KR102505243B1 - method for assisting the recovery of lost cell phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a lost mobile phone recovery support service method in which a recovery mediation server actively sends a call to a lost mobile phone using a representative number and mediates a call connection with an emergency contact registered by a mobile phone recovery requester when the lost mobile phone receives it. will be.
The lost mobile phone recovery support service method of the present invention is performed by the recovery mediation server in a state in which a recovery request terminal, an emergency contact terminal, and a lost terminal are connected to the recovery mediation server through a wired/wireless communication network, and the recovery request terminal is used for a recovery request. (a) providing a screen equipped with an input window for an emergency contact and a call cycle; Step (b) of receiving and storing emergency contact phone numbers and desired transmission cycles from the terminal requesting recovery, and the recovery mediation server periodically sends calls to the lost terminal using its own phone number, and then checks whether the lost terminal has received the call. (c) step of doing; If the lost terminal does not receive an outgoing call within a predetermined time in step (c), step (c) is repeated in the next outgoing cycle, whereas if it is received, step (d) of executing a call connection to an emergency contact. And if the call connection with the emergency contact is successful, if it fails, step (c) is repeated in the next outgoing cycle, whereas if it is successful, it is determined that the call connection between the emergency contact terminal and the lost terminal is successful, and the program is restarted. It is made including the step (e) of terminating.

Description

Lost cell phone recovery support service method {method for assisting the recovery of lost cell phone}

The present invention relates to a method for supporting a recovery of a lost mobile phone, and in particular, when a recovery mediation server actively initiates an outgoing call to a lost mobile phone using a representative number and the lost mobile phone receives the call, a call is established with an emergency contact registered by a mobile phone recovery requester. It relates to a lost mobile phone recovery support service method that mediates.

As is well-known, smart phones are not only very expensive, but they are also carried by users despite storing various important and sensitive personal information, so they are highly likely to be lost. Considering this situation, various types of lost cell phone protection service is offered.

As part of this, the present applicant remotely controls the camera installed in the lost mobile phone when the mobile phone is lost, takes pictures of the surroundings and transmits and stores them to a remote server, functions to notify the fact of loss at maximum volume through the speaker of the lost mobile phone, and the lost mobile phone A mobile phone loss protection service method equipped with a function of tracking the real-time location of a lost mobile phone using GPS and a forced video call function between a lost mobile phone and a user terminal through remote control of the lost mobile phone is called "for a lost mobile terminal." A method and apparatus for providing a safe service for" was filed on September 27, 2021 (hereinafter referred to as 'Prior Art 1') under the name of the invention.

However, in the method of the prior art 1 described above, only when the loss protection service application program (hereinafter referred to as 'protection app') is installed in advance in the lost mobile phone, the server uses the camera and microphone of the lost mobile phone after the loss (after loss) through the protection app. is remotely controlled to collect real-time video and audio and then provide them through a user terminal such as a PC, that is, a video call method is borrowed, but it does not support (mediate) a direct call between the actual user's emergency contact terminal and the lost mobile phone. can't

Therefore, if a lost cell phone protection service subscriber loses their cell phone without installing the protection app on their cell phone, they can immediately borrow an acquaintance's cell phone and try to call the lost cell phone, but it is not easy to borrow someone else's cell phone. In addition, when the lost mobile phone is left unattended, it is not easy to attempt a call using another person's mobile phone for a long time.

In Prior Art 2 below, the loss of the lost mobile communication terminal is registered in the mobile communication system, and when an attempt is made to make a call through the lost mobile communication terminal, the home only function is used to call a specific phone number designated by the subscriber. A call control method of a lost mobile communication terminal using a home only function for connecting a call of the lost mobile communication terminal is disclosed.

In the prior art 3 below, when a lost phone subscriber reports a loss through the telephone, wired/wireless Internet, or a counseling center by using the call processing call function of the mobile telephone switching system, the lost phone subscriber is authenticated and the lost phone is received and registered for the lost phone recovery. After registering and storing a third destination number that can receive calls, when the lost phone finder uses the lost phone for a call, wireless Internet, or text message (SMS/MMS), use the call processing call function of the mobile phone exchange system to connect the call. An apparatus and method for this are disclosed.

The following prior art 4 includes the steps of receiving incoming number information from a person who has lost a cell phone, setting the received called number information to be associated with the phone number of the cell phone, and sending a text message including the called number information to the cell phone. and controlling the called number information to be registered in the mobile phone, and when a call origination request is received from the mobile phone, the lost cell phone call reception service technology including the step of connecting the call to the set destination number. has been initiated.

In prior art 5 below, when a portable communication terminal is lost, only the outgoing of the lost portable communication terminal is prohibited, and incoming calls are allowed to receive a warning message or a phone call from the original owner, thereby inducing recovery. A lost terminal retrieval system and method thereof has been initiated.

