# US 12,120,261 B2 · Incoming call processing method and electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,120,261 B2 - Document ID: US12120261B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/672,255 - Filed: 2022-02-15 - Published: 2022-06-02 - Granted: 2024-10-15 - Earliest claimed: 2019-08-21 - Assignees: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Chuxin Wang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12120261B2 ## CPC - H04M 1/72484: wherein functions are triggered by incoming communication events - H04M 19/04: the ringing-current being generated at the substations - H04M 1/6066: {including a wireless connection} - H04M 1/72469: for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons - H04M 1/725: Cordless telephones (user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724) - H04M 3/42059: {Making use of the calling party identifier} - H04M 1/57: Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set (at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20) - H04M 1/72448: with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions - H04M 2250/02: including a Bluetooth® interface - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract An incoming call processing method includes: in a case that an electronic device is connected to an external device, receiving an incoming call answering request; displaying an incoming call screen, where the incoming call screen includes a first answering mode icon and a second answering mode icon; and answering an incoming call through the external device if a first input performed on the first answering mode icon is received, and answering the incoming call through the electronic device if a second input performed on the second answering mode icon is received. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An incoming call processing method, comprising: in a case that an electronic device is connected to an external device, receiving an incoming call answering request; displaying an incoming call screen, wherein the incoming call screen comprises a first answering mode icon and a second answering mode icon; and answering an incoming call through the external device if a first input performed on the first answering mode icon is received, and answering the incoming call through the electronic device if a second input performed on the second answering mode icon is received; wherein after the answering the incoming call through the electronic device, the incoming call processing method further comprises: receiving a third input; and switching the electronic device from a first target answering mode to a second target answering mode in response to the third input; wherein the first target answering mode is answering the incoming call through the external device, and the second target answering mode is answering the incoming call through the electronic device; or the first target answering mode is answering the incoming call through the electronic device, and the second target answering mode is answering the incoming call through the external device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The incoming call processing method according to claim 1, after the switching the electronic device from a first target answering mode to a second target answering mode in response to the third input, further comprising: determining whether a calling contact is a preset contact; and if the calling contact is a preset contact, adjusting a volume in the second target answering mode to a volume matching the preset contact. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The incoming call processing method according to claim 1, before the receiving a third input, and after the answering an incoming call through the external device if a first input performed on the first answering mode icon is received, and answering the incoming call through the electronic device if a second input performed on the second answering mode icon is received, further comprising: displaying a target answering mode icon on an incoming call answering interface; wherein an answering mode indicated by the target answering mode icon is different from an answering mode currently used for a call. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The incoming call processing method according to claim 1, after the answering an incoming call through the external device if a first input performed on the first answering mode icon is received, and answering the incoming call through the electronic device if a second input performed on the second answering mode icon is received, further comprising: obtaining an answering mode currently used for a call; and adjusting a volume in the answering mode currently used for a call to a volume that matches the answering mode currently used for a call; wherein the answering mode currently used for a call is answering the incoming call through the external device or answering the incoming call through the electronic device. ### Claim 5 An electronic device, comprising: a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to perform: in a case that the electronic device is connected to an external device, receiving an incoming call answering request; displaying an incoming call screen, wherein the incoming call screen comprises a first answering mode icon and a second answering mode icon; and answering an incoming call through the external device if a first input performed on the first answering mode icon is received, and answering the incoming call through the electronic device if a second input performed on the second answering mode icon is received; wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform: receiving a third input; and switching the electronic device from a first target answering mode to a second target answering mode in response to the third input; wherein the first target answering mode is answering the incoming call through the external device, and the second target answering mode is answering the incoming call through the electronic device; or the first target answering mode is answering the incoming call through the electronic device, and the second target answering mode is answering the incoming call through the external device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform: determining whether a calling contact is a preset contact; and if the calling contact is a preset contact, adjusting a volume in the second target answering mode to a volume matching the preset contact. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform: displaying a target answering mode icon on an incoming call answering interface; wherein an answering mode indicated by the target answering mode icon is different from an answering mode currently used for a call. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform: obtaining an answering mode currently used for a call; and adjusting a volume in the answering mode currently used for a call to a volume that matches the answering mode currently used for a call; wherein the answering mode currently used for a call is answering the incoming call through the external device or answering the incoming call through the electronic device. ### Claim 9 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and the computer program, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, causes the electronic device to perform: in a case that the electronic device is connected to an external device, receiving an incoming call answering request; displaying an incoming call screen, wherein the incoming call screen comprises a first answering mode icon and a second answering mode icon; and answering an incoming call through the external device if a first input performed on the first answering mode icon is received, and answering the incoming call through the electronic device if a second input performed on the second answering mode icon is received; wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform: receiving a third input; and switching the electronic device from a first target answering mode to a second target answering mode in response to the third input; wherein the first target answering mode is answering the incoming call through the external device, and the second target answering mode is answering the incoming call through the electronic device; or the first target answering mode is answering the incoming call through the electronic device, and the second target answering mode is answering the incoming call through the external device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 9, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform: determining whether a calling contact is a preset contact; and if the calling contact is a preset contact, adjusting a volume in the second target answering mode to a volume matching the preset contact. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 9, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform: displaying a target answering mode icon on an incoming call answering interface; wherein an answering mode indicated by the target answering mode icon is different from an answering mode currently used for a call. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 9, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to further perform: obtaining an answering mode currently used for a call; and adjusting a volume in the answering mode currently used for a call to a volume that matches the answering mode currently used for a call; wherein the answering mode currently used for a call is answering the incoming call through the external device or answering the incoming call through the electronic device.