CN105187663B

CN105187663B - Automatically the method and terminal conversed

Info

Publication number: CN105187663B
Application number: CN201510631118.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘毅
Original assignee: Nubia Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Nubia Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2015-09-28
Filing date: 2015-09-28
Publication date: 2019-07-30
Anticipated expiration: 2035-09-28
Also published as: CN105187663A

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses the methods that one kind is conversed automatically, comprising: determines the type of incoming number；When the type of the incoming number is effective, current status information is obtained；Determine whether to start automatic call according to the current status information and default automatic call rule.The embodiment of the present invention further simultaneously discloses a kind of terminal conversed automatically.

Description

Automatic call method and terminal

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a method and a terminal for automatic call.

Background

With the development of mobile communication technology, portable communication terminals are increasingly popular in recent years, and at present, in the process of using the terminals, if the terminals are set in a mute mode or a user is in a busy state, there is a situation that an incoming call is missed, for example, when the terminals are not near the user, and the user cannot answer the call with busy hands, especially the incoming call of important people or things is involved, and if the user does not answer the incoming call in time, certain trouble or loss is brought to the user.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the embodiments of the present invention are expected to provide an automatic call method and a terminal, so as to reduce the situation that a user misses an incoming call, reduce the trouble or loss caused to the user when the user does not hear the incoming call in time, and improve the user experience.

In order to achieve the purpose, the technical scheme of the invention is realized as follows:

the invention provides an automatic call method, which comprises the following steps:

determining the type of the incoming call number;

when the type of the incoming call number is valid, acquiring current state information;

and determining whether to start automatic call according to the current state information and a preset automatic call rule.

In the above method, after determining whether to start an automatic call according to the state information and a preset automatic call rule, the method further includes:

determining a notification mode of the automatic call according to the current environment;

judging a current environment through a light sensor, and if the current environment is an open environment, determining that a loudspeaker of a terminal is used for answering an incoming call;

and if the current environment is a sheltered environment, determining to answer the incoming call by using the responder of the terminal.

In the above method, the determining the type of the incoming call number includes:

and after the calling number is not actively operated within the preset time, determining the type of the calling number according to a preset number rule.

In the above method, the status information includes: at least one of location information, time information, motion state information;

the preset automatic call rule comprises the following steps: at least one of a relation list of the position information and the automatic call, a relation list of the time information and the automatic call, and a relation list of the motion state information and the automatic call.

In the above method, the determining whether to start an automatic call according to the current state information and a preset automatic call rule includes:

when the current state information is the position information, matching the current position information with the position information and an automatic call relation list, and if the current state information is the position information, determining to start automatic call; if not, determining not to start the automatic call; or,

when the current state information is the time information, matching the current time information with the relation list of the time information and the automatic call, and if the current state information is the time information, determining to start the automatic call; if not, determining not to start the automatic call; or,

when the current state information is motion state information, matching the current motion state information with a relationship list of the motion state information and automatic call, and if the current motion state information is matched with the relationship list of the automatic call, determining to start the automatic call; if not, determining not to start the automatic call; or,

when the current state information comprises at least two items of the position information, the time information and the motion state information, matching the at least two items of the position information, the time information and the motion state information with respective corresponding relation lists to obtain respective corresponding results whether to start the automatic call, and finally determining not to start the automatic call if one of the respective corresponding results whether to start the automatic call is not started; and finally determining to start the automatic call if all the corresponding automatic call starting results are the automatic call starting results.

The invention also provides a terminal for automatic communication, which comprises:

the determining module is used for determining the type of the incoming call number;

the obtaining module is used for obtaining the current state information when the type of the incoming call number is valid;

and the processing module is used for determining whether to start automatic call according to the current state information and a preset automatic call rule.

In the above terminal, the terminal further includes:

the notification module is used for determining a notification mode of the automatic call according to the current environment; judging a current environment through a light sensor, and if the current environment is an open environment, determining that a loudspeaker of a terminal is used for answering an incoming call; and if the current environment is a sheltered environment, determining to answer the incoming call by using the responder of the terminal.

In the terminal, the determining module is specifically configured to determine the type of the incoming call number according to a preset number rule after the incoming call number is not actively operated within a preset time.

