JP2002152845A - Mobile telephone investigation device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile telephone investigation device that can easily find out a mobile telephone in an incoming call vibration state when the mobile telephone is missing at a place where reception of a radio wave is not available or many mobile telephones of the same kind exist. SOLUTION: The mobile phone investigation device 100 consists of a mobile telephone investigation terminal 110 and a mobile telephone 120 that wirelessly receives password information from the mobile telephone investigation terminal 110. The mobile telephone 120 collates the received password, activates a sounder 126 when coincident to locate the location.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile phone search device and a mobile phone search method for finding a mobile phone whose location has been lost.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a method described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-160154 is known as a method of searching for a device whose location is lost. In this exploration method, a device for receiving an electromagnetic wave for exploration and a device for generating an alarm sound and the like, and a remote controller for transmitting the electromagnetic wave for exploration are provided on the object to be inspected, and the electromagnetic wave is transmitted from the remote controller to cause the object to be inspected. A method has been adopted in which a sound is made to sound to notify the location of the object to be searched.

When the object to be searched is a mobile phone, the position of the mobile phone of the object to be searched can be known by calling the mobile phone of the object to be searched from a telephone different from the object to be searched.

[0004]

However, according to the conventional search method, when a plurality of objects of the same type exist in a range in which the electromagnetic waves for search can be received, all of them sound, and which one is searched for. There is a problem that you do not know what to search.

[0005] Taking a mobile phone as an example, when a plurality of mobile phones of the same type are used in a home or a company, when a person tries to find a lost mobile phone in the environment, all of the mobile phones are lost. There is a problem that the sound rings and the explorer does not know which mobile phone is being searched.

Further, when the location of the mobile phone, which is the object to be detected, cannot be detected when the location of the mobile phone cannot be received, for example, when the location of the mobile phone becomes unknown in a room surrounded by metal, Even if it is possible to receive a call, when it is in the incoming call vibration state, it does not accept calls from phones other than the mobile phone and does not emit ringtones, so it is difficult to know where it is located .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and when a portable telephone is lost in a place where radio waves cannot be received or where there are many portable telephones of the same type, the portable telephone is in a vibration state at the time of incoming call. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile phone search device and a mobile phone search method that can easily search for the mobile phone.

[0008]

A portable telephone search device according to the present invention comprises a portable telephone search terminal for transmitting electromagnetic waves including personal identification number information or telephone number information in response to a transmission operation, and a portable telephone. A mobile phone for extracting the password information or the telephone number information contained in the electromagnetic wave from the mobile phone search terminal from a signal received by a transmission / reception antenna used for wireless communication with the base station; A configuration is provided that includes means for confirming the match between the number information or telephone number information and a previously stored password or telephone number, and means for sounding a ringtone when the match is obtained.

[0009] According to this configuration, when the mobile phone is lost in a place where radio waves do not enter or in a vibration state at the time of an incoming call, the investigator performs a transmission operation on the mobile phone search terminal so that the mobile phone matches the password or the telephone number. Only the mobile phone can be pronounced and found.

At this time, a transmitting / receiving unit for handling wireless communication with the base station and a receiving unit for receiving and processing an electromagnetic wave from the mobile phone search terminal are integrated, so that the configuration of the mobile phone is simplified and the size is reduced. Can be smaller.

When the passwords are duplicated, the passwords can be changed to prevent the duplication. On the other hand, even if the telephone number is changed, the telephone number can be changed by a mobile phone operator.

A mobile phone search device of the present invention comprises a mobile phone search terminal for transmitting electromagnetic waves including personal identification number information or telephone number information in response to a transmission operation, and a mobile phone, wherein the mobile phone is a base station. In addition to the transmitting and receiving antennas used for wireless communication with the mobile phone, the mobile phone includes a receiving antenna for receiving electromagnetic waves from the mobile phone search terminal, and includes a signal received by the reception antenna, which is included in the electromagnetic waves from the mobile phone search terminal. A means for extracting the password information or the telephone number information; a means for confirming a match between the retrieved password information or the telephone number information and a previously stored password or the telephone number information; A means for sounding a ringtone at the time.

