Visual Call Notification via Caller ID PR Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current call connection notification methods, such as ringback tones, are uncomfortable and unreliable, especially in noisy environments, and do not allow users to express their personalities effectively.
Innovation Solution
Displaying public relations (PR) information, including images and sentences, on a caller's device when a callee responds to a call, using a service that registers and stores telephone numbers with corresponding PR data, providing a visual notification before initiating a call service fee charge.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If ringback tone is used for call connection notification, then the caller can hear that the callee is responding, but the caller must hold the device close to their ear for several seconds which is uncomfortable and exposes them to electromagnetic waves
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the acoustic notification system (ringback tone requiring ear proximity) with a visual notification system (display screen showing PR information). This substitution allows the caller to see call connection status without holding the device to their ear, eliminating electromagnetic wave exposure to the head while maintaining reliable notification of callee response.
2Reliability
If ringback tone is used for call connection notification, then the caller can detect call connection status, but the caller has difficulty determining status in noisy surroundings
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces acoustic signal detection (ringback tone) with visual signal detection (display screen showing PR information). This substitution eliminates the harmful effect of noise interference on call connection detection, as visual information is not affected by acoustic environment conditions.
3Ease of operation
If vibration, bell sound, or light-emitting unit is used for call connection notification, then the caller can be notified without holding device to ear, but this method has limitation in being developed as supplementary service for creating profit
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses the display screen, which is already a universal component of mobile phones for multiple functions (messaging, browsing, media playback), and repurposes it for call connection notification by displaying PR information. This multi-functional use of the display enables comfortable notification while creating a supplementary service that can be commercialized through PR information provision, overcoming the limitation of simple vibration or bell notifications.
4Device complexity
If typical call connection notification method is used, then the system is simple, but it does not satisfy the demand of younger generation to express personalities using user equipment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent leverages the existing display functionality of mobile phones and enhances it by displaying PR information during call connection. This approach maintains system simplicity while enabling personalization, as the display can show customized PR content that reflects user preferences and identity, satisfying the younger generation's demand for self-expression through their devices.
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AI summary
Apparatus and method for providing call connection notification. In order to provide a call connection notification service, a telephone number of a callee may be received when a caller transmits a call connection request to the callee. Based on the telephone number of the callee, public relations (PR) information may be searched for. A result of the searching may be provided to a user equipment of the caller.