Mobile station and a method for controlling the mobile station in conferencing mode for use in mobile communication system

• US 20050101308A1
• Filed: 08/16/2004
• Published: 05/12/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Ju-Beam
• Application Number:
  US10/918,920
• Publication Number:
  US 20050101308A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/416
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/62 user interface aspects of conference calls

Abstract

A method for providing mobile station state information for use in a mobile communication system and the mobile station. A mobile station (MS) apparatus for establishing a conference call mode with at least one counterpart mobile station includes: a controller for determining whether there is provided a predetermined state where the MS must unconditionally inform the counterpart MSs of specific state information during a conference call, and transmitting the specific state information to the counterpart MSs when the predetermined state has been provided; and a display for displaying a plurality of messages upon receiving a control signal from the controller.

Claims

1. A mobile station (MS) apparatus for establishing a conference call mode with at least one counterpart MS, the apparatus comprising:

a controller for determining whether there is provided a predetermined state where the MS must unconditionally inform the counterpart MSs of specific state information during a conference call, and transmitting the specific state information to the counterpart MSs when the predetermined state has been provided; and

a display for displaying messages upon receiving a control signal from the controller.

2. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the specific state information is transmitted using a SMS (Short Message Service) message.

3. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the specific state information is loaded on some parts of a predetermined channel message, and is then transmitted to the counterpart MSs.

4. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the controller allows a user to pre-register a variety of state information, displays individual state information on the display during the conference call, determines whether the user selects desired state information, and transmits the user-desired state information when the user has selected the desired state information.

5. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the controller transmits caller ID information to the counterpart MSs simultaneously with transmitting the state information to the counterpart MSs.

6. The apparatus as set forth in claim 5, wherein the controller controls the display to display the caller ID information of the counterpart MSs or one of a plurality of names equal to other caller ID information stored in a phone book and corresponding state information.

7. The apparatus as set forth in claim 6, wherein the controller updates the state information of the counterpart MSs according to reception state information.

8. The apparatus as set forth in claim 7, wherein the specific state information includes a call ready state associated with the counterpart MSs, a call release state associated with the counterpart MSs, a user'"'"'s absence state where the user cannot answer signals of the counterpart MSs even though a traffic channel associated with the counterpart MSs has been established, and a call hold state where the user cannot transmit his or her voice signal to the counterpart MSs even though the MS receives voice signals from the counterpart MSs.

9. A method for controlling a mobile station (MS) which establishes a conference call mode with at least one counterpart MS, the method comprising the steps of:

a) determining whether there is provided a predetermined state where the MS must unconditionally inform the counterpart MSs of specific state information during a conference call; and

b) if it is determined that the predetermined state has been provided, transmitting the specific state information to the counterpart MSs.

10. The method as set forth in claim 9, wherein the specific state information is transmitted using a SMS (Short Message Service) message.

11. The method as set forth in claim 9, wherein the specific state information is loaded on some parts of a predetermined channel message, and is then transmitted to the counterpart MSs.

12. The method as set forth in claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

c) allowing a user to pre-register a variety of state information, and displays individual state information on a display during the conference call; and

d) if it is determined that the user has selected desired state information, transmitting the user-desired state information.

13. The method as set forth in claim 9, wherein the specific state information is transmitted to the counterpart MSs along with caller ID information.

14. The method as set forth in claim 9, further comprising the step of:

c) controlling a display to display caller ID information of the counterpart MSs or one of a plurality of names equal to other caller ID information stored in a phone book and corresponding state information.

15. The method as set forth in claim 12, further comprising the step of:

e) updating the state information of the counterpart MSs according to reception state information.