Mobile Terminal Do Not Disturb Mode Bypass for Urgent Calls
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing Do Not Disturb mode on mobile terminals often results in important information being missed, as users cannot be alerted to urgent communications when their device is in this mode, and the initiating party is unaware that the recipient's phone is in Do Not Disturb mode.
Innovation Solution
A method that calculates the time interval between communication requests and generates alerts or sends prompt information to online communication software accounts if the interval exceeds a threshold, allowing urgent communications to bypass the Do Not Disturb mode and notify the user that the recipient's phone is in this mode.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If Do Not Disturb mode is activated to reduce disturbances, then user rest quality is improved, but important incoming calls may be missed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating the treatment of different types of incoming calls. Important calls (from favorites, repeated callers, or high-priority contacts) are allowed to bypass the Do Not Disturb mode and generate alerts, while ordinary calls are blocked. This selective approach ensures that important information is not lost while still reducing unnecessary disturbances during quiet periods.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-configuring priority lists of important contacts before Do Not Disturb mode is activated. Users can set up favorites, frequent callers, or custom priority contacts in advance, so that when Do Not Disturb mode is active, the system automatically recognizes and allows calls from these pre-designated important contacts without requiring real-time judgment.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If Do Not Disturb mode blocks all alerts to ensure quiet period, then user rest is improved, but communication efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the Do Not Disturb mode flexible and adaptive rather than absolute. The system dynamically adjusts its behavior based on the caller's priority status, time of day, and call patterns. High-priority calls can dynamically bypass the block, and the system can learn from user responses to adjust its filtering behavior over time, maintaining both quiet periods and communication efficiency.
3Loss of information
If repeat call bypass is enabled to ensure important calls get through, then information loss is reduced, but disturbance from nuisance calls increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms to distinguish important repeat calls from nuisance calls. The system monitors call patterns, user responses (answer, reject, no answer), and timing to learn which repeat callers are actually important. This feedback loop allows the system to adjust its repeat call bypass behavior, allowing genuine important calls while blocking repetitive nuisance calls that users consistently reject or ignore.
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AI summary
The present application discloses a mobile terminal control method, including: receiving a communication request sent by a communication request initiating party, and calculating a time interval between a time when the communication request is received and a time when a previous communication request from the communication request initiating party is received; and if the time interval is greater than a preset threshold, skipping generating a vibrating and/or ringtone alert for the communication request, and detecting an online status of a communications software account associated with the communication request initiating party and sending prompt information to an online communications software account, where the prompt information is used to indicate that a mobile terminal is in a Do Not Disturb mode.