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Patent: US9531872B2
Filed: 2010-07-21
Issued: 2016-12-27
Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Naxos Finance SA     (Current Assignee) Missed Call LLC
Inventor(s): Carolina De Carney

Title: Communication apparatus for providing an indication about a missed call, and method thereof

Abstract: A communication apparatus for providing an indication about a missed telephone call. The apparatus includes receiving means for receiving an incoming call, a control unit for processing said incoming call, and output means for outputting information to an user. The communication apparatus also includes processing means which extracts a cause value contained in a cause information element sent from a network to the communication apparatus, and which outputs to the user an indication related to a missed call via the output means. The cause value indicates whether the call was cleared by the calling user or by the network. The communication apparatus outputs to the user, via the output means, an indication related to whether the missed call was caused by the calling user or by the network.

The First Claim: 1. A communication apparatus for providing an indication about a missed telephone call, said apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving an incoming call; control unit configured to process said received incoming call that is received by the communication apparatus; output means for outputting information to a user of the communication apparatus; and processing means for extracting a cause value contained in a cause information element sent from a network to said communication apparatus, and for outputting to the user, via the output means, an indication related to a missed received incoming call that is received by the communication apparatus but is not answered by the user of the communication apparatus; and wherein, when a caller ends the received incoming call, said cause value indicates that the received incoming call was cleared by the caller, and the communication apparatus outputs to the user via said output means an indication that the missed received incoming call was caused by the caller; and wherein, when the network automatically ends the received incoming call, said cause value consequently indicates that the received incoming call was cleared by the network, and the communication apparatus consequently outputs to the user via said output means an indication that the missed received incoming call was caused by the network and was urgent.


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Reference Claim Element / Subject Matter Feature Meaning Claim Construction & Interpretation
[1] 1 .

A communication apparatus [1]
communication apparatus [1] [Meaning 1] apparatus
[Meaning 2] communication
[Meaning 3] method
[Meaning 4] system
[Meaning 5] device
[Meaning 6] communications apparatus
[Meaning 7] telephone apparatus
[Meaning 8] communication apparatus comprising means
[Meaning 9] communication apparatus having an arrangement
[Meaning 10] method and apparatus are disclosed
[Meaning 11] method and apparatus for providing information
[Meaning 12] communication apparatus for receiving an incoming call and
[Meaning 13] method and apparatus in an electronic communication apparatus
[Meaning 14] communications apparatus for use in an electronic device
[Interpretation 1] communication apparatus for receiving an incoming call and for providing an indication about the missed telephone call received by the communication apparatus or to provide information
[Interpretation 2] method and apparatus for providing an indication about missed telephone calls according to the present invention provides for an apparatus
[Interpretation 3] user interface apparatus for use in communication apparatus that is configured to receive and process incoming calls from telephone networks
[2] for providing (providing to the user, displaying to the user, output to the user, receiving an incoming call and providing, use in the context of providing, providing information to the user including, output information to the user as) an indication [2] indication [2] [Meaning 1] information
[Meaning 2] alert
[Meaning 3] indicator
[Meaning 4] alarm
[Meaning 5] audible indication
[Meaning 6] immediate indication
[Meaning 7] information service
[Meaning 8] informed user
[Meaning 9] indication of
[Meaning 10] user with information
[Meaning 11] output of information
[Meaning 12] indication to users
[Meaning 13] output to the user
[Meaning 14] alert to the user
[3] about a missed (status of an incoming, reason for an incoming, missed received incoming mobile, received call during the, received call such as incoming, call related to an incoming, call that is missed during the) telephone call [3] telephone call [3] [Meaning 1] call
