METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PRESENTING CALL RELATED MESSAGES TO A USER

• US 20110117900A1
• Filed: 11/17/2009
• Published: 05/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Reunamäki, Jukka Pekka
• Granted Patent: US 8,260,332 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2066 Call type detection of indication, e.g. voice or fax, mobile of fixed, PSTN or IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42365 Presence services providing information on the willingness to communicate or the ability to communicate in terms of media capability or network connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks

Abstract

A method is provided for transmitting a communication request to a user device of a first communication type, receiving a message during the communication request or within a predetermined amount of time after the communication request, of a second communication type. If the message received is from the user device, then it may be immediately presented or displayed. If the message is not from the user device, then it is precluded from being presented until the communication request is completed. The first communication type may be in the form of a voice call and the user device may be a mobile phone. The second communication type may be a text message, E-mail, or other mode of communication that differs from the first communication type.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing for transmission of a communication request to a user device of a first communication type;

receiving a message that is of a second communication type which is different than the first communication type;

determining if the message is from the user device;

providing for presentation of the message in response to the message being determined to be from the user device; and

precluding presentation of the message in response to the message being determined to not be from the user device.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the first communication type is a voice call.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein the second communication type is a text message.

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising terminating the communication request upon receipt of the message in response to the message being determined to be from the user device.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein receiving a message that is of a second communication type which is different than the first communication type occurs during the communication request and for a predetermined time after the communication request.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the message is presented automatically in response to the message being determined to be from the user device.

7. A method according to claim 1, further comprising providing for presentation of an option to reply to the message in the second communication type.

8. A method comprising:

receiving a communication request of a first communication type;

providing for presentation of a list of options for responding to the communication request;

receiving instructions for responding to the request; and

directing transmission of a response to the source of the communication request according to the instructions received, wherein the list of options includes pre-defined messages with at least one option including a message of a second communication type than is different than the first communication type.

9. A method according to claim 8, wherein the list of options for responding to the communication request is presented during the communication request and for a predetermined time following the communication request.

10. A method according to claim 8, wherein the pre-defined messages are dependent upon the sender of the communications request.

11. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least perform:

providing for transmission of a communication request to a user device of a first communication type;

receiving a message that is of a second communication type which is different than the first communication type;

determining if the message is from the user device;

providing for presentation of the message in response to the message being determined to be from the user device; and

precluding presentation of the message in response to the message being determined to not be from the user device.

12. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the first communication type is a voice call.

13. An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the second communication type is a text message.

14. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to terminate the communication request upon receipt of the message in response to the message being determined to be from the user device.

15. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein receiving a message that is of a second communication type which is different than the first communication type occurs only during the communication request and for a predetermined time after the communication request.

16. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to, in response to the message being determined to be from the user device, provide for presentation of the message.

17. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to provide for presentation of an option to reply to the message in the second communication type.

18. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least perform:

receiving a communication request of a first communication type;

providing for presentation of a list of options for responding to the communication request;

receiving instructions for responding to the request; and

directing transmission of a response to the source of the communication request according to the instructions received, wherein the list of options includes pre-defined messages with at least one option including a message of a second communication type than is different than the first communication type.

19. An apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the list of options for responding to the communication request is displayed during the communication request and for a predetermined amount of time after the communication request.

20. An apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the pre-defined messages are dependent upon the sender of the communications request.