MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CONTACT LIST IN ORDER OF PRIORITY LEVELS

• US 20130122877A1
• Filed: 06/20/2012
• Published: 05/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: WANG, HAN-CHE, CHIANG, CHIH-SAN, CHENG, HUA-DONG
• Granted Patent: US 9,143,592 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/415
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2746 Sorting, e.g. according to history or frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location

Abstract

A method for displaying a contact list of a mobile terminal in order of priority levels is provided. The method includes steps: receiving an incoming call or message; obtaining an incoming phone number of the received call or message; finding out a calling contact associated with the incoming phone number on a contact list of the mobile terminal; obtaining remaining phone numbers associated with the calling contact; setting priority levels for all the phone numbers associated with the calling contact; and displaying all the phone numbers associated with the calling contact in an order of decreasing priority levels from high to low on a display screen of the mobile terminal A related mobile terminal is also provided.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a display screen;

a storage unit configured for storing a contact list, the contact list containing a plurality of contacts, at least one of the contacts having a plurality of phone numbers associated therewith;

a number analysis unit configured for obtaining an incoming phone number of a received call or message;

a number inquiry unit configured for finding out a calling contact associated with the incoming phone number on the contact list, and obtaining remaining phone numbers associated the calling contact; and

a priority setting unit configured for setting priority levels for all the phone numbers associated with the calling contact, and controlling the display screen to display all the phone numbers associated with the calling contact in an order of decreasing priority levels from high to low.

2. The mobile terminal as described in claim 1, further comprising a location inquiry unit configured for determining a geographic location associated with each of the phone numbers associated with the calling contact.

3. The mobile terminal as described in claim 2, further comprising a geographic information database storing mapping relationship between the geographic locations and the phone numbers associated with the calling contact.

4. The mobile terminal as described in claim 2, wherein the priority setting unit is configured to set a first priority level for the incoming phone number, set a second priority level for the phone numbers associated with the calling contact, which have the same geographic locations as the incoming phone number, and set a third priority level for the remaining phone numbers associated with the calling contact, which have different geographic locations from the incoming phone number.

5. The mobile terminal as described in claim 4, wherein if more than one phone numbers associated with the calling contact have a same priority level, the priority setting unit is further configured to set sub-priority levels for the phone numbers having the same priority level according to one or more predetermined rules, the one or more predetermined rules are determined according to at least one factor selected from the group consisting of:

a last communication time, a total communication time, and types of the phone numbers.

6. The mobile terminal as described in claim 2, wherein the priority setting unit is configured to set a first priority level for the incoming phone number and the phone numbers associated with the calling contact, which have the same geographic locations as the incoming phone number, and set a second priority level for the remaining phone numbers associated with the calling contact, which have different geographic locations from the incoming phone number.

7. The mobile terminal as described in claim 6, wherein if more than one phone numbers associated with the calling contact have a same priority level, the priority setting unit is further configured to set sub-priority levels for the phone numbers having the same priority level according to one or more predetermined rules, the one or more predetermined rules are determined according to at least one factor selected from the group consisting of:

a last communication time, a total communication time, and types of the phone numbers.

8. A method for displaying a contact list of a mobile terminal in an order of priority levels, the method comprising:

receiving an incoming call or message;

obtaining an incoming phone number of the received call or message;

finding out a calling contact associated with the incoming phone number on a contact list of the mobile terminal;

obtaining remaining phone numbers associated with the calling contact;

setting priority levels for all the phone numbers associated with the calling contact; and

displaying all the phone numbers associated with the calling contact in an order of decreasing priority levels from high to low on a display screen of the mobile terminal.

9. The method as described in claim 8, further comprising determining a geographic location associated with each of the phone numbers associated with the calling contact.

10. The method as described in claim 9, further comprising setting a first priority level for the incoming phone number, setting a second priority level for the phone numbers associated with the calling contact, which have the same geographic locations as the incoming phone number, and setting a third priority level for the remaining phone numbers associated with the calling contact, which have different geographic locations from the incoming phone number.

11. The method as described in claim 10, further comprising determining whether more than one phone numbers associated with the calling contact have a same priority level, if more than one phone numbers associated with the calling contact have a same priority level, setting sub-priority levels for the phone numbers having the same priority level according to one or more predetermined rules, wherein the one or more predetermined rules are determined according to at least one factor selected from the group consisting of:

a last communication time, a total communication time, and types of the phone numbers.

12. The method as described in claim 9, further comprising setting a first priority level for the incoming phone number and the phone numbers associated with the calling contact, which have the same geographic locations as the incoming phone number, and setting a second priority level for the remaining phone numbers associated with the calling contact, which have different geographic locations from the incoming phone number.

13. The method as described in claim 12, further comprising determining whether more than one phone numbers associated with the calling contact have a same priority level, if more than one phone numbers associated with the calling contact have a same priority level, setting sub-priority levels for the phone numbers having the same priority level according to one or more predetermined rules, wherein the one or more predetermined rules are determined according to at least one factor selected from the group consisting of:

a last communication time, a total communication time, and types of the phone numbers.