[Meaning 2] communication
[Meaning 3] message
[Meaning 4] event
[Meaning 5] contact
[Meaning 6] incoming call
[Meaning 7] received call
[Meaning 8] missed call
[Meaning 9] call reception
[Meaning 10] received incoming call
[Meaning 11] incoming call received
[Meaning 12] call to users
[Meaning 13] incoming call to users
[Meaning 14] call received by the apparatus
[4] , said apparatus [4] apparatus [4] [Meaning 1] communication
[Meaning 2] device
[Meaning 3] method
[Meaning 4] telephone
[Meaning 5] communication apparatus
[Meaning 6] telephone apparatus
[Meaning 7] apparatus further
[Meaning 8] apparatus being characterized by
[Meaning 9] apparatus being configured to and
[Meaning 10] indication being an indication and
[Meaning 11] method comprising providing the communication apparatus
[Meaning 12] communication apparatus being configured to operate
[Meaning 13] indication being caused by another party
[Meaning 14] apparatus being configured to receive incoming calls and
[Interpretation 1] user of the communication apparatus being capable of selecting an indication related to the missed telephone call from among at least two indications said communication apparatus
[5] comprising (being characterized by comprising, comprising the following elements, having the following features, characterized in that it comprises, comprising at least the following, having an internal memory comprising, configured to receive incoming calls comprising) : receiving (at least one input, input means and output, radio frequency signal receiving, communication means including receiving, telephone means and receiver, at least one call receiving, input means connected to communication) means for receiving an incoming call ; control unit [5] control unit [5] [Meaning 1] means
[Meaning 2] circuitry
[Meaning 3] logic
[Meaning 4] being
[Meaning 5] software
[Meaning 6] processing means
[Meaning 7] communication means
[Meaning 8] control means
[Meaning 9] call means
[Meaning 10] at least one processor
[Meaning 11] voice and data means
[Meaning 12] one or more processing means
[Meaning 13] processing means for processing instructions
[Meaning 14] processing means for executing an application
[Interpretation 1] storage means for storing information related to said received incoming call received by the communication apparatus and information related to said communication apparatus including processing means
[6] configured (controlling the receiving means, for controlling the apparatus, means for controlling how, comprising processing means arranged, connected to said receiving means) to process [6] process [6] [Meaning 1] control
[Meaning 2] manage
[Meaning 3] handle
[Meaning 4] answer
[Meaning 5] respond to
[Meaning 6] automatically end
[Meaning 7] carry out
[Meaning 8] control processing
[Meaning 9] selectively answer
[Meaning 10] process and control
[Meaning 11] monitor and control
[Meaning 12] detect and control
[Meaning 13] process information related to
[Meaning 14] determine the type of
[Interpretation 1] receive information from said receiving means and to control the operation of said receiving means to provide an indication about
[7] said received (information related to the, incoming call as an, means for receiving an, receiving means for each, received call as an, receiving means to identify an, incoming call to identify an) incoming call that is received by the communication apparatus [1] ; output means [7] output means [7] [Meaning 1] means
[Meaning 2] output
[Meaning 3] display
[Meaning 4] interface
[Meaning 5] processing means
[Meaning 6] display means
[Meaning 7] interface means
[Meaning 8] control means
[Meaning 9] and output means
[Meaning 10] output means configured
[Meaning 11] output means comprising means
[Meaning 12] input means for receiving information and
[Meaning 13] output means connected to said unit
[Meaning 14] memory unit for storing output means
[Interpretation 1] storage means for storing information related to said received incoming call that is received by the communication apparatus and processed by the control unit output means
[Interpretation 2] and cause information element receiving means for receiving cause information elements sent from the network to said communication apparatus via the control unit and output means
[8] for outputting (displaying at least one, generating and output of, the output of visual, output at least one, providing output of visual, presenting at least one output, generating an output signal for providing) information [8] information [8] [Meaning 1] indications
[Meaning 2] data
[Meaning 3] signals
[Meaning 4] visual information
[Meaning 5] information related
[Meaning 6] said incoming call
[Meaning 7] the processed call
