JPH06284086A - Portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce fear for which a portable telephone set is used illegally or improperly by another person. CONSTITUTION:This telephone set is equipped with a password information storage means 11A in which password information is stored in advance, and a decision means 1 which decides whether or not transmission is permitted based on inputted password information and the password information stored in the password information storage means 11A when the transmission is requested. Also, it is equipped with a transmission control means 5 which controls the transmission corresponding to the decision result of the decision means 1, an alarm output means 6 which makes alarm output, and an alarm control means 7 which makes the alarm output by controlling the alarm output means 6 corresponding to the decision result of the decision means 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile phone capable of making a call via a wireless line by a so-called cellular system or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 8 shows a main part of a mobile phone according to a conventional example of this type. The conventional idle telephone is provided with an outgoing call switch 84. When the outgoing call switch 84 is operated, the CPU 83 receives outgoing call request information and the wireless unit 82 gives a outgoing call request signal. In the radio unit 82, the transmission request signal is modulated into a radio frequency, power amplified, and emitted from the antenna 81 into the air.

On the other hand, in the case of an incoming call, the incoming radio wave is captured by the antenna 81, the radio section 82 performs detection and demodulation, and the identification information included in the incoming signal is taken out from the CPU.
Give to 83. The CPU 83 compares the identification information of its own device, which is stored in advance, with the received identification information, and if they match, it causes the speaker 85 to generate a ringing tone and performs an incoming call process.

[0004]

As described above, the conventional portable telephone can make a call by operating the call switch regardless of who uses it, and the incoming call is accepted as it is and called. Therefore, it may be used by anyone, and in particular, there is a possibility of being illegally used in the case of theft or loss.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems of the conventional mobile phone, and its purpose is to provide a mobile phone which is less likely to be illegally or improperly used by others. is there.

[0006]

Therefore, according to the present invention, password information storage means in which password information is stored in advance, password information input when a call is requested, and password information stored in the password information storage means. Based on the above, the mobile phone is configured to include a determination unit that determines whether or not to permit the call origination, and a call origination control unit that controls the call origination according to the determination result of the determination unit.

Further, according to the present invention, a password information storage means in which password information is stored in advance, and a call origination request,
Based on the entered password information and the password information stored in the password information storage means, a determination means for determining whether or not to permit the transmission, and a transmission control according to the determination result of the determination means. Outgoing control means to perform,
The mobile phone is configured to include an alarm output unit that outputs an alarm and an alarm control unit that controls the alarm output unit to output an alarm according to the determination result of the determination unit.

Further, according to the present invention, a password information storage means in which password information is stored in advance, and a call origination request,
Based on the entered password information and the password information stored in the password information storage means, a determination means for determining whether or not to permit outgoing call, and a determination for storing information related to the determination result of this determination means Result storage means,
An alarm output means for outputting an alarm and an alarm control means for controlling the alarm output means to output an alarm in response to a judgment based on the information stored in the judgment result storage means at the time of an incoming call are provided. Configured a mobile phone.

[0009]

According to the mobile phone having the above configuration, when the password is entered from the mobile phone at the time of making a call, the password is compared with the password information stored in the password information storage means, and the call is permitted only when the passwords match. It Transmission control is performed according to this permission. On the other hand, when the password is not input, or when the password different from the stored password is input, the outgoing call control can be prevented from being performed, and illegal or improper use of others can be prevented.

Further, according to the mobile phone having the above-mentioned configuration, when the password is not input or when the password different from the stored password is input, it is possible to prevent the outgoing call control from being performed, and the illegal operation is performed. Not only can it prevent unauthorized use by others. That is, when a password different from the stored password is input, the alarm output unit is controlled according to the determination result of the determination unit, and the alarm output is performed. In this way, in the case of unauthorized use, the warning sound or the like is displayed to draw the attention of the surrounding people.
Therefore, it is particularly effective in the case of theft.

Further, according to the mobile phone having the above structure, the judgment result storing means for storing the information related to the judgment result of the judging means is provided. That is, history information is stored. When the password is not input or when a password different from the stored password is input in many cases, the alarm output means is controlled to output an alarm when an incoming call arrives. In this way, in the case of illegal use or the like, a warning sound or the like is displayed even when an incoming call arrives to draw the attention of people around. Therefore, especially in the case of theft, an effect can be expected.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a mobile phone according to the present invention. This mobile phone has a control unit 1 for controlling each unit.
1 is provided. The control unit 11 has a transmitter 17A composed of a microphone or the like, a receiver 17B composed of a speaker or the like, and an LC for displaying an input telephone number or the like.
A display unit 18 including an LED and the like used for displaying D and each operation mode, and an input unit 19 including a dial key, a hook switch, and the like are connected.

