Mobile terminal having auto answering function and auto answering method for use in the mobile terminal
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsKyounghwa KIM, Miyoung KIM
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Abstract
A method for an auto answering function for use in a mobile terminal of a user including receiving an incoming call from a calling party, answering the incoming call when the mobile terminal is in an auto answering mode, providing a first audio output to the calling party when the calling party is identified as a target user, and receiving a first response input from the calling party after providing the first audio output. The method further includes modifying information of a first application of a plurality of applications based on the first response input, wherein the first application is identified based on content of the first response input.
Claims20
A method for answering a call at a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- receiving an incoming call from a calling party;
- answering the incoming call when the mobile terminal is in an auto answering mode;
- providing a first audio output to the calling party when the calling party is identified as a target user;
- receiving a first response input from the calling party after providing the first audio output;
- and
- modifying information of a first application of a plurality of applications executable at the mobile terminal based on the first response input, wherein the first application is identified from the plurality of applications based on content of the first response input.
A mobile terminal comprising:
- a wireless communication unit configured to receive and transmit information;
- a display unit configured to display information;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- cause an incoming call to be answered, the incoming call received by the wireless communication unit from a calling party;
- cause a first audio output to be provided to the calling party when the calling party is identified as a target user;
- receive a first response input from the calling party via the wireless communication unit after the first audio output is provided;
- and
- modify information of a first application of a plurality of applications executable at the mobile terminal based on the first response input, wherein the first application is identified from the plurality of applications based on content of the first response input.
A method for answering a text based message at a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- receiving an incoming text based message from an initiating party;
- providing a first text output to the initiating party when the initiating party is identified as a target user and the mobile terminal is in an auto answering mode;
- receiving a first response input from the initiating party after providing the first text output;
- and
- modifying information of a first application of a plurality of applications executable at the mobile terminal based on the first response input, wherein the first application is identified from the plurality of applications based on content of the first response input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.