In the above terminal, the state information includes: at least one of location information, time information, motion state information;

In the terminal, the processing module is specifically configured to, when the current state information is the position information, match the current position information with the relationship list between the position information and an automatic call, and if the current state information is the position information, determine to start the automatic call; if not, determining not to start the automatic call; or,

According to the automatic call method and the terminal provided by the embodiment of the invention, after the terminal detects that the user does not actively operate the incoming call number within the preset time, the type of the incoming call number is determined according to the preset number rule; if the type of the incoming call number is valid, acquiring the current state information of the terminal; determining whether to start automatic call according to the current state information and a preset automatic call rule, and determining to start automatic call if the current state information is matched with the preset automatic call rule; if the current state information is not matched with a preset automatic call rule, determining not to start automatic call; after the automatic call is determined to be started, determining a notification mode of the current automatic call according to the current environment, for example, automatically answering the incoming call through a loudspeaker and/or an answering machine of the terminal; the method and the device have the advantages that the user can answer the call of important people or things in time under the condition that the user is inconvenient to answer the call or the call is missed, the condition that the user has the call which is missed is reduced, the trouble or loss caused by the fact that the user does not answer the call in time is reduced, and the user experience is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic hardware configuration of a mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a diagram of a wireless communication system for the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of an automatic call method of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a relationship list between setting position information and automatic call on a terminal according to a first embodiment of the automatic call method of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a second embodiment of an automatic call method of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of terminal positioning according to a second embodiment of the automatic call method of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an automatic call terminal according to the present invention.

Detailed Description

The technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.

It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

A mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, suffixes such as "module", "component", or "unit" used to denote elements are used only for facilitating the explanation of the present invention, and have no specific meaning in themselves. Thus, "module" and "component" may be used in a mixture.

The mobile terminal may be implemented in various forms. For example, the terminal described in the embodiments of the present invention may include a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcast receiver, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a PAD computer (PAD), a Portable Multimedia Player (PMP), a navigation device, and the like, and a fixed terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like. In the following, it is assumed that the terminal is a mobile terminal. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to a fixed type terminal in addition to elements particularly used for moving purposes.

Fig. 1 is a schematic hardware configuration of a mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 may include a wireless communication unit 110, an audio/video (a/V) input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, an interface unit 170, a controller 180, and a power supply unit 190, etc. Fig. 1 illustrates a mobile terminal having various components, but it is to be understood that not all illustrated components are required to be implemented. More or fewer components may alternatively be implemented. Elements of the mobile terminal will be described in detail below.

The wireless communication unit 110 typically includes one or more components that allow radio communication between the mobile terminal 100 and a wireless communication system or network. For example, the wireless communication unit may include at least one of a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless internet module 113, a short-range communication module 114, and a location information module 115.

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives a broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information from an external broadcast management server via a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satelliteSatellite channels and/or terrestrial channels. The broadcast management server may be a server that generates and transmits a broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information or a server that receives a previously generated broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information and transmits it to a terminal. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and the like. Also, the broadcast signal may further include a broadcast signal combined with a TV or radio broadcast signal. The broadcast associated information may also be provided via a mobile communication network, and in this case, the broadcast associated information may be received by the mobile communication module 112. The broadcast signal may exist in various forms, for example, it may exist in the form of an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB), an Electronic Service Guide (ESG) of digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H), and the like. The broadcast receiving module 111 may receive a signal broadcast by using various types of broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcast receiving module 111 may receive a broadcast signal by using a signal such as multimedia broadcasting-terrestrial (DMB-T), digital multimedia broadcasting-satellite (DMB-S), digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H), forward link media (MediaFLO)^@) A digital broadcasting system of a terrestrial digital broadcasting integrated service (ISDB-T), etc. receives digital broadcasting. The broadcast receiving module 111 may be constructed to be suitable for various broadcasting systems that provide broadcast signals as well as the above-mentioned digital broadcasting systems. The broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information received via the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160 (or other type of storage medium).

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and/or receives radio signals to and/or from at least one of a base station (e.g., access point, node B, etc.), an external terminal, and a server. Such radio signals may include voice call signals, video call signals, or various types of data transmitted and/or received according to text and/or multimedia messages.

The wireless internet module 113 supports wireless internet access of the mobile terminal. The module may be internally or externally coupled to the terminal. The wireless internet access technology to which the module relates may include Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) (Wi-Fi), wireless broadband (Wibro), worldwide interoperability for microwave access (Wimax), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), and the like.

The short-range communication module 114 is a module for supporting short-range communication. Some examples of short-range communication technologies include bluetooth^TMRadio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), zigbee^TMAnd so on.

The location information module 115 is a module for checking or acquiring location information of the mobile terminal. A typical example of the location information module is a Global Positioning System (GPS). According to the current technology, the GPS module 115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites and applies triangulation to the calculated information, thereby accurately calculating three-dimensional current location information according to longitude, latitude, and altitude. Currently, a method for calculating position and time information uses three satellites and corrects an error of the calculated position and time information by using another satellite. In addition, the GPS module 115 can calculate speed information by continuously calculating current position information in real time.

