Method and apparatus for performing call switching
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsDayama Dwarkaprasad, Das Kumarbrata
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Abstract
A call switching method and a mobile device are provided that rapidly and conveniently switch calls. The method includes establishing, by the mobile device, a first call with a first device; receiving, by the mobile device, a request for a second call from a second device, during the first call; informing a user of the mobile device of the call request; determining, by the mobile device, whether the user moves the mobile device from a first ear to a second ear; and accepting, by the mobile device, the second call with the second device, when the mobile device is moved from the first ear to the second ear.
Claims16
A call switching method by a mobile device, the method comprising:
- establishing, by the mobile device, a first call with a first device;
- receiving, by the mobile device, a request for a second call from a second device, during the first call;
- informing a user of the mobile device of the call request;
- determining, by the mobile device, whether the user moves the mobile device from a first ear to a second ear;
- and
- accepting, by the mobile device, the second call with the second device, when the mobile device is moved from the first ear to the second ear.
A call switching method by a mobile device, the method comprising:
- identifying a location of the mobile device, during a first call between the mobile device and a first device;
- receiving, by the mobile device, a request for a second call from a second device;
- informing a user of the mobile device of the request for the second call;
- determining, by the mobile device, whether the user moves the mobile device from the identified location to a new location;
- and
- accepting, by the mobile device, the second call with the second device, when the mobile device moves from the identified location to the new location.
A mobile device comprising:
- a Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver for making a first call with a first device and a second call with a second device;
- a sensor for sensing physical quantities related to a location of the mobile device;
- and
- a controller for identifying the location of the mobile device using signals output from the sensor and controlling the RF transceiver,
- wherein the controller receives a request for the second call via the RF transceiver, during the first call, informs a user of the mobile device of the request for the second call, determines whether the user moves the mobile device from a first ear to a second ear, based on the location of the mobile device, and controls the RF transceiver to accept the second call with the second device, when the mobile device is moved from the first ear to the second ear.
A mobile device comprising:
- a Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver for making a first call with a first device and a second call with a second device;
- an ear piece speaker and a loud speaker for audibly outputting sounds of the first call and the second call;
- a sensor for detecting physical quantities related to a location of the mobile device;
- and
- a controller for identifying a location of the mobile device using signals output from the sensor and controlling the RF transceiver,
- wherein the controller receives a request for the second call via the RF transceiver, during the first call, informs a user of the mobile terminal of the request for the second call, determines whether the user moves the mobile device from the identified location to a new location, and controls the RF transceiver to accept the second call with the second device, when the mobile device is moved from the identified location to the new location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.