[0013] According to this configuration, in addition to the transmitting and receiving unit that handles wireless communication with the base station, a receiving unit that receives and processes electromagnetic waves from the mobile phone search terminal is separately provided. It can be easily realized compared to new development. Also, compared to the integrated transmitting and receiving unit,
If either one fails, the other does not.

The mobile phone search device of the present invention employs a configuration in which the mobile phone also checks the transmission source when checking the coincidence.

According to this configuration, when a plurality of mobile phones of the same type are used in a home or a company, it is possible to reliably respond to the mobile phone that is being searched.

[0016] The mobile phone search device of the present invention employs a configuration in which the mobile phone sounds the ring tone in a tone different from the ring tone generated by communication with the base station.

According to this configuration, the ring tone as a response to the mobile phone search terminal can be distinguished from the ring tone due to the communication with the base station, and it becomes easier to find out.

The mobile phone search device of the present invention employs a configuration in which the mobile phone has, instead of the means for sounding the ringtone, means for emitting light in an arbitrary color when the match is obtained.

According to this configuration, even if the mobile phone is hidden behind a shadow or covered with a material that can transmit light, such as a thin cloth, the mobile phone can be found by emitting light. it can.

In addition, since the incoming light and the incoming light from the communication with the base station can be distinguished as a response to the mobile phone search terminal, it is easier to find out.

According to the method of searching for a portable telephone of the present invention, an electromagnetic wave including personal identification number information or telephone number information is transmitted to the portable telephone, and the personal identification number information or the telephone number information extracted from the electromagnetic wave received by the portable telephone is set in advance. When the password matches the stored password or telephone number, it sounds or emits light.

According to this method, when the mobile phone loses sight of the mobile phone in a place where radio waves do not enter or in a vibrating state at the time of an incoming call, the explorer transmits the personal identification number or the telephone number to the mobile phone, and the personal identification number or the telephone number is transmitted. Only the mobile phone whose number matches can be made to emit or emit light, and can be found.

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The gist of the present invention is that an electromagnetic wave including personal identification number information or telephone number information is transmitted to a portable telephone, and only the portable telephone whose personal identification number information or telephone number information is matched sounds. Or make it emit light,
The purpose is to make it easy to find a lost mobile phone.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile phone search device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a mobile phone search device 1
00 is the mobile phone search terminal 110 and the mobile phone 120
It is composed of

The mobile phone search terminal 110 includes a password input unit 111 for inputting a password, a password storage unit 112 for storing the input password, a transmission button 113 for performing a transmission operation, and a password. And a transmission antenna 115 for transmitting the transmission signal to the mobile phone 120, and a control unit 116 for controlling each unit by program control.

The mobile phone 120 has been sent a transmission / reception antenna 121 and a transmission / reception unit 122 that can share communication with the base station and communication with the mobile phone search terminal, and a password storage unit 123 that stores a password. A security code inquiry unit 124 for checking the match between the security code and its own security code, a ring tone generation unit 125 for generating a ring tone signal, a sounder 126 for sounding and outputting a ring tone, and control for controlling each unit by program control. And a part 127.

Next, the operation of the mobile phone search device 100 having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In ST201, the mobile phone search terminal 11
Electromagnetic waves including personal identification number information are transmitted from 0 to the mobile phone 120 in the following procedure. That is, the mobile phone search terminal 110 first inputs the same password registered in the mobile phone 120 from the password input unit 111.

The input personal identification number is stored by the control part 116 in the personal identification number storage part 112, with information for identifying that the personal identification number is from the mobile phone search terminal 110 being added. The password information includes the password and the identification information as described above.

Subsequently, the transmission button 113 is pressed. Then, the control unit 116 extracts the password information from the password storage unit 112 and provides the password information to the transmission unit 114. Transmission unit 114
Generates a transmission signal incorporating the password information,
An electromagnetic wave is transmitted from transmitting antenna 115 to mobile phone 120.