The a/V input unit 120 is used to receive an audio or video signal. The a/V input unit 120 may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122, and the camera 121 processes image data of still pictures or video obtained by an image capturing apparatus in a video capturing mode or an image capturing mode. The processed image frames may be displayed on the display unit 151. The image frames processed by the cameras 121 may be stored in the memory 160 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the wireless communication unit 110, and two or more cameras 121 may be provided according to the construction of the mobile terminal. The microphone 122 may receive sounds (audio data) via the microphone in a phone call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and can process such sounds into audio data. The processed audio (voice) data may be converted into a format output transmittable to a mobile communication base station via the mobile communication module 112 in case of a phone call mode. The microphone 122 may implement various types of noise cancellation (or suppression) algorithms to cancel (or suppress) noise or interference generated in the course of receiving and transmitting audio signals.

The user input unit 130 may generate key input data according to a command input by a user to control various operations of the mobile terminal. The user input unit 130 allows a user to input various types of information, and may include a keyboard, dome sheet, touch pad (e.g., a touch-sensitive member that detects changes in resistance, pressure, capacitance, etc. due to being touched), scroll wheel, joystick, etc. In particular, when the touch pad is superimposed on the display unit 151 in the form of a layer, a touch screen may be formed.

The sensing unit 140 detects a current state of the mobile terminal 100 (e.g., an open or closed state of the mobile terminal 100), a position of the mobile terminal 100, presence or absence of contact (i.e., touch input) by a user with the mobile terminal 100, an orientation of the mobile terminal 100, acceleration or deceleration movement and direction of the mobile terminal 100, and the like, and generates a command or signal for controlling an operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is implemented as a slide-type mobile phone, the sensing unit 140 may sense whether the slide-type phone is opened or closed. In addition, the sensing unit 140 can detect whether the power supply unit 190 supplies power or whether the interface unit 170 is coupled with an external device. The sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141 as will be described below in connection with a touch screen.

The interface unit 170 serves as an interface through which at least one external device is connected to the mobile terminal 100. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power supply (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio input/output (I/O) port, a video I/O port, an earphone port, and the like. The identification module may store various information for authenticating a user using the mobile terminal 100 and may include a User Identity Module (UIM), a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. In addition, a device having an identification module (hereinafter, referred to as an "identification device") may take the form of a smart card, and thus, the identification device may be connected with the mobile terminal 100 via a port or other connection means. The interface unit 170 may be used to receive input (e.g., data information, power, etc.) from an external device and transmit the received input to one or more elements within the mobile terminal 100 or may be used to transmit data between the mobile terminal and the external device.

In addition, when the mobile terminal 100 is connected with an external cradle, the interface unit 170 may serve as a path through which power is supplied from the cradle to the mobile terminal 100 or may serve as a path through which various command signals input from the cradle are transmitted to the mobile terminal. Various command signals or power input from the cradle may be used as signals for recognizing whether the mobile terminal is accurately mounted on the cradle. The output unit 150 is configured to provide output signals (e.g., audio signals, video signals, alarm signals, vibration signals, etc.) in a visual, audio, and/or tactile manner. The output unit 150 may include a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and the like.

The display unit 151 may display information processed in the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in a phone call mode, the display unit 151 may display a User's Interface (UI) or a Graphical User Interface (GUI) related to a call or other communication (e.g., text messaging, multimedia file downloading, etc.). When the mobile terminal 100 is in a video call mode or an image capturing mode, the display unit 151 may display a captured image and/or a received image, a UI or GUI showing a video or an image and related functions, and the like.

Meanwhile, when the display unit 151 and the touch pad are overlapped with each other in the form of a layer to form a touch screen, the display unit 151 may serve as an input device and an output device. The display unit 151 may include at least one of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a thin film transistor LCD (TFT-LCD), an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display, a flexible display, a three-dimensional (3D) display, and the like. Some of these displays may be configured to be transparent to allow a user to see from the outside, which may be referred to as transparent displays, and a typical transparent display may be, for example, a Transparent Organic Light Emitting Diode (TOLED) display or the like. Depending on the particular desired implementation, the mobile terminal 100 may include two or more display units (or other display devices), for example, the mobile terminal may include an external display unit (not shown) and an internal display unit (not shown). The touch screen may be used to detect a touch input pressure as well as a touch input position and a touch input area.