[Meaning 8] an information element
[Meaning 9] information or signals
[Meaning 10] indications of information
[Meaning 11] at least one indication
[Meaning 12] information about the call
[Meaning 13] information from the control unit
[Meaning 14] indications about missed telephone calls
[Interpretation 1] said received incoming call that is received by the communication apparatus via said control unit to an external device or for output of an indication message
[Interpretation 2] at least one of said received incoming call and an indication related to said received incoming call that is processed by the control unit and provided
[9] to a user of the communication apparatus [1] ; and processing [9] processing [9] [Meaning 1] extraction
[Meaning 2] output
[Meaning 3] control
[Meaning 4] indication
[Meaning 5] output control
[Meaning 6] indication output
[Meaning 7] first output
[Meaning 8] extract control
[Meaning 9] output information processing
[Meaning 10] causes extract processing
[Meaning 11] at least one processing
[Meaning 12] an indication output control
[Meaning 13] wherein said control unit comprises
[Meaning 14] means coupled to said control
[Interpretation 1] causing means for causing the control unit to process said received incoming call that is received by the communication apparatus
[10] means for extracting (detecting the presence of, receiving from the network, determining whether there is, processing in accordance with, ret ret to process, receiving from the control unit, processing in said control unit) a cause value [10] cause value [10] [Meaning 1] cause
[Meaning 2] value
[Meaning 3] parameter
[Meaning 4] reason
[Meaning 5] field
[Meaning 6] reason value
[Meaning 7] causing value
[Meaning 8] result value
[Meaning 9] value cause
[Meaning 10] predetermined cause value
[Meaning 11] corresponding cause value
[Meaning 12] value that is
[Meaning 13] cause value as
[Meaning 14] value of the cause
[Interpretation 1] result of processing said received incoming call that is received by the communication apparatus from the control unit and for comparing said result with cause value
[Interpretation 2] first cause value from said received incoming call and from said control unit and for extract the first cause value
[11] contained (that has been included, from cause information contained, of the incoming call, associated with the user, associated with the communication apparatus, from the cause value field that is, from at least one cause value field included) in a cause information element [11] cause information element [11] [Meaning 1] message
[Meaning 2] signal
[Meaning 3] notification
[Meaning 4] packet
[Meaning 5] request
[Meaning 6] signaling message
[Meaning 7] notification message
[Meaning 8] control message
[Meaning 9] cause message
[Meaning 10] call request
[Meaning 11] message that is
[Meaning 12] received incoming call
[Meaning 13] missed call notification
[Meaning 14] cause value information message
[Interpretation 1] call setup message received by the communication apparatus and for determining whether or not said cause value is set to indicate that an incoming call was
[Interpretation 2] call setup message that is sent from the communication apparatus to said network or in an invite message that is
[Interpretation 3] data packet that is sent from the communication apparatus to the network and in an acknowledgement data packet that is
[Interpretation 4] received incoming call signal received by said receiving means and for extract and processing said cause value contained in data
[12] sent from a network [12] network [12] [Meaning 1] caller
[Meaning 2] server
[Meaning 3] user
[Meaning 4] sender
[Meaning 5] communication network
[Meaning 6] network connected
[Meaning 7] service provider
[Meaning 8] network and addressed
[Meaning 9] cause information server
[Meaning 10] call control server
[Meaning 11] first network element
[Meaning 12] caller via the network
[Meaning 13] call control function entity
[Meaning 14] network via said control unit
[Interpretation 1] network to said communication apparatus and for processing said cause value to determine whether or not the received incoming call was cleared by the network connected
[Interpretation 2] call processing network to said communication apparatus and for comparing said cause value with an urgency value contained in an urgency information element that is sent
[Interpretation 3] network to said communication apparatus and for extract an urgent value contained in an urgent information element from the network
[Interpretation 4] call processing network to said communication apparatus and for extract an urgent information element sent from the call processing network
[13] to said communication apparatus [1] , and for outputting [13] outputting [13] [Meaning 1] providing