Signal transmission / reception is performed via the antenna 12, and the antenna 12 is connected to the duplexer 13. The received signal is sent from the duplexer 13 to the reception circuit 14, and the signal to be transmitted reaches the duplexer 13 via the control unit 11 and the transmission circuit 16. The control unit 11 controls the synthesizer 15 to generate a frequency corresponding to a required channel. The signal of this frequency is received by the receiving circuit 1.
4, applied to the transmission circuit 16. The control unit 11 is provided with password information storage means 11A in which password information is stored in advance.
When the password is input from the input unit 18 of the mobile phone, the password is compared with the password information stored in the password information storage unit 11A, and only when they match, the function of permitting the outgoing call is performed.

Further, when a password is entered from the input unit 18 of the mobile phone at the time of making a call, the control unit 11 compares it with the password information stored in the password information storage means 11A, and makes a call only when the passwords match. When a password is not entered or a password different from the stored password is entered, a warning sound is generated from, for example, the speaker of the handset 17B or a speaker (not shown). Let The control unit 11 controls the amplification degree and the output voice signal so that the alarm sound has a volume and a mode (for example, a sound like a siren) different from the ringing sound.

Further, when a password is not input or a password different from the stored password is input at the time of making a call, the control unit 11 determines the frequency of the input to a register constituting the determination result storage means. To remember. And when receiving a call, refer to this register,
When the frequency exceeds the predetermined frequency, for example, an alarm sound is generated from the speaker of the handset 17B or a speaker (not shown).

FIG. 2 shows a functional block diagram realized by the control unit 11 and the like. The determination means 1 connected to the password information storage means 11A in which password information is stored in advance activates the timer 9 when the transmission switch 4 is operated and a transmission request is input. Wait for your password. Here, when the password is input, the password is compared with the password stored in the password information storage means 11A, and if they match, the transmission control means 5 is given permission for transmission control. As a result, the transmission control means 5 outputs a transmission request signal including the identification information given to the mobile phone.

The determination means 1 increments the content of the register 10 by "1" when the password is not input before the timer 9 times out or when a password different from the stored password is input. . When the content of the register 10 exceeds a predetermined value, a control signal is given to the alarm control means 7 to output an alarm. The alarm control means 7 controls the alarm output means 6 to output a predetermined alarm sound or an alarm output such as lamp lighting.

The incoming call acceptance means 2 monitors the incoming call signal sent from the zone station, and if the identification information of the mobile phone coincides with that sent, it accepts it and notifies the decision means 1 of it. The judging means 1 refers to the register 10,
If the content exceeds a predetermined value, a control signal is given to the alarm control means 7 so as to output an alarm. Alarm control means 7
Controls the alarm output means 6 to output a predetermined alarm sound or an alarm output such as lamp lighting.

FIG. 3 shows a system using the portable telephone according to the above embodiment. Control stations 31, 32, 3
A plurality of zone stations are connected to each of 3 ... When the cellular phone 30 is used by another person 37, no password is entered or a password different from the stored password is entered, so that outgoing call is prohibited and an alarm sound is emitted. When the owner of the mobile phone or another person 36 calls the mobile phone 30 from the general subscriber telephone 35, an incoming signal is sent from the zone station 31-1 via the exchange 34. At this time, if the password is not input a predetermined number of times or more, or an operation of inputting a password different from the stored password is performed, an alarm sound is emitted.

The control unit 11 is composed of a microcomputer. FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of the control unit 11 by this microcomputer. This microcomputer is mainly composed of the microprocessor 20, and stores a program and data used by the microprocessor 20, a main memory 21 including a working memory and a register 10, and a microprocessor 20.
Port 23 to 25 connected to the bus 22 extending from the timer 22, the timer 9, and the password memory 2 as a password storage means.
It is composed of 6. From the port 23, the receiving circuit 1
When the call control information such as the ringing signal and the identification information received via 4 arrives, the call origination request signal is transmitted.

The port 24 has a display section 18 and an input section 19 at the port 24.
Is connected, data for display control and alarm output is output, and input information relating to key operation, particularly a password and the like are taken in. An amplifier for amplifying a signal input from the handset 17A and an amplifier for amplifying voice output from the transmitter 17B are connected to the port 25, and the microprocessor 20 controls the amplification degree of these amplifiers. To do. Further, the password memory 26 stores a password in advance. Also, port 2
A synthesizer 15 is connected to 7, and the microprocessor 20 controls the output frequency.

