WO2021025589A1

WO2021025589A1 - Method of managing telephone mobile application calendar

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Publication number: WO2021025589A1
Application number: PCT/RU2020/000279
Authority: WO
Inventors: Сергей Олегович КРЮКОВ; Наталья Николаевна КРЮКОВА
Original assignee: Сергей Олегович КРЮКОВ; Наталья Николаевна КРЮКОВА
Priority date: 2019-08-05
Filing date: 2020-06-11
Publication date: 2021-02-11
Also published as: RU2726829C1

Abstract

The invention relates to methods for managing a calendar or task scheduler in mobile applications of cellular phones, allowing the blocking and filtering of incoming calls to telephones having a cellular connection, and can be applied in mobile applications. The technical result is: - the ability to use the calendar as an incoming call filter; - the ability to interact between mobile applications of the same type which are installed by several users. The given technical result is achieved by the fact that management of the telephone mobile application calendar is based on the ability to create a new task in the calendar for a required date and time as well as a time interval for performing the task, in which it is possible to enter at least one telephone number from one's own contact list and indicate, for the given task, performance criteria according to at least one of any type or combination thereof: (A) blocking incoming calls from selected numbers; (B) receiving incoming calls only from selected numbers; (C) receiving incoming calls from selected numbers under prescribed conditions; (D) making outgoing calls to a prescribed number; and (E) enabling event sharing with another user.

Description

METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE CALENDAR OF THE MOBILE PHONE APPLICATION

DESCRIPTION

The invention relates to methods for managing a calendar or scheduler of mobile applications of cellular phones, with the possibility of blocking and filtering incoming calls to cellular phones, and may find application in mobile applications.

Currently, among the many mobile applications, there are calendars and organizers, for example, Calendar + Planner Joshua & Company Inc. [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joshy21.vera.free.calendarplus&hl=ru]

They have a limited standard set of functions:

- Extended possibilities of event description (up to two lines), auto-tuning, etc.

- Quickly add events in the notification bar

- Business hours filter (daily, weekly display)

- Color settings for titles and text

- Advanced and professional widget settings, namely, text size, color scheme, original display style, and more.

The technical problem of such planners is the ability to signal (remind) with the help of the calendar an event by means of visual and audio signals.

The closest analogue is the Jorte Calendar and Organizer [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.johospace.jorte&hl=ru], which contains the following functions:

- Jorte offline calendar mode / sync calendar mode

- Event scheduling

- Create tasks

- Keeping diaries

- Joint business management - Blackout past tasks

- Recordings and voice input of the planned

- Reminders

- Phone call from the phone number entered in the plans

- View the address of the scheduled event on the map

- View mode by months, days, weeks, in a vertical grid

- Variety of customizable widgets

- Important events are marked in red (or 20 colors to choose from)

- Create calendar shortcuts to categorize entries

- Switching the headings of calendars in the main view screen

- Synchronization with Google Calendar and Jorte Cloud on PC The technical problem of the prototype is:

- inability to use the calendar as a filter for incoming calls;

- inability to interact between similar mobile applications installed by several users.

The objective of the invention is to eliminate the indicated technical problems.

The technical result is:

- the ability to use the calendar as a filter for incoming calls;

- the ability to interact between the same type of mobile applications installed by several users.

The specified technical result is achieved due to the fact that the claimed method for managing the calendar of a mobile phone application, characterized by the use of a mobile calendar application, preloaded and installed on the user's phone, through which the mobile application provides access to the settings of the control system for redistribution of inputs. incoming and outgoing calls, as well as the mobile application provide access to the contact database on the operator's phone, and to manage incoming and outgoing calls, and the interface of the mobile calendar application is performed from the possibility of custom settings for managing the schedule and to-do plans, differing in that one user (hereinafter referred to as the first user) creates a new task in the calendar for the required date and time, as well as the time interval for the task execution, in the task enters at least one number phone number from its list of contacts and indicates for this task the performance criterion for at least one of any types or their combinations:

(A) blocking an incoming call from selected numbers;

(B) accepting incoming calls only from selected numbers;

(B) accepting incoming calls from selected numbers under certain conditions;

(D) making outgoing calls to a specific number;

(E) setting the exchange of events with another user;

- if you select (A), at the time of an incoming call to the user's phone, the application reads the specified phone number of the subscriber's incoming call, then using the application, the call is cleared, if the specified number is included in the list by condition (A) ;

- if you select (B), at the time of an incoming call to the user's phone, the application reads the specified phone number of the subscriber's incoming call, and if the specified number is listed according to condition (B), then using the application they play for the caller to the user a subscriber pre-recorded in digital form and selected for filtering the given number of an audio file, simultaneously including the sound of an incoming call, and waiting for the user to accept the call manually;

