Mobile Terminal Call Mode Auto-Selection via Sensor Fusion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users often fail to recognize the need to change their call receive mode on mobile terminals, leading to missed calls or inappropriate notifications, which can be disruptive and impolite in certain situations.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for automatically changing the call receive mode in a mobile terminal based on external environment conditions, user schedule, and call receive mode usage history, using sensors to detect illumination and noise levels, GPS for location, and algorithms to determine the most suitable mode.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a user manually selects a call receive mode from a menu, then the user can directly determine the call receive mode according to their situation, but the user may fail to recognize the need to change the mode, resulting in missed calls or inappropriate notifications
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile terminal automatically performs situation recognition and call receive mode selection without requiring user intervention. The system monitors environmental sensors (light, noise, position), schedule information, and usage history to autonomously determine and switch between call receive modes (vibration, ring, silent), thereby eliminating the need for manual user operation while ensuring appropriate mode selection
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors multiple parameters including external illumination level, noise level, position coordinates, and user schedule to dynamically adjust the call receive mode. This feedback mechanism ensures the system adapts to changing situations and maintains appropriate notification behavior without user input
2Adaptability or versatility
If the user manually changes call receive mode, then the user has control over notification behavior, but this requires user awareness and action which may not be timely
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs situation recognition and mode selection in advance of actual need by continuously monitoring environmental conditions, schedule information, and usage patterns. This allows the appropriate call receive mode to be ready and applied immediately when needed, eliminating delays associated with manual user recognition and action
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile terminal autonomously monitors situation parameters and automatically switches call receive modes without waiting for user input or recognition, ensuring timely adaptation to changing environments and situations
3Reliability
If multiple parameters are monitored for automatic mode selection, then the most suitable mode can be determined, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The situation recognition process is divided into distinct functional modules: environmental sensing (light, noise), position tracking, schedule management, and usage history analysis. Each module independently processes its specific parameters and feeds results to the mode selection algorithm, making the complex system manageable and maintainable through functional segmentation
Data Source
AI summary
A method and apparatus for automatically changing a call receive mode in a mobile terminal includes a first process of identifying a current external illumination level and noise level and identifying a preset execution suitability of each call receive mode, a second process of identifying a current user schedule and identifying a preset execution suitability of each call receive mode, a third process of identifying a current position coordinate and calculating a use ratio of each call receive mode, a fourth process of identifying a previous use history of each call receive mode and calculating a current execution suitability by each call receive mode, and a fifth process of calculating an integrated execution suitability of each call receive mode and applying a call receive mode of the highest value.