# US 11,451,657 B2 · Call method of mobile terminal, mobile terminal control method, and related device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,451,657 B2 - Document ID: US11451657B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/356,820 - Filed: 2019-03-18 - Published: 2019-09-05 - Granted: 2022-09-20 - Earliest claimed: 2013-06-29 - Assignees: Huawei Device Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Device Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Chan Wang; Huangwei Wu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11451657B2 ## CPC - H04M 1/663: Preventing unauthorised calls to a telephone set - H04M 1/72463: to restrict the functionality of the device - H04M 3/02: Calling substations, e.g. by ringing (selective calling H04Q) - H04M 3/436: Arrangements for screening incoming calls {, i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it (based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54)} - H04M 3/42093: {Notifying the calling party of information on the called or connected party} - H04M 2201/14: Delay circuits; Timers - H04M 2203/2005: Temporarily overriding a service configuration - H04M 2250/60: logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for processing communications between a first mobile phone and a second mobile phone, the system comprising; the first mobile phone configured to: communicate with the second mobile phone; activate a Do Not Disturb mode; and when the Do Not Disturb mode is activated: receive an incoming call from the second mobile phone; determine a time interval between a first time when the incoming call is received and a second time when a previous incoming call from the second mobile phone is received; generate an alert for the incoming call when the time interval is less than a threshold; and automatically send prompt information to a communications software account associated with the second mobile phone when the communications software account is online to reply to a communication request from the second mobile phone, wherein the prompt information indicates the first mobile phone is in the Do Not Disturb mode, wherein the second mobile phone has a plurality of communications software accounts associated with the second mobile phone, wherein each of the plurality of communications software accounts has an associated priority, and wherein the prompt information is sent to one of the communications software accounts that has a highest priority; and the second mobile phone configured to: initiate the incoming call received by the first mobile phone; receive the prompt information from the first mobile phone; and send the communication request to the first mobile phone. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the second mobile phone is recorded in the first mobile phone as a contact of the first mobile phone. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the prompt information indicates the threshold for inviting the second mobile phone to send another communication request to the first mobile phone within the threshold. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the prompt information is locally pre-stored in the first mobile phone. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the communication request is an instant message. ### Claim 6 A first electronic device, comprising: a memory configured to store instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to cause the first electronic device to: communicate with a second electronic device; activate a Do Not Disturb mode; and when the Do Not Disturb mode is activated: receive an incoming call from the second electronic device; determine a time interval between a first time when the incoming call is received and a second time when a previous incoming call from the second electronic device is received; generate an alert for the incoming call when the time interval is less than a threshold; and automatically send prompt information to a communications software account associated with the second electronic device when the communications software account is online to reply to a communication request from the second electronic device, wherein the prompt information indicates the first electronic device is in the Do Not Disturb mode, and wherein the prompt information is sent to one of a plurality of communications software accounts associated with the second electronic device that has a highest priority. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The first electronic device of claim 6, wherein the first electronic device comprises a mobile device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The first electronic device of claim 6, wherein the first electronic device comprises a phone. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The first electronic device of claim 6, wherein the instructions further cause the first electronic device to record a contact in the memory of the first electronic device, and wherein the contact is associated with the second electronic device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The first electronic device of claim 6, wherein the prompt information indicates the threshold for inviting the second electronic device to send another communication request to the first electronic device within the threshold. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The first electronic device of claim 6, wherein the prompt information is locally pre-stored in the memory of the first electronic device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 6) The first electronic device of claim 6, wherein the communication request comprises an instant message. ### Claim 13 (depends on 6) The first electronic device of claim 6, wherein the communication request comprises a Short Message Service (SMS) message. ### Claim 14 (depends on 6) The first electronic device of claim 6, wherein the one of the plurality of communications software accounts comprises a telephone account. ### Claim 15 (depends on 6) The first electronic device of claim 6, wherein the one of the plurality of communications software accounts comprises an electronic mail (email) account. ### Claim 16 (depends on 6) The first electronic device of claim 6, wherein the one of the plurality of communications software accounts comprises a social media account. ### Claim 17 A communications processing method implemented by a first electronic device, wherein the communications processing method comprises: communicating with a second electronic device; activating a Do Not Disturb mode; receiving an incoming call from the second electronic device; determining a time interval between a first time when the incoming call is received and a second time when a previous incoming call from the second electronic device is received; generating an alert for the incoming call when the time interval is less than a threshold; and automatically sending prompt information to a communications software account associated with the second electronic device when the communications software account is online to reply to a communication request from the second electronic device, wherein the prompt information indicates the first electronic device is in the Do Not Disturb mode, and wherein the prompt information is sent to one of a plurality of communications software accounts associated with the second electronic device that has a highest priority. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The communications processing method of claim 17, further comprising recording a contact in a memory of the first electronic device, wherein the contact is associated with the second electronic device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The communications processing method of claim 17, wherein the plurality of communications software accounts comprises a telephone account, an electronic mail (email) account, and a social media account. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The communications processing method of claim 17, wherein the communication request comprises an instant message or a Short Message Service (SMS) message.