JPH10262279A - Portable telephone set and portable telephone system using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily find a lost portable telephone set by setting the respective kinds of original functions prepared for losing/robbery in the case that a correct password is inputted an a correct command is instructed. SOLUTION: When the work of controlling a lost/robbed portable telephone set TLP is started from other telephone set TLH, a user calls the portable telephone set TLP from the other telephone set TLH. In the stage of establishing communication by accepting the call, the user inputs the command and the password for controlling the portable telephone set TLP by the key operation of the other telephone set TLH as DTMF signals or equivalent control signals. The command and the password are inputted through a reception part RE and a modem MOD to a control circuit CON. When the command is permitted and the password matches with a predetermined one, the control circuit CON performs an operation (losing/robbery measure mode) corresponding to the command.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone having a unique function for loss or theft and a portable telephone system using the portable telephone. The mobile phone and the mobile phone system using the same according to the present invention, when the mobile phone is powdered or stolen, call the mobile phone from another phone and use a DTMF signal or a control signal corresponding thereto. Control the mobile phone,
By executing a unique function for loss or theft, such as generating an alarm tone different from the ring tone, the return rate to the owner of the mobile phone is increased.

[0002]

Recently, portable telephones have been rapidly spread and the number thereof has been increasing, and the size of telephones themselves has been reduced. Along with this, accidents of loss or theft of mobile phones are increasing. If you lose your mobile phone,
If you call the mobile phone, the phone will ring if you are nearby, but it can be confused with the ring tone of another person's mobile phone, which increases the chances of finding a lost phone. Absent.

[0003] With the miniaturization of mobile phones, the space for attaching the user's name and address has become smaller.
Some users find it awkward to put their name on them.
Apart from this, it is possible to display information such as the user's name and address on the display (LCD) of the mobile phone. You may not know how to operate. If a mobile phone is stolen, it is possible to disable the mobile phone by contacting the operator, but it will not be easy for the culprit to catch it,
It does not mean that mobile phones are easy to return to users. As described above, current mobile phones do not have sufficient measures against loss or theft.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when a portable telephone is powdered or stolen, another portable telephone calls the portable telephone, and the DTMF is used. The mobile phone is controlled by a signal or a control signal equivalent to it, so that various unique measures can be taken against loss or theft, such as generating an alarm sound different from the ringtone. It is intended to increase the return rate to the owner of the telephone.

Various unique countermeasures according to the present invention for increasing the return rate when a portable telephone is powdered or stolen include the following methods.・ Generate pre-recorded sound.・ Display the characters recorded in advance.・ Continue to vibrate using the moving unit.・ Automatic call to police and voice message. -Transmission of current position information combined with a position confirmation function such as GPS. -Execute any combination of the above functions.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a portable telephone and a portable telephone system according to one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG.
TEP is the mobile phone of the present invention. ANP is the antenna of the mobile phone TEP, RE is its receiving unit, and BR is the transmitting unit. MOD is a modem of the mobile phone TEP, VO is its voice output unit, and VI is its voice input unit. Mobile phone T
The audio signal received by the EP antenna ANP is received by the receiving unit RE.
The voice of the call which is output as voice to the voice output unit VO via the modem MOD and transmitted to the voice input unit VI is sent out to the antenna ANP of the portable telephone TEP via the modem MOD and the transmission unit BR for communication. .

[0007] CON is a control circuit of the cellular phone TEP, K
EY is the key input unit, and MEO is the storage means. DP
Is a display unit of the mobile phone TEP, SG is a sound generator, and VG is a vibration unit. DD is a drive circuit of the display unit DP, D
S is the drive circuit of the sound generator SG, DN is the vibration unit VG
Is a driving circuit. Key input section KE of mobile phone TEP
Y uses the keys to input telephone numbers and make various settings, displays the results on the display unit DP, and displays the modem M.
The signal is sent to the antenna ANP of the mobile phone TEP via the OD and the transmission unit BR, and the telephone connection is made. Necessary data is stored in the storage means MEO, and operations according to various settings are executed.