The audio output module 152 may convert audio data received by the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 into an audio signal and output as sound when the mobile terminal is in a call signal reception mode, a call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, or the like. Also, the audio output module 152 may provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the mobile terminal 100 (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.). The audio output module 152 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 may provide an output to notify the mobile terminal 100 of the occurrence of an event. Typical events may include call reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. In addition to audio or video output, the alarm unit 153 may provide output in different ways to notify the occurrence of an event. For example, the alarm unit 153 may provide an output in the form of vibration, and when a call, a message, or some other incoming communication (communicating communication) is received, the alarm unit 153 may provide a tactile output (i.e., vibration) to inform the user thereof. By providing such a tactile output, the user can recognize the occurrence of various events even when the user's mobile phone is in the user's pocket. The alarm unit 153 may also provide an output notifying the occurrence of an event via the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152.

The memory 160 may store software programs or the like for processing and controlling operations performed by the controller 180, or may temporarily store data (e.g., a phonebook, messages, still images, videos, etc.) that has been output or is to be output. Also, the memory 160 may store data regarding various ways of vibration and audio signals output when a touch is applied to the touch screen.

The memory 160 may include at least one type of storage medium including a flash memory, a hard disk, a multimedia card, a card-type memory (e.g., SD or DX memory, etc.), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, and the like. Also, the mobile terminal 100 may cooperate with a network storage device that performs a storage function of the memory 160 through a network connection.

The controller 180 generally controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, the controller 180 performs control and processing related to voice calls, data communications, video calls, and the like. In addition, the controller 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for reproducing (or playing back) multimedia data, and the multimedia module 181 may be constructed within the controller 180 or may be constructed separately from the controller 180. The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process to recognize a handwriting input or a picture drawing input performed on the touch screen as a character or an image.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power or internal power and provides appropriate power required to operate various elements and components under the control of the controller 180.

The various embodiments described herein may be implemented in a computer-readable medium using, for example, computer software, hardware, or any combination thereof. For a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented using at least one of an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a Digital Signal Processing Device (DSPD), a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), a processor, a controller, a microcontroller, a microprocessor, an electronic unit designed to perform the functions described herein, and in some cases, such embodiments may be implemented in the controller 180. For a software implementation, the implementation such as a process or a function may be implemented with a separate software module that allows performing at least one function or operation. The software codes may be implemented by software applications (or programs) written in any suitable programming language, which may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the controller 180.

Up to now, the mobile terminal has been described in terms of its functions. Hereinafter, a slide-type mobile terminal among various types of mobile terminals, such as a folder-type, bar-type, swing-type, slide-type mobile terminal, and the like, will be described as an example for the sake of brevity. Accordingly, the present invention can be applied to any type of mobile terminal, and is not limited to a slide type mobile terminal.

The mobile terminal 100 as shown in fig. 1 may be configured to operate with communication systems such as wired and wireless communication systems and satellite-based communication systems that transmit data via frames or packets.

A communication system in which a mobile terminal according to the present invention is operable will now be described with reference to fig. 2.

Such communication systems may use different air interfaces and/or physical layers. For example, the air interface used by the communication system includes, for example, Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), and Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) (in particular, Long Term Evolution (LTE)), global system for mobile communications (GSM), and the like. By way of non-limiting example, the following description relates to a CDMA communication system, but such teachings are equally applicable to other types of systems.

Referring to fig. 2, the CDMA wireless communication system may include a plurality of mobile terminals 100, a plurality of Base Stations (BSs) 270, Base Station Controllers (BSCs) 275, and a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) 280. The MSC280 is configured to interface with a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) 290. The MSC280 is also configured to interface with a BSC275, which may be coupled to the base station 270 via a backhaul. The backhaul may be constructed according to any of several known interfaces including, for example, E1/T1, ATM, IP, PPP, frame Relay, HDSL, ADSL, or xDSL. It will be understood that a system as shown in fig. 2 may include multiple BSCs 275.

Each BS270 may serve one or more sectors (or regions), each sector covered by a multi-directional antenna or an antenna pointing in a particular direction being radially distant from the BS 270. Alternatively, each partition may be covered by two or more antennas for diversity reception. Each BS270 may be configured to support multiple frequency allocations, with each frequency allocation having a particular frequency spectrum (e.g., 1.25MHz,5MHz, etc.).

The intersection of partitions with frequency allocations may be referred to as a CDMA channel. The BS270 may also be referred to as a Base Transceiver Subsystem (BTS) or other equivalent terminology. In such a case, the term "base station" may be used to generically refer to a single BSC275 and at least one BS 270. The base stations may also be referred to as "cells". Alternatively, each sector of a particular BS270 may be referred to as a plurality of cell sites.

As shown in fig. 2, a Broadcast Transmitter (BT)295 transmits a broadcast signal to the mobile terminal 100 operating within the system. A broadcast receiving module 111 as shown in fig. 1 is provided at the mobile terminal 100 to receive a broadcast signal transmitted by the BT 295. In fig. 2, several Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites 300 are shown. The satellite 300 assists in locating at least one of the plurality of mobile terminals 100.