FIG. 5 shows a flow chart of a program at the time of outgoing call stored in the main memory 21, and FIG. 6 shows a flow chart of a program at the time of incoming call stored in the main memory 21. . Explaining the time of calling, the operation of the calling switch 4 of the input unit 19 is detected (51), and when there is an input, the timer 9 is started (5).
2). Next, the input of the password is waited (53), and if there is no input, it is detected whether the timer 9 has timed out after a predetermined time has passed (54). Here, if there is an input, it is detected whether or not the password matches the password in the password memory 26 (58), and if they match, the register 10 is cleared (59) and the transmission processing is executed (60). On the other hand, if the passwords do not match, or if the time is up, the content of the register is incremented by "1" (55), and it is detected whether the value is equal to or greater than the predetermined value (n). (56). If (n) or more,
No outgoing control is performed, simply returning, (n)
In the above case, the transmission control is not performed and the alarm is issued (57). In this embodiment, the alarm is not issued until the value of the register 9 becomes (n) or more. However, since (n) may be "1", the alarm is immediately issued in other embodiments.

Next, the incoming call will be described. The microprocessor 20 monitors straight ahead (61), and when there is an incoming call, it refers to the register 10 (62) and detects whether the value is a predetermined value (n) or more (63). If (n) or more, the incoming call processing is performed (6
3) On the other hand, if (n) or more, an alarm is issued (64).

As shown in FIG. 7, the mobile phone 70 of this embodiment is provided with a connector (not shown) on the bottom surface 73 and is inserted into a car cartridge 71 provided in an automobile, so-called hands-free. It is configured so that it can be used. That is, it is inserted into the car cartridge 71, connected to the opposing connector, and connected to a known hands-free circuit. The car cartridge 71 is provided with a storage means 72 for storing a password, and it is not necessary to input the password. That is, the mobile phone 70 has the same configuration as the above-described mobile phone except for the configuration connected to the car cartridge 71.

Upon detecting the connection with the car cartridge 71, the microprocessor 20 does not execute steps 52 to 54 in the flowchart of FIG. 5, reads the password in the storage means 72 from step 51, and executes step 58. In this embodiment, when the car cartridge 71 provided in one's own car is connected, the call can be transmitted.
If it is connected to the car cartridge 71 provided in another person's car, the call cannot be made and an alarm is issued.

In the above embodiment, the register is used, but in other embodiments, when the password does not match or there is no input, the process of prohibiting outgoing / incoming call and alarm is performed without using the register. . In addition, the password is not only stored but in other embodiments, a password that can be set like a DIP switch is used.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the password is not input or when the password different from the stored password is input, the transmission control can be prevented. It can prevent unauthorized use and unauthorized use by others.

Further, according to the present invention, when a password different from the stored password is input, the alarm output means is controlled according to the determination result of the determination means to output an alarm, and an illegal It can prevent unauthorized use by others.

Further, according to the present invention, when a password is not input or a password different from the stored password is input in many cases, an alarm output means is controlled to output an alarm. Since it is performed, it is possible to prevent unauthorized use and unauthorized use by others. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a main part of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a telephone system using an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a main part of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of main parts of a conventional mobile phone.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Judgment Means 2 Incoming Reception Means 3 Dial Keys 4 Originating Switches 5 Originating Control Means 6 Alarm Output Means 7 Alarm Control Means 9 Timers 10 Registers 11 Controls 11A Password Storage Means 12 Antennas 13 Transmitter / Receiver 14 Receiving Circuits 15 Synthesizers 16 Transmitting Circuits 7A Handset 17B Transmitter 18 Display 19 Input

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A password information storage means in which password information is stored in advance, and whether or not to permit transmission based on the password information input when a transmission request is made and the password information stored in the password information storage means. A mobile phone comprising: a determination unit for determining whether or not there is a call; and a transmission control unit for controlling transmission according to a determination result of the determination unit. 2. The password information storage means in which password information is stored in advance, and whether or not to permit the transmission based on the password information input at the time of the transmission request and the password information stored in the password information storage means. A determination means for determining whether or not there is a call, a transmission control means for controlling transmission according to the determination result of the determination means, an alarm output means for performing an alarm output, and an alarm output for the determination result of the determination means And a warning control means for controlling the means to output a warning. 3. The password information storage means in which password information is stored in advance, and whether or not to permit the transmission based on the password information input when the transmission request is made and the password information stored in the password information storage means. Determination means for determining whether or not, determination result storage means for storing information related to the determination result of this determination means, alarm output means for outputting an alarm, information stored in the determination result storage means at the time of incoming call And a warning control means for controlling the warning output means to output a warning according to the judgment based on the above.