The operation of the sound generator SG and the vibration unit VG is controlled by a control circuit CON and respective drive circuits, and informs the user that a call has been received by voice or vibration. The TLH is a general telephone (including a mobile phone) and is a telephone that controls the mobile phone when it is lost or stolen. BOF is a base station for mobile phones. AN
B is an antenna of a base station BOF of a mobile phone. A mobile telephone and a general telephone are connected via a base station BOF.
That is, wireless communication is performed between mobile phones via the antenna of the base station BOF.
The mobile phone is connected to the OF via a wired connection and wirelessly connected to the mobile phone via the BOF, and is exercised.

The operation of the portable telephone and the portable telephone system using the portable telephone according to the present invention will be described below. The mobile phone TEP according to the present invention is provided with the following unique functions in preparation for loss or theft in addition to the functions of a normal mobile phone. 1. Function to make settings for loss or theft 2. 2. Function to record the contents to be pronounced and displayed when lost or stolen 3. Allow to receive instructions from other telephones. 4. Function to control mobile phone from other phone when lost or stolen Function to release anti-lost / theft mode

In the portable telephone TEP of the present invention, a unique password is set for each telephone in order to make settings for loss or theft, and the setting is permitted by confirming this password. It is configured. Therefore, a purchaser of the mobile phone TEP of the present invention is given a password unique to the mobile phone. The mobile phone TEP of the present invention has a command for setting various functions in preparation for loss or theft.
A program for making various settings in preparation for theft is pre-installed in the telephone body.

A method for setting various functions for making settings for loss or theft in the portable telephone TEP of the present invention having such a configuration will be described. First, the operation of recording the content to be sounded and displayed on the mobile phone TEP of the present invention when it is lost or stolen will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a process of recording the content to be sounded and displayed when the device is lost or stolen. Step S in FIG.
When the operation for recording the contents to be sounded and displayed when the device is lost or stolen is started by the user, the user operates the key input unit KEY.
Input a command for recording (step S
2) In response, the control circuit CON determines that a password is necessary, and displays that fact on the display unit DP (step S).
3).

The user inputs a password (step S4). If the password does not match the password registered in advance, the recording mode is terminated (step S5). If the passwords entered by the user match, the control circuit CON displays a message asking whether to record the voice. When the user performs a key operation for recording (step S6), the user inputs a voice to the voice input unit 15 (step S7), and the recording unit MEO records the voice (step S8). Next, a mode is entered in which characters to be displayed when lost or stolen are recorded. When the user performs a key operation for recording (step S9), the user inputs a character to be displayed from the key input section KEY (step S10), and the recording means MEO records the voice (step S11). ). This completes the process of recording the contents to be sounded and displayed when lost or stolen in the mobile phone TEP.

Next, a process of permitting the portable telephone TEP of the present invention to receive a command from another telephone will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process of permitting receiving a command from another telephone. In step S20 of FIG. 3, when the operation of permitting reception of a command from another telephone is started, the user inputs a command for permitting reception of a command from another telephone from the key input unit KEY. Input (step S21). On the other hand, the control circuit CON determines that a password is necessary, and displays that fact on the display unit DP (step S22).

The user inputs a password (step S23), and if the password does not match the password registered in advance, terminates this permission mode (step S2).
4). If the password entered by the user matches,
It is permitted to receive a command from another telephone, and that fact is displayed (step S25). At this time, the automatic incoming call function existing as a function of a general mobile phone is set to O.
If N, the effect as a measure against loss or theft is further enhanced.

Next, a process of controlling a portable telephone from another telephone when lost or stolen will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 4. FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process of controlling the mobile phone from another phone when the mobile phone is lost or stolen. In step S30 of FIG. 4, when the operation of controlling the mobile phone TLP of the present invention from another telephone TLH at the time of loss or theft is started, first, the user starts the operation of the present invention from another telephone TLH (including the mobile phone). A call is made to the mobile phone TLP (step S31). When the call is received (including automatic call) and a call is established (step S32), the user inputs a command and a password for controlling the mobile phone TLP of the present invention by a key operation of another telephone TLH to a DTMF signal. Alternatively, it is input as a corresponding control signal (step S
33).

The command and the password are input to the control circuit CON via the receiving unit RE and the modem MOD. The control circuit CON checks whether the command is permitted (step S35) and checks whether the password matches a predetermined one (step S36). If both are OK, the operation corresponding to the command is performed. (Hereafter referred to as loss / theft countermeasure mode)
Is performed (step S37). In this case, if at least one of them is NG, the state shifts to a normal communication state (step S38). The following are set as loss / theft prevention modes.

