Mobile terminal and method for controlling same

摘要

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and, more specifically, to a mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same which are capable of automatically responding to a caller when a user cannot respond to a call or when a given condition is satisfied. The method for controlling a mobile terminal related to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: activating an automatic response function when a preset activation condition is satisfied; accepting a voice call when a call signal is received form a caller; performing an authentication procedure determining an automatic response type: and performing a function requested by the caller through at least one, corresponding to the determined response type, among voice, text and a graphic user interface, within a range corresponding to the result of the authentication procedure, while the accepted voice call is connected.

主权项

1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
activating an automatic response function; accepting a voice call in response to an incoming call signal originated from a device of a caller without requiring a user input in response to the incoming call signal, the incoming signal received by the mobile terminal while the automatic response function has been activated; performing an authentication procedure with regard to the caller to determine whether the caller is a user or owner of the mobile terminal; determining a response mode, the response mode comprising at least one of a voice mode, a text mode, or a graphic user interface mode; transmitting an automatic response history to the caller device when the caller is the user or owner of the mobile terminal; and responding to the caller device via the determined response mode according to a result of the authentication procedure by at least one of:
performing a function requested by the caller if the caller is the user or owner of the mobile terminal;not performing the requested function if the caller is not the user or owner of the mobile terminal; orinforming the caller that the caller is not the user or owner of the mobile terminal when the function requested by the caller is not performed.