- if (B) is selected, at the time of an incoming call to the user's phone, the application reads the specified phone number of the subscriber's incoming call, and if the specified number is entered in the list by condition (B), then the application determines the compliance with the acceptance conditions call from this number; if this condition is not met, then the call is cleared, and if this condition is met, then the application is used to play a pre-recorded digital audio file for the subscriber calling the user and selected for filtering this number, simultaneously including the sound of an incoming call, and expecting the user to manually accept the call;

- in the case of the choice (D), at the time of the occurrence of the event, when it is necessary to carry out outgoing calls to a specific number, the mobile application plays a sound file with a reminder to make an outgoing call;

- in the case of selection (D), data about a request for synchronization with another user (hereinafter referred to as the second user) is sent from the mobile application via wireless communication to the cloud server and awaits the receipt of a similar request from the second user who has the same set to his phone is a mobile application, when a new task is formed in the calendar, the second user also indicates the choice of performance (D); if in the task he enters the phone number of the first user from his contact list, then when the data on the request for synchronization with the first user arrives at the cloud server, the cloud server synchronizes between the applications of the first and second users, after which the planned tasks of one user become scheduled tasks for another user within the time intervals selected by both users, if the ranges of their time events overlap.

It is acceptable that in the case of specifying a performance criterion by type (B) for a new task, any of the types or their combinations are set as such certain conditions:

- receiving incoming calls from numbers of certain groups of contacts;

- turning on the answering machine, after playing the sound file from which the call is dropped;

- enable call reset with simultaneous sending of an SMS message to the caller;

- enable call reset while sending a message to the caller in the WhatsApp or Viber chat, or Skype;

- enable call reset with simultaneous sending of a message to the caller by e-mail, if an e-mail is recorded in the contact for the number of the caller.

It is possible that in the case of selection (D), at the time of the occurrence of an event when it is necessary to make outgoing calls to a certain number, the mobile application repeats playing the sound file with a reminder to make an outgoing call until the user makes an outgoing call through the mobile application or will not cancel the calendar schedule job. The invention is illustrated by drawings

Figure 1 shows a flow diagram of a selection algorithm for a new specification of performance criteria by type.

Figure 2 shows a flowchart of the operation when choosing to block an incoming call from the selected numbers.

Fig. 3 shows a flowchart of the operation when choosing to receive incoming calls only from selected numbers.

Figure 4 shows a flow chart of the operation when choosing the type of receiving incoming calls from selected numbers under certain conditions.

5 shows a flow chart of the operation when choosing to make outgoing calls to a specific number.

Fig. 6 shows a flowchart of an operation flow when an event exchange setting with another user is selected.

Implementation of the invention

The claimed method for managing the calendar of a mobile phone application can be implemented as follows.

A mobile calendar application is used, which is pre-downloaded and installed on the user's phone. This mobile application provides access to the settings of the control system for redistribution of incoming and outgoing calls, as well as to the contact database on the operator's phone, and to manage incoming and outgoing calls.

The interface of the mobile application of the calendar is made with the possibility of its own settings for managing the schedule and plans of affairs.

What is new is that one user (hereinafter referred to as the first user) forms a new task 1 in the calendar (see Fig. 1) for the required date and time 4, as well as the time interval for the task execution, the task enters at least one phone number from your contact list 2 and indicates for this task the performance criterion 3 to at least one of any types or their combinations:

(A) blocking an incoming call from selected numbers;

(B) accepting incoming calls only from selected numbers; (B) accepting incoming calls from selected numbers under certain conditions;

(D) making outgoing calls to a specific number;

(E) setting the exchange of events with another user.

In the case of selection (A) (see Fig. 2), at the time of the incoming call 5 on the user's phone, using the application, the determined phone number b of the incoming call of the subscriber is read, through the use of the contact book 2, the 7 number of the incoming call is compared with the one entered in condition (A). Then, using the application, call 8 is dropped if the identified number is listed by condition (A) and the incoming call 9 is not blocked if the numbers do not match.

When choosing (B), (see Fig. 3) at the time of the incoming call 5 on the user's phone, using the application, the determined phone number 6 of the incoming call 5 of the subscriber is read, through the use of the contact book 2, the 7 number of the incoming call is compared with the one entered in condition (B). If a certain number is entered in the list by condition (B), then using the application play for the subscriber calling the user a pre-recorded in digital form and selected for filtering this number sound file 10, simultaneously including the sound of an incoming call, and waiting from the user accepting a call manually 11.