[Meaning 2] output
[Meaning 3] displaying
[Meaning 4] sending
[Meaning 5] presenting
[Meaning 6] automatically providing
[Meaning 7] selectively providing
[Meaning 8] subsequently providing
[Meaning 9] output indicating
[Meaning 10] providing information
[Meaning 11] generating and providing
[Meaning 12] processing to output
[Meaning 13] controlling to output
[Meaning 14] ret output information
[Interpretation 1] causing said control unit to process said received incoming call that is received by the communication apparatus such that the communication apparatus is configured to output
[Interpretation 2] processing said cause value to determine an indication related to said received incoming call wherein the communication apparatus automatically outputs
[14] to the user , via the output means [7] , an indication [2] related (that the cause relates, from the cause value, of the cause relating, relating to or relating, wherein said cause value relates, of said cause value in response, relating to the cause value and) to a missed received incoming call that is received by the communication apparatus [1] but is not answered (intended to be answered, answered by or answered, cleared by or caused, in an intended manner, answered by the network or) by the user of the communication apparatus [1] ; and wherein , when a caller [14] caller [14] [Meaning 1] user
[Meaning 2] sender
[Meaning 3] network
[Meaning 4] call
[Meaning 5] caller automatically
[Meaning 6] user manually
[Meaning 7] caller of the call
[Meaning 8] person calling the network
[Meaning 9] user of the communication apparatus
[Meaning 10] call from the caller automatically
[Meaning 11] person who made the call
[Meaning 12] caller of the missed received incoming call automatically
[Meaning 13] telephone call is received and the caller automatically
[Meaning 14] person who is the caller of the call
[15] ends the received incoming call , said cause value indicates (at least temporarily indicates, is caused to indicate, of the element indicates, causes the communication apparatus, from the network consequently indicates, of the communication apparatus indicates, contained in said element indicates) that the received incoming call was cleared (cleared and was urgent, missed and was caused, not cleared or caused, cleared by the caller or caused, not cleared by the network or, cleared by the caller and was urgent) by the caller [14] , and the communication apparatus outputs [15] communication apparatus outputs [15] [Meaning 1] outputs
[Meaning 2] network
[Meaning 3] exports
[Meaning 4] provides
[Meaning 5] apparatus outputs
[Meaning 6] caller outputs
[Meaning 7] network outputs
[Meaning 8] processor outputs
[Meaning 9] communication outputs
[Meaning 10] apparatus consequently outputs
[Meaning 11] processing means outputs
[Meaning 12] caller is notified that the communication apparatus outputs
[16] to the user via said output [16] output [16] [Meaning 1] display
[Meaning 2] outputs
[Meaning 3] processing
[Meaning 4] outlet
[Meaning 5] an output
[Meaning 6] first output
[Meaning 7] output 15
[Meaning 8] ou ti ng
[Meaning 9] output means output
[Meaning 10] ot output output
[Meaning 11] at least one output
[Meaning 12] output means and processing
[Meaning 13] means of the output
[Meaning 14] com ou ti on
[Interpretation 1] processing means for extract extract the cause value contained in the cause information element and output it via said output
[Interpretation 2] communication apparatus output means and outputs to the user via said output means and via said cause information element processing
[17] means an indication [2] that the missed received incoming call was caused (caused and was urgent, cleared and was not answered, caused by the caller and cleared, not answered by the user or) by the caller [14] ; and wherein , when the network [12] automatically ends the received incoming call , said cause value consequently indicates that the received incoming call was cleared by the network [12] , and the communication apparatus [1] consequently outputs [17] outputs [17] [Meaning 1] output
[Meaning 2] exports
[Meaning 3] displays
[Meaning 4] provides
[Meaning 5] also outputs
[Meaning 6] automatically outputs
[Meaning 7] further outputs
[Meaning 8] output outputs
[Meaning 9] outputs back
[Meaning 10] does not output
[Meaning 11] re output it
[Meaning 12] automatically and immediately outputs
[Meaning 13] indicates that it outputs
[Meaning 14] outputs to the user
[Interpretation 1] causes the user to answer the missed received incoming call and to make an appointment for an appointment and outputs
[18] to the user via said output [16] means an indication [2] that the missed received incoming call was caused by the network [12] and was urgent .