In fig. 2, a plurality of satellites 300 are depicted, but it is understood that useful positioning information may be obtained with any number of satellites. The GPS module 115 as shown in fig. 1 is generally configured to cooperate with satellites 300 to obtain desired positioning information. Other techniques that can track the location of the mobile terminal may be used instead of or in addition to GPS tracking techniques. In addition, at least one GPS satellite 300 may selectively or additionally process satellite DMB transmission.

As a typical operation of the wireless communication system, the BS270 receives reverse link signals from various mobile terminals 100. The mobile terminal 100 is generally engaged in conversations, messaging, and other types of communications. Each reverse link signal received by a particular base station 270 is processed within the particular BS 270. The obtained data is forwarded to the associated BSC 275. The BSC provides call resource allocation and mobility management functions including coordination of soft handoff procedures between BSs 270. The BSCs 275 also route the received data to the MSC280, which provides additional routing services for interfacing with the PSTN 290. Similarly, the PSTN290 interfaces with the MSC280, the MSC interfaces with the BSCs 275, and the BSCs 275 accordingly control the BS270 to transmit forward link signals to the mobile terminal 100.

Based on the above mobile terminal hardware structure and communication system, various embodiments of the present invention are proposed.

Example one

Fig. 3 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of an automatic call method according to the present invention, and as shown in fig. 3, the method may include the following steps:

step 301, determine the type of the incoming call number.

The terminal firstly determines the type of the incoming call number; specifically, the type of the incoming call number can be determined according to a preset number rule, wherein the type of the incoming call number comprises an effective type and an invalid type; the user can preset the telephone number in a preset number rule in the terminal, and can define the telephone number as an effective type or an invalid type; for example, the user may store a very important phone number in a preset number rule and select a corresponding phone number as a valid phone number; the user can also store some crank calls in the preset number rule and select the crank calls as invalid numbers.

In addition, the preset number rule may be stored in the terminal in a list form, or may be stored in the terminal in another form, where table 1 is a preset number rule list, as shown in table 1.

TABLE 1

Telephone number	Type (B)
		First telephone number	Effective type
Second telephone number	Type of invalidation
		Third telephone number	Effective type

……

Preferably, the user can preset a preset time, and the terminal can determine the type of the incoming call number according to a preset number rule after detecting that the user does not actively operate the incoming call number within the preset time; the preset time can be set according to actual requirements, so that the use requirements of different users can be facilitated; for example, the preset time is set to 3 seconds, and when the terminal detects that the user answers or rejects or otherwise operates the current incoming call number within 3 seconds, the type of the current incoming call number can be determined according to the preset number rule.

After the terminal judges the type of the incoming call number, if the incoming call number is an effective type, executing step 302; and if the incoming call number is of an invalid type, ending the processing flow.

The terminal described in the embodiments of the present invention may include a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcast receiver, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a PAD computer (PAD), a Portable Multimedia Player (PMP), a navigation device, etc., and a stationary terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, etc.

If the terminal has an operating system, the operating system may be UNIX, Linux, Windows, Android (Android), Windows Phone, or the like.

Application software (APP) is a third-party Application program of the intelligent terminal, and a user can work, entertain, acquire information and the like through various Application software, and the formats of the APP include ipa, pxl, deb, apk and the like.

Step 302, when the type of the incoming call number is valid, acquiring current state information.

The method comprises the steps that when a terminal determines that a current incoming call number is an effective type, the current state information of the terminal is obtained, wherein the state information comprises at least one of position information, time information, motion state information and the like.

Specifically, the current position information of the terminal can be located through a GPS module and/or a network in the terminal; the current time can be directly obtained through the terminal; the motion state information of the current terminal is obtained through a motion sensor in the terminal, wherein the motion sensor comprises an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a barometer, an electronic compass and other devices.

And step 303, determining whether to start automatic call according to the current state information and a preset automatic call rule.

The terminal determines whether the terminal starts automatic call according to the current state information acquired in the step 302 and a preset automatic call rule preset by a user, and if the terminal determines that the automatic call is not started, the step 304 is executed; if the terminal determines that the automatic call is initiated, step 305 is performed.

The terminal may determine by taking single state information, or may determine by combining multiple state information, which is specifically as follows:

when the current state information comprises at least two items of the position information, the time interval information and the motion state information, matching the at least two items of the position information, the time information and the motion state information with respective corresponding relation lists to obtain respective corresponding results whether to start the automatic call, and finally determining not to start the automatic call if one of the respective corresponding results whether to start the automatic call is not started; and finally determining to start the automatic call if all the corresponding automatic call starting results are the automatic call starting results.