* Generates a sound different from a normal ringtone. At this time, the volume may be automatically changed to the maximum, some types of sounds may be provided, or the types of sounds may be continuously changed. * Generate pre-recorded audio. For example, it is a message that tells you your name / address or that it was stolen. * Displays the characters recorded in advance. For example,
Your name and address. * Continue to vibrate by the vibration unit VG. * Automatically sent to police. The stolen device is notified by voice and text recorded in advance. * If a location recognition function such as CPS is provided, the current location is reported by voice or text. * A combination of the above operations. These operations are continued even when the power switch is turned off, and even when the batteries are removed, the operations are restarted when the batteries are reinserted.

Finally, the process of releasing the anti-lost / theft mode will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process of releasing the anti-lost / theft mode. In FIG.
When the operation of releasing the anti-lost / theft mode is started in step S40, the user first removes and re-attaches the battery of the mobile phone TLP of the present invention (step S4).
1). A password is input within a specified time after the battery is reinserted (step S42). If the password matches a password registered in advance, the password is released (step S45). If the specified time has passed or the password is incorrect, the lost / stolen village policy mode is continued (step S46). With the above operation, the lost / stolen village policy mode ends.

[0019]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, when a portable telephone is powdered or stolen, another telephone calls the portable telephone, and a DTMF signal or a control signal corresponding thereto is transmitted. By controlling the mobile phone by means of, for example, the following:-By emitting a sound or voice different from a normal ring tone, it is easy to find when the phone is lost. -By outputting the name, address, and the like by voice or by displaying characters, it becomes easy for the found person to return to the owner.

If the device is stolen and the device is set in the anti-lost / theft mode, there is a high possibility that the culprit will leave the portable telephone for reasons such as sounding. If another person finds the abandoned thing, it will be possible to return to the user by displaying the name and address. -If GPS and a mobile phone are combined, the location of the mobile phone can be known, which facilitates discovery. Also, if stolen, the criminal can be arrested. And so on, it is possible to increase the return rate to the owner of the mobile phone.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a mobile phone and a mobile phone system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a process of recording contents to be sounded and displayed when lost or stolen.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process of permitting receiving a command from another telephone.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process of controlling a mobile phone from another phone when lost or stolen.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process of canceling a loss / theft countermeasure mode.

[Explanation of symbols]

TEP: Mobile phone of the present invention, ANP ...
Antenna of mobile phone TEP, RE: receiving unit, BR: transmitting unit, MOD: mobile phone T
EP modem, VO: Voice output unit, VI
・ Voice input unit, CON: Control circuit of mobile phone TEP, KEY: Key input unit, SG:
Sound generation means, VG ... vibration unit, DD ...
Driving circuit of display unit DP, DS: driving circuit of sound generator SG, DN: driving circuit of vibration unit VG,
MEO: storage means, TLH: general telephone (including mobile phone), BOF: mobile phone base station, ANB: base station BOF antenna

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Claims (17)

