistics information, the user interface management module keeping on displaying the communication statistics information before as well as after the call is connected, and no longer displaying the communication statistics information after the call ends;

or

after receiving the communication statistics information, the user interface management module displaying the communication statistics information when receiving or sending a message.

5. The terminal communication display method of claim 2, wherein, the step of the central processor module updating the communication statistics information comprises:

the central processor obtaining current communication information with the contact;

the central processor updating the communication statistics information according to the current communication information.

6. The terminal communication display method of claim 1, wherein, the communication statistics information further comprises:

last communication information of the terminal user with the contact.

7. The terminal communication display method of claim 1, wherein, the step of the user interface management module displaying the communication statistics information after receiving the communication statistics information comprises:

after receiving the communication statistics information, the user interface management module displaying the communication statistics information before the call is connected, while no longer displaying the communication statistics information after the call is connected;

after receiving the communication statistics information, the user interface management module keeping on displaying the communication statistics information before as well as after the call is connected, and no longer displaying the communication statistics information after the call ends;

or

after receiving the communication statistics information, the user interface management module displaying the communication statistics information when receiving or sending a message.

8. The terminal communication display method of claim 1, wherein, the step of the central processor module updating the communication statistics information comprises:

the central processor module obtaining current communication information with the contact;

the central processor module updating the communication statistics information according to the current communication information.

9. A communication display terminal, wherein, the terminal comprises:

a program storage module, a central processor module, and a user interface management module, wherein;

the program storage module is configured to;

store communication statistics information of a terminal user with contacts;

the central processor module is configured to;

retrieve the communication statistics information of the terminal user with a contact in the program storage module and send the communication statistics information to the user interface management module when detecting that the terminal user is communicating with the contact by using said communication display terminal;

the user interface management module is configured to;

display the communication statistics information after receiving the communication statistics information;

the central processor module is configured to;

update and store the communication statistics information in the program storage module after the communication of the terminal user with the contact ends;

wherein the communication statistics information comprises;

communication ranking information of the terminal user with the contact; and

contact frequency information of the terminal user with the contact;

wherein the central processor module is further configured to send a contact reminder notification to the user interface management module when the contact frequency in the contact frequency information is less than a preset contact frequency threshold;

the user interface management module is further configured to;

after receiving the contact reminder notification, display a contact reminder message on a screen of the terminal so as to remind the terminal user to communicate with the contact.

10. The communication display terminal of claim 9, the terminal further comprises a man-machine interface module, wherein:

the man-machine interface module is configured to;

detect that the terminal user is in a call with the contact or sending/receiving a message to/from the contact.

11. The communication display terminal of claim 10, wherein, the user interface management module is further configured to:

after receiving the communication statistics information, display the communication statistics information before the call is connected, and no longer display the communication statistics information after the call is connected;

keep on displaying the communication statistics information before and after the call is connected, and no longer display the communication statistics information after the call ends;

or,

display the communication statistics information when receiving or sending a message.

12. The communication display terminal of claim 10, wherein,

the central processor module is further configured to:

collect current communication information with the contact, and update the communication statistics information according to the current communication information.

13. The communication display terminal of claim 9, wherein, the user interface management module is further configured to:

after receiving the communication statistics information, display the communication statistics information before the call is connected, and no longer display the communication statistics information after the call is connected;

keep on displaying the communication statistics information before and after the call is connected, and no longer display the communication statistics information after the call ends;

or,

display the communication statistics information when receiving or sending a message.

14. The communication display terminal of claim 9, wherein,

the central processor module is further configured to:

collect current communication information with the contact, and update the communication statistics information according to the current communication information.