Automatic Call Reconnection via Drop Detection and Stored Contacts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Radio communication systems often experience call drops due to environmental and interference-related distortions, requiring users to manually reestablish connections by entering contact information, which is cumbersome and frustrating when such information is not readily available.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method that automatically detect call drops and reinitiate connections without user intervention, using a detector to identify unintended call terminations and a call initiator to reconnect using stored contact identifiers or conference bridge information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual reconnection procedure is used, then user control over call reconnection is maintained, but user convenience and time efficiency deteriorate due to need to manually enter contact information
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects call drops and initiates reconnection procedures without requiring user intervention. The wireless device monitors call status, identifies dropped calls, and autonomously reestablishes connections using stored contact information, allowing the system to serve itself rather than requiring manual user operation.
Solution Approach 2:
Contact information is pre-stored in the device's memory before call drops occur. The system maintains a database of contact identifiers and call history, so when a call is dropped, the reconnection can be immediately initiated using previously stored information without requiring the user to search or enter data.
2Ease of operation
If automatic reconnection is implemented, then user convenience is improved by eliminating manual input requirements, but risk of unintended reconnections increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors call status and provides feedback to distinguish between normal call terminations and dropped calls. By analyzing call termination patterns, network conditions, and device state, the system can accurately identify whether a termination was intentional or caused by radio channel distortion, enabling selective automatic reconnection only for genuine dropped calls.
Solution Approach 2:
The automatic reconnection feature is dynamically activated or deactivated based on detected call termination patterns. The system adapts its behavior by learning from user actions and call patterns, adjusting when automatic reconnection is appropriate versus when manual confirmation should be required, making the system flexible rather than rigid.
3Duration of action of stationary object
If call drops are detected and reconnected automatically, then communication continuity is improved, but system resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies automatic reconnection selectively rather than universally. It monitors call terminations and applies automatic reconnection only to cases identified as dropped calls rather than all terminations, using partial action (reconnecting only when necessary) rather than excessive action (reconnecting all terminations), thereby conserving energy while maintaining communication continuity when needed.
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AI summary
An apparatus, and an associated method, reconnects a communication party, such as a wireless device, into a call connection responsive to detection of a call connection drop of an ongoing communication session. A detector detects a call connection drop of an ongoing communication session. And, responsive to the detection, the connection is automatically reinitiated.