Patent ID: 6574489
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
An incoming call notification method of a multimode radio device, comprising:assigning a different incoming call notification method in advance to each of a plurality of communication modes; detecting an incoming call sent by way of radio signals to the address of the multimode radio device; identifying a communication mode of the plurality of communication modes for the detected incoming call; switching incoming call notification methods according to the identified communication mode; establishing synchronization for each mode of the plurality of communication modes when the multimode radio device is activated, and then performing the detecting in a prescribed order according to timing of each communication mode; if an incoming call is detected, effecting notification and reception of the incoming call by the assigned incoming call notification method of the identified communication mode; if an incoming call is not detected, monitoring call incoming according to a timing of a next communication mode of the prescribed order; and repeating the detecting and incoming call notification for each communication mode.