ST202 to ST205 correspond to the portable telephone 1
20 is the operation. That is, in the mobile phone 120, a signal wirelessly received by the transmission / reception antenna 121 is transmitted to the transmission / reception unit 122.
And received. Transmission / reception section 122 provides the reception signal subjected to the reception processing to control section 127 (ST20).
2).

The control unit 127 extracts the personal identification number information from the input received signal and determines whether or not the personal identification number is from the mobile phone search terminal 110 (ST).
203). If the password is from the mobile phone search terminal 110 (ST203: Yes), the control unit 127 stores the mobile phone 1 in the password storage unit 123.
The personal identification number 20 is taken out and given to the personal identification number inquiry section 124 to make a match judgment (ST204).

When they match (ST204: Yes), the control unit 127 causes the ringtone generation unit 125 to generate a ringtone signal, and causes the sounder 126 to sound and output the ringtone.

On the other hand, when the password information extracted from the input received signal is not from the mobile phone search terminal 110 (ST203: No), or when the password cannot be matched (ST204: No), , Control unit 12
7 ends the process without performing the ringing process described above.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the mobile phone search terminal 110 transmits an electromagnetic wave including password information, the mobile phone 120 receives the information, inquires the password, and inquires about the password. The mobile phone can be sounded when the passwords match.

Therefore, when the mobile phone is lost in a place where radio waves do not enter or when the mobile phone is vibrating at the time of an incoming call, the user can easily find the mobile phone by relying on the pronunciation from the mobile phone.

Since the sender is also checked, when a plurality of mobile phones of the same type are used in a home or office, it is possible to surely respond to the mobile phone which is being searched.

When the password is duplicated, the password can be easily changed by changing the password to prevent the telephone from being duplicated with another telephone. Conversely, it is also possible to intentionally overlap and find a plurality of units at the same time.

Further, since the portable telephone is integrated with a transmitting / receiving unit for performing communication using radio communication with a base station and a receiving unit capable of receiving electromagnetic waves from the portable telephone search terminal, the construction of the portable telephone is reduced. It can be simplified and reduced in size.

Next, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone search device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile phone search device 3
00 is a mobile phone search terminal 310 and a mobile phone 320
It is composed of

In the second embodiment, the mobile phone search terminal 310 is provided with a telephone number input section 311 and a telephone number storage section 312 instead of the password input section 111 and the password storage section 112 in FIG. Other configurations are the same as those of the mobile phone search terminal 110 according to the first embodiment.

Further, the mobile phone 320 is provided with a telephone number storage section 321 and a telephone number inquiry section 322 instead of the password storage section 123 and the password inquiry section 124 in FIG. Other configurations are the same as those of the mobile phone 120 according to the first embodiment.

Next, the operation of the mobile phone search device 300 having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In ST401, mobile phone search terminal 31
An electromagnetic wave including telephone number information is transmitted from 0 to the mobile phone 320 in the following procedure. That is, in the mobile phone search terminal 310, first, a mobile phone operator inputs a telephone number from the telephone number input unit 311.

The input telephone number is stored in the telephone number storage unit 312 by the control unit 116 with information for identifying that the telephone number is from the mobile phone search terminal 310 added thereto. As described above, the telephone number information includes the telephone number and the identification information.

Subsequently, the transmission button 113 is pressed. Then, the control unit 116 extracts the telephone number information from the telephone number storage unit 312 and supplies the telephone number information to the transmission unit 114. Transmission unit 114
Generates a transmission signal that captures the telephone number information,
An electromagnetic wave is transmitted from transmitting antenna 115 to mobile phone 320.

ST402 to ST405 correspond to the mobile phone 3
20 is the operation. That is, in the mobile phone 320, the signal wirelessly received by the transmission / reception antenna 121 is transmitted to the transmission / reception unit 122.
And received. Transmitting / receiving section 122 provides the received signal subjected to the reception processing to control section 127 (ST40).
2).