When you select (B), (see Fig. 4) at the time of an incoming call to the user's phone, using the application, the determined phone number b of the incoming call 5 of the subscriber is read, by using the contact book 2, the number of the incoming call is compared 7 with entered in condition (B). If a certain number is entered in the list by condition (B), then using the application, determine whether the conditions for receiving a call from this number are met. If this condition is not met, then the call 8 is dropped, and if this condition is met, then using the application, the application plays for the subscriber who is calling the user a pre-recorded digital audio file 10 selected for filtering this number, simultaneously including the sound of an incoming call, and waiting for the user to accept the call manually 11.

As a possible execution option, in the case of specifying a performance criterion of type (B) for a new task, any of the types or their combinations are set as such specific conditions:

- receiving incoming calls from numbers of certain groups of contacts 12; - turning on the answering machine, after playing the sound file from which the call is reset 13;

- enable call reset with simultaneous sending of an SMS message to the caller 14;

- enable call reset while sending a message to the caller in the WhatsApp or Viber chat, or Skype 15;

- enable call reset with simultaneous sending of a message to the caller by e-mail, if an e-mail is recorded in the contact for the caller's number 16.

In the case of selecting (D) (see Fig. 5), at the time of the occurrence of an event, when it is necessary to make outgoing calls to a certain number, the mobile application plays a sound file 17 with a reminder to make an outgoing call. Alternatively, the mobile application repeats playing a sound file with a reminder to make an outgoing call until the user makes an outgoing call through the mobile application or cancels the calendar schedule task.

When choosing (D) (see Fig. 6), from the mobile application via wireless communication to the cloud server 21, the user 18 sends data about the request for synchronization 20 with another user 19 (hereinafter referred to as the second user) and awaits the receipt of a similar request from the second user 19, which has the same mobile application installed on its phone.

When a new task is formed in the calendar for the second user 19, the latter also indicates the choice of performance (D). In this case, if in the task he enters the phone number of the first user from his contact list, then when the data about the request for synchronization with the first user arrives at the cloud server 21, the cloud server 21, comparing the synchronization requests 22 , performs synchronization 24 between the applications of the first 18 and the second users 19, if there is a match of the synchronization numbers. After that, the scheduled tasks of one user become scheduled tasks for the other user within the time intervals selected by both users, if the ranges of their time events overlap.

If the synchronization numbers do not match, the cloud server 21 performs an expectation Synchronization 23.

The above method makes it possible to provide the ability to use the calendar as a filter of incoming calls and allows for the possibility of interaction between the same type of mobile applications installed by several users.

Claims

FORMULA

1. A method for managing the calendar of a mobile phone application, characterized by the use of a mobile calendar application, pre-loaded and installed on the user's phone, through which the mobile application is provided access to the settings of the control system for the redistribution of incoming and outgoing calls, as well as the mobile the application provides access to the contact database on the operator's phone, and to the management of incoming and outgoing calls, and the interface of the mobile calendar application is performed with the possibility of its own settings for managing the schedule and to-do plans, characterized in that one user (hereinafter referred to as the first user) generates a new task in the calendar for the required date and time, as well as the time interval for the task execution, in the task enters at least one phone number from his contact list and indicates the fulfillment criterion for this task to at least one of any types or combinations thereof:

(A) blocking an incoming call from selected numbers;

(B) accepting incoming calls only from selected numbers;

(B) accepting incoming calls from selected numbers under certain conditions;

(D) making outgoing calls to a specific number;

(E) setting the exchange of events with another user;

- if you select (A), at the time of an incoming call to the user's phone, the application reads the specified phone number of the subscriber's incoming call, then using the application, the call is cleared if the specified number is included in the list by condition (A) ;

- if you select (B), at the time of an incoming call on the user's phone the caller, using the application, reads the specified phone number of the subscriber's incoming call, and if the specified number is entered in the list by condition (B), then using the application, they determine the compliance of the conditions for receiving a call from this number; if this condition is not met, then the call is cleared, and if this condition is met, then the application is used to play a pre-recorded digital audio file for the subscriber calling the user and selected for filtering this number, simultaneously including the sound of an incoming call, and expecting the user to manually accept the call;

- if you select (D), at the time of the event when it is necessary to make outgoing calls to a specific number, the mobile application plays a sound file with a reminder to make an outgoing call;

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that in the case of specifying a performance criterion of type (B) for a new task, any of the types or their combinations are set as such certain conditions:

- receiving incoming calls from numbers of certain groups of contacts;

- enable call reset with simultaneous sending of an SMS message to the caller;

- enable call reset while sending a message to the caller in the chat WhatsApp or Viber or Skype;

3. The method according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that in the case of selection (D), at the time of the occurrence of an event when it is necessary to make outgoing calls to a certain number, the mobile application repeats playing the sound file from remembering to make an outgoing call until the user makes an outgoing call through the mobile application or cancels the calendar schedule.