Method for reception and processing of incoming calls and messaging services in a mobile communication terminal based on relevant conditions

• US 20050064854A1
• Filed: 04/04/2004
• Published: 03/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Curitel Communications Incorporated
• Inventors: Jang, Deok Hwan
• Granted Patent: US 7,123,904 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/415
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/06 Recording class or number of calling , i.e. A-party or called party , i.e. B-party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/57 for integrated multimedia messaging subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/2026 Wireless network, e.g. GSM, PCS, TACS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/208 IMS, i.e. Integrated Multimedia messaging Subsystem
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/28 SMS billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 Involving wireless systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42187 Lines and connections with preferential service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for reception and processing of incoming calls and messaging services in a mobile communication terminal based on relevant conditions wherein the priority and time condition are set in each caller identification (CID) so that an incoming call, Short Message Service (SMS) or Multi-media Message Service (MMS) may be accepted or rejected according to the relevant conditions. Also, provided is a method for reception and processing of incoming calls and messaging services in a mobile communication terminal wherein the priority and time condition are set for each CID so that an incoming call, SMS or MMS received at a specific time point may be processed to be selectively accepted or rejected according to the preset priority or time condition for the incoming call, SMS or MMS and that different reception procedures may be performed even for the same CID according to the relevant priority and time conditions.

Claims

1. A method for reception and processing of services in a mobile communication terminal based on relevant conditions, the method comprising:

setting the priority and time condition for the service reception and processing for each caller identification (CID) and managing the same in the mobile communication terminal; and

upon the reception of a service having certain caller identification (CID) information, checking the priority and time condition for the corresponding caller identification (CID) and accepting or rejecting the received service according to the relevant priority and time condition.

2. The method for reception and processing of services in a mobile communication terminal based on relevant conditions as claimed in claim 1, wherein said setting and managing the priority and time condition is conducted by registering/de-registering caller identification (CID)s classified as groups or individual caller identification (CID)s and setting, registering and managing the priority for the reception processing at certain specific time condition when registering each caller identification (CID) group or individual caller identification (CID).

3. The method for reception and processing of services in a mobile communication terminal based on relevant conditions as claimed in claim 1, wherein said accepting or rejecting the received service comprises:

upon the reception of an incoming call, SMS or MMS from a certain caller or sender, extracting caller identification (CID) information from the received service message;

searching the priority and time condition set for the caller identification (CID) indicated in the extracted caller identification (CID) information and checking the priority for the caller identification (CID) at the present condition; and

accepting or rejecting the incoming call, SMS or MMS according to the checked priority.

4. The method for reception and processing of services in a mobile communication terminal based on relevant conditions as claimed in claim 3, wherein said accepting or rejecting according to the checked priority is conducted by:

if the priority is set as “

high”

, accepting the service is irrespective of the present reception mode set in the mobile communication terminal;

if the priority is set as “

middle”

, accepting the service according to the present reception mode set in the mobile communication terminal; and

if the priority is set as “

low”

, rejecting the service irrespective of the present reception mode set in the mobile communication terminal.

5. The method for reception and processing of services in a mobile communication terminal based on relevant conditions as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

upon the reception of a service with certain caller identification (CID) information while using a specific service in the mobile communication terminal in which the priority and time condition are set for each caller identification (CID), checking the priority and time condition for the caller identification (CID) indicated in said caller identification (CID) information; and

determining whether or not the specific service will be proceeded continuously and accepting or rejecting the received service according to the checked priority and time condition of the caller identification (CID).

6. The method for reception and processing of services in a mobile communication terminal based on relevant conditions as claimed in claim 5, wherein said accepting or rejecting of the received service is conducted by:

if the priority for the caller identification (CID) at the present time is set as “

high”

, stopping the current proceeding of the specific service and accepting the received service;

if the priority for the caller identification (CID) at the present time is set as “

middle”

, displaying on an LCD window a message setting forth said caller identification (CID) information and asking whether or not to accept the received service, and accepting or rejecting the received service according to the instruction of the user of the terminal; and

if the priority for the caller identification (CID) at the present time is set as “

low”

, rejecting the received service and the continuing to proceed the current specific service.