Control unit 127 extracts telephone number information from the input received signal and determines whether or not the telephone number is from portable telephone search terminal 310 (ST).
403). If the telephone number is from the mobile phone search terminal 310 (ST403: Yes), the control unit 127 reads the mobile phone 3 from the telephone number storage unit 321.
The telephone numbers of 20 are taken out and given to the telephone number inquiry section 322 to make a match judgment (ST404).

When they match (ST404: Yes), control section 127 causes ringtone generating section 125 to generate a ringtone signal, and causes sounder 126 to sound and output the ringtone.

On the other hand, when the personal identification number information extracted from the input received signal is not from the mobile phone search terminal 310 (ST403: No), or when the telephone numbers cannot be matched (ST404: No), , Control unit 12
7 ends the process without performing the ringing process described above.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the mobile phone search terminal 310 transmits an electromagnetic wave including telephone number information, the mobile phone 320 receives the information, inquires the telephone number, and inquires. The mobile phone can be sounded when the telephone numbers match.

Therefore, it is possible to easily find only the portable telephone which is being searched. At this time, even if the telephone number is changed, the telephone number can be changed by the mobile phone carrier.

Since the sender is also confirmed, when a plurality of mobile phones of the same type are used in a home or office, it is possible to surely respond to the mobile phone which is being searched.

Next, FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone search device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

In the mobile phone search device 500 according to the third embodiment, as shown in FIG.
Numeral 10 has the configuration shown in FIG. 1, but a mobile phone 520 is slightly added.

That is, in the third embodiment, the portable telephone 5
20 is a transmitting / receiving antenna 1 used for communication with a base station.
21 and the transmitting / receiving unit 122 are connected to the mobile phone search terminal 110.
Mobile phone search terminal 11
Antenna 521 and receiver 5 for communicating with
22 are provided.

According to the third embodiment, the portable telephone 52
By adding a receiving antenna 521 and a receiving unit 522 for performing communication with the mobile phone exploration terminal 110 at 0, it is easier to implement than a newly developed integrated transmitting / receiving unit for realizing common use. it can.

Further, as compared with the case where the integrated transmitting / receiving unit is used, even if one of the components fails, the other does not need to fail.

Although FIG. 5 shows an example in which a password is used, the present invention can be similarly implemented by using a telephone number.

Next, FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone search device according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

In the mobile phone search device 600 according to the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG.
Numeral 10 has the configuration shown in FIG. 1, but a mobile phone 620 is slightly added.

That is, in the fourth embodiment, the portable telephone 6
Reference numeral 20 denotes a new ring tone selection unit 621 and a ring tone storage unit 62
2 is provided.

By newly providing these, when the personal identification number information is received from the mobile phone search terminal 110, a user's favorite sound can be emitted, and furthermore, the normal incoming call used for communication with the base station is used. Can be distinguished from sound.

Although FIG. 6 shows an example in which a password is used, the present invention can be similarly implemented using a telephone number.

In FIG. 6, the transmitting / receiving antenna and the transmitting / receiving section used for communication with the base station in mobile phone 620 are shared with the communication with mobile phone search terminal 110, but are shown in FIG. As shown in FIG.

Next, FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone search device according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.

In the mobile phone search device 700 according to the fifth embodiment, as shown in FIG.
Numeral 10 has the configuration shown in FIG. 1, but a mobile phone 720 is slightly added.

That is, in the fifth embodiment, the portable telephone 7
20 is provided with a ring light selection section 721 instead of the ring tone selection section 621 shown in FIG. 6, a ring light storage section 722 is provided instead of the ring tone storage section 622, and a ring light is provided instead of the ring tone generation section 125. A generator 723 is provided, and a light emitting device 724 is provided instead of the sounder 126.