The preset automatic call rule comprises at least one of a relation list of position information and automatic call, a relation list of time information and automatic call, a relation list of motion state information and automatic call and the like; hereinafter, detailed description will be made regarding their relationship list and whether the terminal starts the automatic call is determined according to the current state information and the preset automatic call rule.

Table 2 is a list of the relationship between the location information and the automatic call, as shown in table 2.

TABLE 2

Location information	Automatic conversation
		First position information	Starting up
Second position information	Does not start
		Third position information	Starting up
……	……

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a relationship list between location information and an automatic call set on a terminal according to a first embodiment of the automatic call method of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4, a user may select first location information, second location information, third location information, and the like through a map in the terminal in advance, or may determine the first location information, the second location information, the third location information, and the like by directly inputting GPS coordinates; and setting whether the automatic call is started or not corresponding to each piece of position information to form a relation list of the position information and the automatic call.

Table 3 is a list of the relationship between time and automatic call, as shown in table 3.

TABLE 3

Time information	Automatic conversation
		A first period of time	Starting up
A second period of time	Does not start
		……	……

The user may set the first time period, the second time period, and the like in advance, and set whether to start the automatic call for each time information, so as to form a relationship list between time and automatic call.

Table 4 is a list of relationships between the motion state information and the automatic call, as shown in table 4.

TABLE 4

Motion state information	Automatic conversation
		First motion state information	Starting up

Second motion state information	Starting up
		……	……

The user may set the first motion state, the second motion state, and the like in advance, and set whether to start the automatic call for each piece of motion state information, so as to form a relationship list between the motion state information and the automatic call.

Step 304, not starting the automatic call.

After the terminal determines that the automatic call is not started, processing is performed according to the flow of the prior art, which is not described herein.

Step 305, start the automatic call.

After the terminal determines to start the automatic call, the terminal can automatically answer the call through a loudspeaker and/or a responder of the terminal, for example, when both hands of a user are busy or the user is inconvenient to answer the call with the hands, the user can use the loudspeaker after starting the automatic call function, namely, the hands-free function to communicate with a caller; or, in a silent mode, or when the call is not perceived, the call can be answered by using the responder of the terminal after the automatic call function is started, and a caller is informed that the current call is in an answering state, and the caller is informed of leaving a message; it should be noted that what manner is used to automatically answer the incoming call can be set according to the user's requirement, and is not limited herein.

Preferably, the terminal can determine the notification mode of the current automatic call according to the current environment; specifically, a current environment is judged through a light sensor arranged on the terminal, and if the current environment is judged to be an open environment (an environment irradiated by light), a loudspeaker of the terminal is determined to be used for answering a call; if the current environment is judged to be a shielding environment (an environment without light irradiation), determining to use a responder of the terminal to answer the incoming call; once the terminal detects that the current environment changes, the sheltered environment changes into an open environment, the loudspeaker is immediately started, and a user is informed that a call exists or call information exists.

According to the automatic call method provided by the embodiment of the invention, after a terminal detects that a user does not actively operate the incoming call number within preset time, the type of the incoming call number is determined according to a preset number rule; if the type of the incoming call number is valid, acquiring the current state information of the terminal; determining whether to start automatic call according to the current state information and a preset automatic call rule, and determining to start automatic call if the current state information is matched with the preset automatic call rule; if the current state information is not matched with a preset automatic call rule, determining not to start automatic call; after the automatic call is determined to be started, the call can be automatically answered through a loudspeaker and/or a responder of the terminal; the method and the device have the advantages that the user can answer the call of important people or things in time under the condition that the user is inconvenient to answer the call or the call is missed, the condition that the user has the call which is missed is reduced, the trouble or loss caused by the fact that the user does not answer the call in time is reduced, and the user experience is improved.

To further illustrate the object of the present invention, the above embodiments are further illustrated.

Example two

Fig. 5 is a flowchart of a second embodiment of the automatic call method of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 5, the method may include:

step 501, after detecting that the user does not actively operate the incoming call number within a preset time, determining the type of the incoming call number according to a preset number rule.

The preset time can be set according to actual requirements, and is not limited, so that the use requirements of different users can be met conveniently.

The user sets the phone number in the preset number rule in the terminal in advance, and may define it as an active type or an inactive type, as shown in table 5.

TABLE 5

Telephone number	Type (B)
		13900000000	Effective type
13800000000	Type of invalidation
		13700000000	Effective type

For example, if the current incoming call phone number is "13900000000", and the terminal detects that the user has not answered or rejected the incoming call number "1390000000" within 5 seconds, the terminal may determine the type of the current incoming call number "1390000000" according to the preset number rule, and the incoming call number "1390000000" is a valid type according to the preset number rule.

