Priority Call Alerts in Silent Mode Using Repeat-Call Triggers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile devices often miss important incoming calls when in silent or do not disturb (DND) mode due to lack of vibration or ringing reminders, leading to inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A mobile device with a priority notification mode that activates mandatory reminders, such as ringing or vibration, for important contacts when a second call occurs within a preset time, using a priority contact list and preset use situations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If silent mode or DND mode is activated to avoid call disturbance, then peace and quiet is improved, but important incoming calls may be missed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating notification behavior based on contact priority. Important contacts in the priority contact list receive mandatory reminders (ringing/vibration) even in silent/DND mode, while ordinary contacts do not. This selective approach allows the system to maintain peace and quiet for ordinary calls while ensuring important calls are never missed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-defining a priority contact list before incoming calls occur. Users configure which contacts are important in advance, and the system automatically applies different notification rules based on this pre-established classification. When an incoming call arrives, the system immediately checks against the pre-configured priority list to determine whether to activate mandatory reminders.
2Reliability
If repeated call detection is added to trigger mandatory reminders, then important call notification is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by implementing a simplified repeated call detection mechanism that checks only basic temporal proximity (within a preset time interval) rather than analyzing complex call patterns. The system triggers mandatory reminders when a second call from the same contact occurs within the time window, which is sufficient to catch most important repeated calls without requiring sophisticated analysis algorithms.
3Reliability
If mandatory reminders are activated for priority contacts, then important call notification is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to additional settings
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by making the priority contact list and mandatory reminder functionality available across multiple usage scenarios. The same priority contact list serves both silent mode and DND mode operations, and the mandatory reminder mechanism works consistently regardless of which quiet mode is active. This unified approach reduces the need for separate configurations for different modes.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure provides a processing method for a priority notification of an incoming call and a mobile device. The processing method for a priority notification of an incoming call is applied to a mobile device. The processing method includes: receiving an incoming call signal and generating a notification signal when a plurality of trigger conditions is met. The trigger conditions include: determining, according to the incoming call signal, that a repeated call is within a first preset time or a time interval between repeated calls is less than a second preset time, that a caller number corresponding to the incoming call signal is in a priority contact list, and that the mobile device is in a preset use situation. Then, a mandatory reminder mode is activated according to the notification signal to notify a user.