Call Log Information Extraction and Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing call log systems in electronic devices only record outgoing phone numbers and lack information about the corresponding parties, making it difficult for users to remember whom they called, especially when calls are initiated from webpages or messages with linked phone numbers.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device method that extracts and stores information from content, including call identifier information, to associate it with incoming phone numbers and targets, displaying this information during calls and recording it in the call log for future reference.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the call log system only records outgoing phone numbers, then the device complexity is reduced and storage is minimized, but the information completeness deteriorates making it difficult for users to identify whom they called
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts relevant information (phone numbers, contact names, call times, call durations) from the content data and web page data, separating this extracted information from the original content for dedicated storage and display in the call log. This allows the system to maintain information completeness while managing complexity through selective extraction and dedicated storage.
Solution Approach 2:
The call log system is designed to handle multiple data sources (content data from messages, web pages, and direct calls) through a unified information extraction and storage mechanism. The same extraction process works across different data types, making the system multi-functional without proportionally increasing complexity.
2Loss of information
If the system extracts and stores detailed information from content and web pages, then the information completeness is improved, but the processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs information extraction during the call setup process rather than after the call completes. By extracting phone numbers and contact information preliminarily when the call is initiated from content or web pages, the system prepares the call log data in advance, reducing post-call processing time and improving overall efficiency.
3Ease of operation
If the call log records only phone numbers without context, then the storage requirements are minimized, but the ease of operation deteriorates as users cannot easily identify call parties
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential identification information (contact names, phone numbers, call times) from the abundant content and web page data, separating this key information for call log storage. This selective extraction provides sufficient identification capability while avoiding storage of redundant data, balancing ease of operation with data volume management.
Data Source
AI summary
A method of providing a call log in an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying a content including call identifier information, storing information corresponding to the call identifier information from the content, and using the stored information for at least one of a call log and a contact list.