After the terminal determines the type of the incoming call number, if the incoming call number is an effective type, step 502 is executed; if the incoming call number is of the invalid type, the processing flow is ended.

Step 502, when the type of the incoming call number is valid, acquiring current state information.

After determining that the current incoming call number '13900000000' is a valid type, the terminal acquires current status information, wherein the status information includes at least one of location information, time information, motion status information, and the like.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of terminal positioning according to a second embodiment of the automatic call method of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6, for example, a user at home may use a GPS and a home with a WIFI communication function in multiple smart homes to position a specific location, and may obtain an accurate location of the user, for example, a specific area of the home such as a bedroom, a living room, a kitchen, and the like; the user can utilize GPS and a plurality of equipment that can only have WIFI communication function in the office equipment to fix a position specific position in the company, can obtain user's accurate position, for example the specific region of company such as tea room, meeting room, storing room.

The motion state information of the current terminal is obtained through a motion sensor in the terminal, and may include a motion state and a stationary state.

Step 503, determining whether to start automatic call according to the current state information and a preset automatic call rule.

The terminal determines whether the terminal starts automatic call according to the acquired current state information and a preset automatic call rule preset by a user, and if the terminal determines that the automatic call is not started, step 504 is executed; if the terminal determines that the automatic call is initiated, step 505 is performed.

In the case of single state information:

table 6 is a list of the relationship between the location information and the automatic call, as shown in table 6.

TABLE 6

Location information	Automatic conversation
		Household kitchen	Starting up
Bedroom at home	Does not start
		Corporate meeting room	Starting up

For example, the current location information acquired by the terminal is a home kitchen, and the current location information is matched with the location information and the automatic call relation list, so that the automatic call is started when the current location information is determined to be in the home kitchen.

Table 7 is a list of the relationship between time and automatic call, as shown in table 7.

TABLE 7

Time information	Automatic conversation
		Time of operation	Does not start
Period of non-operation	Starting up

For example, the current time acquired by the terminal is the time within the working time period, and the current time is matched with the relation list of the time and the automatic call, so that the automatic call is not started at the current time.

Table 8 is a list of relationships between the motion state information and the automatic call, as shown in table 8.

TABLE 8

Motion state information	Automatic conversation
		Exercise of sports	Starting up
At rest	Does not start

For example, after the current motion state information acquired by the terminal is a motion state, the current motion state information is matched with the motion state information and the automatic call relation list, and the current motion state is determined to be the starting of the automatic call.

In the case of combining multiple state information:

for example, if the current state information acquired by the terminal is in a bedroom at home and in non-working time, matching is performed according to the corresponding relationship lists, so that the condition that the automatic call is not started in the bedroom at home and the automatic call is started in the non-working time can be obtained, and the terminal finally determines that the automatic call is not started because one of the two conditions is that the automatic call is not started; if the current state information acquired by the terminal is kitchen at home and non-working time, matching is performed according to the corresponding relationship lists, so that the automatic call starting corresponding to the kitchen at home and the automatic call starting corresponding to the non-working time can be obtained, and the automatic call is determined to be started by the terminal finally because the automatic call is started in the kitchen at home and the non-working time.

Step 504, automatic call is not started.

And step 505, starting automatic call.

Step 506, the terminal determines the notification mode of the current automatic call according to the current environment.

The terminal can determine the notification mode of the current automatic call according to the current environment; specifically, a current environment is judged through a light sensor arranged on the terminal, and if the current environment is judged to be an open environment (an environment irradiated by light), a loudspeaker of the terminal is determined to be used for answering a call; if the current environment is judged to be a shielding environment (an environment without light irradiation), determining to use a responder of the terminal to answer the incoming call; once the terminal detects that the current environment changes, the sheltered environment changes into an open environment, the loudspeaker is immediately started, and a user is informed that a call exists or call information exists.

According to the automatic call method provided by the embodiment of the invention, after a terminal detects that a user does not actively operate the incoming call number within preset time, the type of the incoming call number is determined according to a preset number rule; if the type of the incoming call number is valid, acquiring the current state information of the terminal; determining whether to start automatic call according to the current state information and a preset automatic call rule, and determining to start automatic call if the current state information is matched with the preset automatic call rule; if the current state information is not matched with a preset automatic call rule, determining not to start automatic call; after the automatic call is determined to be started, determining a notification mode of the current automatic call according to the current environment, for example, automatically answering the incoming call through a loudspeaker and/or an answering machine of the terminal; the method and the device have the advantages that the user can answer the call of important people or things in time under the condition that the user is inconvenient to answer the call or the call is missed, the condition that the user has the call which is missed is reduced, the trouble or loss caused by the fact that the user does not answer the call in time is reduced, and the user experience is improved.

