Call Audio State Prompts for Hands-Free Response Waiting

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users are inconvenienced when they need to hold a call device to their ear to listen to prompt information during call waiting or user response waiting, especially when they do not use external call apparatuses, affecting their ability to perform other tasks.

Innovation Solution

A call prompt method that enables a call device to identify audio features of incoming calls, determine the call state, and provide prompt information through vibration, display, or button prompts, allowing users to respond without holding the device to their ear.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If the user holds the call device to the ear to listen to prompt information, then the user can receive prompt information, but the user cannot perform other tasks and operation is inconvenient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprompt information receptionVSAvoiduser operation convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a screen as an intermediary device to display prompt information. Instead of requiring the user to hold the device to their ear to listen to prompts, the screen visually presents the prompt information, allowing the user to view it while performing other tasks. This intermediary approach resolves the contradiction by providing prompt information through a different channel (visual display) that does not interfere with the user's ability to operate other devices or perform other tasks.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If the user uses external call apparatus, then the user can listen to prompt information hands-free, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehands-free operationVSAvoidcall apparatus configuration
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent makes the existing screen serve multiple functions: it not only displays normal call information but also serves as the interface for presenting prompt information during call waiting or response waiting states. By utilizing the existing screen for this additional function, the system achieves hands-free prompt information delivery without requiring separate external call apparatus, thus avoiding the complexity increase that would result from adding dedicated hardware for this purpose.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS12477060B2Call prompt method, call device, readable storage medium, and chip system
Publication Date: 2025.11.18 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

This application provides a call prompt method, a call device, a readable storage medium, and a chip system. The method includes: enabling a call prompt mode; identifying a first audio feature of call audio received by the call device; determining a call state based on the first audio feature; and performing call prompting based on a call prompting manner corresponding to the call state.