As described above, according to prior arts 2 to 5, in providing the recovery request service, it is necessary to go through the mobile operator's switchboard, and only when the finder of the lost mobile phone attempts to make a call through the lost mobile phone, the emergency registered by the lost mobile phone Since only a passive act of connecting a call to a contact is possible, there is a problem in that no action can be taken to recover the lost cell phone if the finder of the lost cell phone does not attempt to make a call.

Prior Art 1: 10-2021-0141427 Patent Publication (Title of Invention: Method and Apparatus for Providing Relief Service for Lost Mobile Terminal)

Prior Art 2: 10-2007-0030548 Patent Publication (Title of Invention: Call processing method for lost mobile communication terminal using home only function)

Prior Art 3: 10-2008-0066449 Publication of Patent Publication (Title of Invention: Lost mobile phone call processing device and method using call processing function of mobile telephone exchange system)

Prior Art 3: Publication No. 10-2008-0069014 (Title of Invention: Method for providing call reception service for lost mobile phone and system for performing the method)

Prior Art 4: 10-2008-0069104 Publication of Patent Publication (Title of Invention: Method for providing mobile phone call reception service and system for performing the method)

Prior Art 5: 10-2012-0054258 Patent Publication (Title of Invention: Lost Terminal Recovery System and Method)

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and when a recovery mediation server actively sends a call to a lost mobile phone using a representative number and the lost mobile phone receives it, the call is connected to the emergency contact registered by the mobile phone recovery requester. The purpose is to provide a lost mobile phone recovery support service method that mediates.

The method for supporting lost mobile phone recovery of the present invention for achieving the above object is performed by the recovery mediation server in a state in which a recovery request terminal, an emergency contact terminal, and a lost terminal are connected to the recovery mediation server through a wired/wireless communication network, and (a) providing a screen equipped with an input window for an emergency contact and an outgoing cycle to be used for a recall request to the requesting terminal; Step (b) of receiving and storing emergency contact phone numbers and desired transmission cycles from the terminal requesting recovery, and the recovery mediation server periodically sends calls to the lost terminal using its own phone number, and then checks whether the lost terminal has received the call. (c) step of doing; If the lost terminal does not receive an outgoing call within a predetermined time in step (c), step (c) is repeated in the next outgoing cycle, whereas if it is received, step (d) of executing a call connection to an emergency contact. And if the call connection with the emergency contact is successful, if it fails, step (c) is repeated in the next outgoing cycle, whereas if it is successful, it is determined that the call connection between the emergency contact terminal and the lost terminal is successful, and the program is restarted. It is made including the step (e) of terminating.

In the foregoing configuration, while executing a call connection to the emergency contact in step (d), a predetermined retrieval request voice announcement is reproduced and delivered to the lost terminal.

The retrieval mediation server uses the phone number of the pre-registered lost mobile phone to log in from the retrieval request terminal.

The retrieval mediation server provides a screen containing a user authentication information input window to the retrieval request terminal, checks the authentication success information received from the mobile communication company server, and performs step (a) only when it is notified of successful authentication.

According to the lost mobile phone recovery support service method of the present invention, even if the lost mobile phone has not installed a protection app on the lost mobile phone, the recovery brokerage server actively sends a call to the lost mobile phone using the representative number and the lost mobile phone receives it It is possible to increase the possibility of recovering a lost cell phone within the golden recovery time of 1 to 2 days by mediating a call connection with the emergency contact registered by the person requesting cell phone retrieval.

1 is a sequence chart for explaining a lost mobile phone recovery support service method of the present invention.
2 is a screen showing an example of a call connection process between a lost mobile phone and an emergency contact terminal in the lost mobile phone recovery support service method of the present invention.

Terminology used herein is for describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. The suffixes "module" and "unit" for the components used in the above description are given only in consideration of the ease of writing the specification, and do not have meanings or roles that are distinguished from each other by themselves.

It is understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in the middle. It should be. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as “directly connected” or “directly connected” to another element, it should be understood that no other element exists in the middle.

Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In this application, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features It should be understood that the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

Also, the term 'or' means an inclusive OR rather than an exclusive OR.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment of the lost mobile phone recovery support service method of the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is a sequence chart for explaining a lost mobile phone recovery support service method of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone recovery support service method of the present invention is largely centered on the recovery mediation server 300, and includes a recovery request terminal 100, an emergency contact terminal 200, and a lost terminal (mobile phone; hereinafter the same) ( 400) may be performed while connected through a wired/wireless communication network, and in this process, a mobile communication company server 500 may be used for user authentication. The retrieval request terminal 100 and the emergency contact terminal 200 may be different or the same. The retrieval request terminal 100 may be a desktop PC, a notebook PC, a tablet PC, or a smart phone. A lost mobile phone may access the retrieval brokerage server 300 through the retrieval request terminal 100 and receive a retrieval brokerage request. can

The emergency contact terminal 200 may be a mobile communication terminal such as a wired phone or a smart phone capable of making a voice call with the lost terminal 400 .