[Claims] A mobile phone is provided with a unique function for loss or theft in addition to a normal mobile phone function, and a password and a command for operating the unique function are provided. A mobile phone that sets various unique functions in preparation for loss or theft when a command is input and a correct command is issued. 2. In addition to a function of a normal mobile phone, a unique function of recording contents to be sounded and displayed when the mobile phone is lost or stolen is added to a mobile phone, and a password and a command for setting the unique function are provided. A mobile phone that sets its own functions in preparation for loss or theft when a correct password is input and a correct command is issued. 3. A mobile phone is provided with a unique function in preparation for loss or theft in addition to a normal mobile phone function, and a password and a command for operating the unique function are provided. A mobile phone that permits a user to receive a command to operate a unique function in preparation for loss or theft from another phone when a correct password is input from the phone and a correct command is issued. 4. In addition to the function of a normal mobile phone, a unique function of outputting a sound or voice different from a normal ring tone prepared for loss or theft is added to the mobile phone, and this unique function is provided. Provide a password and command to operate, the correct password is entered from other phones,
In addition, a mobile phone that is permitted to receive an instruction to operate a unique function from another phone when a correct command is issued. 5. In addition to the functions of a normal mobile phone, a unique function of outputting the name, address, etc. of the owner in case of loss or theft is added to the mobile phone, and this unique function is provided. Provide a password and a command to operate, and allow another phone to receive a command to operate a unique function when a correct password is input from another phone and a correct command is issued. Mobile phone. 6. In addition to the functions of a normal mobile phone, a unique function of displaying the name, address, etc. of the owner in case of loss or theft is added to the mobile phone, and this unique function is provided. Provide a password and a command to operate, and allow another phone to receive a command to operate a unique function when a correct password is input from another phone and a correct command is issued. Mobile phone. 7. In addition to the function of a normal mobile phone, a unique function of continuing vibration by a vibration unit for loss or theft is added to the mobile phone, and a password for operating this unique function is provided. And command,
A mobile phone that is permitted to receive a command to operate a unique function from another telephone when a correct password is input from another telephone and a correct command is issued. 8. In addition to the functions of a normal mobile phone, a unique function for automatically reporting to the police in case of loss or theft is added to the mobile phone, and a password for operating this unique function is provided. A mobile phone provided with a command and permitting another phone to receive a command to operate a unique function when a correct password is input from another phone and a correct command is issued. 9. A mobile phone having a position recognition function such as a GPS, which is provided with a unique function of displaying the current position in case of loss or theft by voice, text, etc., in addition to the function of a normal mobile phone. In addition, a password and a command for operating this unique function are provided, and when a correct password is input from another telephone and a correct command is issued, an instruction to operate the unique function from another telephone is provided. A mobile phone that allows you to receive it. 10. When a mobile phone is powdered or stolen, another mobile phone calls the mobile phone and DT
A mobile phone and a mobile phone system capable of controlling a mobile phone by using an MF signal or a control signal corresponding to the MF signal, generating an alarm sound different from a ringtone, and increasing a return rate to an owner. 11. In addition to the functions of a normal mobile phone,
By adding a unique function in preparation for theft and transmitting a password and command set on the mobile phone from another phone and a mobile phone with a password and command to operate this unique function, A mobile phone system in which another phone operates a unique function in preparation for loss or theft of the mobile phone. 12. In addition to the functions of a normal mobile phone,
A mobile phone equipped with a unique function that emits a sound or voice different from the normal ringtone prepared for theft, and a password and command for operating this unique function. A mobile phone system that transmits a set password and a command to operate a unique function in preparation for loss or theft of the mobile phone from another phone. 13. In addition to the functions of a normal mobile phone,
In addition to adding a unique function to output the owner's name, address, etc. by voice in preparation for theft, a mobile phone equipped with a password and a command to operate this unique function, and from another phone to a mobile phone A mobile phone system that transmits a set password and a command to operate a unique function in preparation for loss or theft of the mobile phone from another phone. 14. In addition to the functions of a normal mobile phone,
In addition to adding a unique function to display the owner's name, address, etc. in letters in preparation for theft, a mobile phone equipped with a password and a command to operate this unique function, and from another phone to a mobile phone A mobile phone system that transmits a set password and a command to operate a unique function in preparation for loss or theft of the mobile phone from another phone. 15. In addition to the functions of a normal cellular phone,
A mobile phone that adds a unique function of continuing vibration by a vibration unit prepared for theft, and a password and command for operating this unique function,
A mobile phone system in which a password and a command set in the mobile phone are transmitted from another telephone so that the other telephone operates a unique function in preparation for loss or theft of the mobile phone. 16. In addition to the functions of a normal mobile phone,
A mobile phone with a unique function of automatically reporting to the police in case of theft and a password and command for operating this unique function, and a password and command set on the mobile phone from another phone A mobile phone system in which an automatic notification function is operated from another telephone to the police in case of loss or theft of the mobile phone by transmitting the information. 17. In addition to a position recognition function such as a GPS and a function of a normal portable telephone, a unique function of displaying a current position prepared for loss or theft by voice, text, and the like is added, and this unique function is also provided. When a correct password is input from another phone and a correct command is issued, the current command is issued from the other phone. A mobile phone system that operates a unique function of displaying the position by voice, text, etc.