By newly providing these, when the personal identification number information is received from the mobile phone search terminal 110, the user's favorite light can be turned on, and furthermore, the normal light used for communication with the base station is used. It can be distinguished from the incoming light. As the light-emitting device 724 used here, an LED attached to a mobile phone, a display backlight, or the like can be used.

Although FIG. 7 shows an example in which a password is used, the present invention can be similarly implemented by using a telephone number.

Further, in FIG. 7, the transmitting / receiving antenna and the transmitting / receiving section used for communication with the base station in mobile phone 720 are shared with the communication with mobile phone search terminal 110, as shown in FIG. As described above.

[0075]

As described above, according to the present invention,
A mobile phone search device and a mobile phone that can easily search for the mobile phone when the mobile phone cannot receive radio waves or when there is a large number of mobile phones of the same type, or when the mobile phone is in a vibrating state at the time of an incoming call. A method of searching for a telephone can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone search device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile phone search device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone search device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile phone search device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone search device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone search device according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone search device according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

100, 300, 500, 600, 700 Mobile phone searching device 110, 310 Mobile phone searching end 111 Password input unit 112 Password storage unit 113 Transmission button 114 Transmission unit 115 Transmission antenna 116 Control unit 120 Mobile phone 121 Transmission / reception antenna 122 Transmission / Reception Unit 123 Password Number Storage Unit 124 Password Number Inquiry Unit 125 Ringtone Generation Unit 126 Sounder 127 Control Unit 311 Phone Number Input Unit 312 Phone Number Storage Unit 321 Phone Number Storage Unit 322 Phone Number Inquiry Unit 521 Receiving Antenna 522 Receiving Unit 621 Ring tone selection unit 622 Ring tone storage unit 721 Ring light selection unit 722 Ring light storage unit 723 Ring light generation unit 724 Light emitting device

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat II (reference) H04Q 7/04 DF term (reference) 5K027 AA11 FF03 FF22 FF25 HH21 HH23 5K036 AA07 DD33 DD48 EE03 JJ01 JJ12 JJ15 KK09 5K016 AA32 BB12 DD DD17 EE02 EE10 EE12 FF23 FF25 HH22 KK03

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A mobile phone search terminal for transmitting electromagnetic waves including personal identification number information or telephone number information in response to a transmission operation, and a mobile phone, wherein the mobile phone uses transmission / reception for wireless communication with a base station. From the signal received by the antenna, means for extracting the password information or the telephone number information contained in the electromagnetic wave from the mobile phone exploration terminal, and a secret number stored in advance with the retrieved password information or telephone number information or A mobile phone search device, comprising: means for confirming a match with a telephone number; and means for sounding a ringtone when the match is obtained. 2. A portable telephone search terminal for transmitting electromagnetic waves including personal identification number information or telephone number information in response to a transmission operation, and a portable telephone, wherein the portable telephone is used for wireless communication with a base station. In addition to the antenna, a receiving antenna for receiving an electromagnetic wave from the mobile phone search terminal is provided, and from the signal received by the reception antenna, the personal identification number information contained in the electromagnetic wave from the mobile phone search terminal or the telephone Means for retrieving the number information, means for confirming the coincidence of the retrieved password information or the telephone number information with the previously stored password or the telephone number information, and means for sounding a ringtone when the coincidence is obtained A mobile phone search device comprising: 3. The mobile phone according to claim 1, further comprising: confirming a transmission source when confirming the match.
Or the mobile phone search device according to claim 2. 4. The mobile phone sounds the ring tone in a tone different from the ring tone generated by communication with the base station.
The mobile phone search device according to claim 1. 5. The mobile phone according to claim 1, further comprising means for emitting light in an arbitrary color when said match is obtained, instead of means for sounding said ring tone. The mobile phone search device according to any one of the above. 6. An electromagnetic wave including personal identification number information or telephone number information is transmitted to a mobile telephone, and the personal identification number information or telephone number information extracted from the electromagnetic wave received by the mobile telephone and a personal identification number or telephone number stored in advance. Sounding or emitting light when a match is obtained with the mobile phone.