On the other hand, in order for this service to be possible under the current law, the lost mobile phone can enjoy the service of the present invention only after subscribing to the recovery brokerage service using his or her mobile phone before losing the mobile phone and going through the identity authentication procedure. In this case, the pre-registration and certification process may be omitted.

In the configuration described above, the lost mobile phone first logs in to the retrieval mediation server 300 using the retrieval request terminal 100, and can log in using the lost mobile phone number (step S10).

Thereafter, the recovery mediation server 300 provides the recovery request terminal 100 with a window for inputting personal authentication information, for example, a screen containing a window for inputting the mobile carrier, date of birth or resident registration number to which the lost terminal is subscribed (step S20), and the lost mobile phone After inputting such identity authentication information through the collection request terminal 100 and pressing the confirmation button, the identity authentication information is transmitted to the corresponding mobile communication company server 500 (step S30).

Next, the mobile communication company server 500 performs identity authentication through the identity authentication information transmitted from the retrieval request terminal 100 and transmits authentication success or failure information to the retrieval mediation server 300 (step S40).

Next, the recovery mediation server 300 checks the authentication success/failure information (step S50), and terminates the program when notified of authentication failure from the mobile communication company server 500. A screen provided with an input window for an emergency contact and a call cycle to be used for the callback request is provided to the callback request terminal 100 (step S60).

Here, the emergency contact may be a phone number of a wired phone or a mobile communication terminal. On the other hand, since the golden time for recovering a lost mobile phone is very short, about 1 to 2 days, the calling cycle is also adjusted accordingly, within an hour, for example, between 3 minutes, 5 minutes or 10 minutes, 30 minutes and 1 hour. you will be able to choose

Returning to FIG. 1 again, when the retrieval request terminal 100 inputs the phone number of a wired phone or mobile communication terminal to be used as an emergency contact and a desired calling cycle (step S70), the retrieval mediation server 300 stores them Using its own phone number, for example, a representative number, it periodically performs an outgoing call to the lost terminal 400 (step S80), and then checks whether or not the lost terminal 400 receives reception (step S90).

As a result of the determination in step S90, if the lost terminal 400 does not receive an outgoing call within a predetermined time, for example, 30 seconds, the recovery mediation server 300 repeatedly performs step S80, while in the case of receiving A call connection is executed to the emergency contact that has been received and stored in S70 (step S100), and at the same time, a predetermined retrieval request voice announcement is reproduced and transmitted to the lost terminal 400 (step S110).

2 is a screen showing an example of a call connection process between a lost mobile phone and an emergency contact terminal in the method for supporting a recovery of a lost mobile phone of the present invention.

Finally, the recovery mediation server checks whether the call connection with the emergency contact is successful (step S120), and if it fails, it repeats step S80. If successful, it determines that the call connection between the emergency contact terminal and the lost terminal is successful terminate the program

In the above, the preferred embodiment of the lost mobile phone recovery support service method of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but this is only an example, and various modifications and changes will be possible within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention will be determined by the description of the claims below.

Claims (4)

The recovery request terminal, the emergency contact terminal, and the lost terminal are connected to the recovery mediation server through a wired/wireless communication network, and the recovery mediation server performs,
(a) providing a screen equipped with an input window for an emergency contact and an outgoing cycle to be used for a recall request to a recall request terminal;
Step (b) of receiving and storing an emergency contact phone number and a desired outgoing cycle from the collection request terminal; and
(c) the recovery intermediary server periodically performing outgoing calls to the lost terminal using its own phone number and then checking whether or not the lost terminal has received a call;
If the lost terminal does not receive an outgoing call within a predetermined time in step (c), step (c) is repeated in the next outgoing cycle, whereas if it is received, step (d) of executing a call connection to an emergency contact. and
It checks whether the call connection with the emergency contact is successful, and if it fails, it repeats step (c) in the next outgoing cycle. If it succeeds, it is determined that the call connection between the emergency contact terminal and the lost terminal is successful, and the program is terminated. Mobile phone collection support service method comprising the step (e) of doing. The method of claim 1,
A cell phone recovery support service method characterized in that in step (d), while executing the call connection to the emergency contact, a predetermined recovery request voice announcement is reproduced and delivered to the lost terminal. The method of claim 2,
The mobile phone recovery support service method, characterized in that the recovery mediation server uses a pre-registered lost mobile phone phone number to log in from the recovery request terminal. The method of claim 3,
The retrieval mediation server provides a screen containing a personal authentication information input window to the retrieval request terminal,
A mobile phone collection support service method characterized in that step (a) is performed only when the authentication success information transmitted from the mobile communication company server is checked and authentication success is notified.

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