EXAMPLE III

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an automatic call terminal of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 7, the automatic call terminal 07 includes: a determining module 071, an obtaining module 072 and a processing module 073; wherein,

the determining module 071 is configured to determine the type of the incoming call number;

the obtaining module 072 is configured to obtain current state information when the type of the incoming call number is valid;

the processing module 073 is configured to determine whether to start an automatic call according to the current state information and a preset automatic call rule.

Further, the terminal further includes: a notification module 074; wherein,

the notification module 074 is configured to determine a notification manner of the automatic call according to a current environment; judging a current environment through a light sensor, and if the current environment is an open environment, determining that a loudspeaker of a terminal is used for answering an incoming call; and if the current environment is a sheltered environment, determining to answer the incoming call by using the responder of the terminal.

Further, the determining module 071 is specifically configured to determine the type of the incoming call number according to a preset number rule after the incoming call number is not actively operated within a preset time.

Further, the status information includes: at least one of location information, time information, motion state information;

Further, the processing module 073 is specifically configured to, when the current state information is the location information, match the current location information with the relationship list between the location information and an automatic call, and if the current location information is the location information, determine to start the automatic call; if not, determining not to start the automatic call; or,

The terminal of this embodiment may be configured to execute the technical solution of the above-described method embodiment, and the implementation principle and the technical effect are similar, which are not described herein again.

In practical applications, the determining module 071, the obtaining module 072, the processing module 073, and the notifying module 074 may be implemented by a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a Microprocessor (MCU), a programmable logic chip (FPGA), or a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) located on the terminal.

The apparatus of this embodiment may be configured to implement the technical solutions of the above-described method embodiments, and the implementation principles and technical effects are similar, which are not described herein again.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The above-mentioned serial numbers of the embodiments of the present invention are merely for description and do not represent the merits of the embodiments.

As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, embodiments of the present invention may be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present invention may take the form of a hardware embodiment, a software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present invention may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, optical storage, and the like) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.

The present invention is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flows and/or blocks in the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means which implement the function specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications of equivalent structures and equivalent processes, which are made by using the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for automatic calling, the method comprising:

determining the type of an incoming call number, wherein the type of the incoming call number comprises an effective type and an invalid type;

determining whether to start automatic call according to the current state information and a preset automatic call rule;

when the automatic call is started, determining a notification mode of the automatic call according to the current environment or determining the notification mode of the automatic call according to the use mode of the mobile phone; the notification mode of the automatic call comprises the following steps: using a loudspeaker of the terminal to answer the call, and using a responder of the terminal to answer the call; the answering machine of the using terminal receives the call and comprises: answering the call by using the responder, and sending a notice that the call is in an answering state and leaves a message;

wherein the determining the type of the incoming call number comprises: and after the calling number is not actively operated within the preset time, determining the type of the calling number according to a preset number rule.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the notification mode of the automatic call according to the current environment comprises:

judging the current environment through a light sensor, and if the current environment is an open environment, determining that a loudspeaker of a terminal is used for answering a call;

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the status information comprises: at least one of location information, time information, motion state information;

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the determining whether to start automatic call according to the current state information and a preset automatic call rule comprises:

5. A terminal for automatic calling, the terminal comprising:

the device comprises a determining module, a judging module and a judging module, wherein the determining module is used for determining the type of an incoming call number, and the type of the incoming call number comprises an effective type and an invalid type;

the processing module is used for determining whether to start automatic call according to the current state information and a preset automatic call rule;

the notification module is used for determining a notification mode of the automatic call according to the current environment or determining the notification mode of the automatic call according to the use mode of the mobile phone when the automatic call is started; the notification mode of the automatic call comprises the following steps: using a loudspeaker of the terminal to answer the call, and using a responder of the terminal to answer the call; the answering machine of the using terminal receives the call and comprises: answering the call by using the responder, and sending a notice that the call is in an answering state and leaves a message;

the determining module is specifically configured to determine the type of the incoming call number according to a preset number rule after the incoming call number is not actively operated within a preset time.

6. The terminal according to claim 5, wherein the notification module is specifically configured to determine the current environment through a light sensor, and determine to answer an incoming call using a speaker of the terminal if the current environment is an open environment; and if the current environment is a sheltered environment, determining to answer the incoming call by using the responder of the terminal.

7. The terminal according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the status information comprises: at least one of location information, time information, motion state information;

8. The terminal according to claim 7, wherein the processing module is specifically configured to, when the current state information is the location information, match the current location information with the relationship list between the location information and an automatic call, and if the current location information is the location information, determine to start the automatic call; if not, determining not to start the automatic call; or,