KR20030045245A - Emergency call method and apparatus for portable terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for calling of a portable terminal in emergency and a device therefor are provided to transmit GPS(Global Position System) information and a short message notifying an emergent situation of a user to telephone numbers inputted in advance by the user, so that the user escapes from the emergent situation soon. CONSTITUTION: A user sets up an emergency call function through a keypad. The user inputs a short message as well as telephone numbers for transmitting the short message. At this time, a controller stores the short message and the telephone number in a memory. The controller decides whether an emergency call button is pressed while checking the keypad. If so, the controller searches the memory to check whether telephone numbers exist. If so, the controller decides whether a short message corresponding to the telephone numbers exists. If so, the controller controls a transmitter to call the telephone numbers, and transmits the short message and GPS information received in a receiver to the called telephone numbers through the transmitter. And if a short message corresponding to the telephone numbers does not exist, the controller transmits a short message pre-stored in the memory indicating a help and the GPS information received in the receiver to the corresponding telephone numbers through the transmitter.

Description

EMERGENCY CALL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a mobile communication system, and more particularly, to an emergency call method and apparatus for a portable terminal.

Recently, the portable terminal has various functions to satisfy various needs of the user, and thus, the functions of the terminal become diverse and complicated.

In particular, recently, various functions such as mail, chat, internet, and games are continuously added using a mobile communication terminal.

Therefore, a user using a mobile communication terminal will want to use a desired function immediately with a simple operation such as a shortcut key for a specific function.

However, in the past, various functions have been added, but since the user is not equipped with a function for transmitting a short message to a plurality of specific counterparts in an emergency where a voice call cannot be made, the user can be rescued from an emergency situation for a long time. There is a problem that time can be spent.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a portable terminal in which an emergency situation can be notified by a short message to a plurality of counterparts previously input by using an emergency call button in a situation where a voice telephone call cannot be made in order to improve a conventional problem. To provide a method and apparatus for emergency call.

1 is a block diagram of an emergency call apparatus in an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a conceptual block diagram for an emergency call function in an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an operation flowchart showing an emergency call process in an embodiment of the present invention.

** Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing **

110: keypad 120: memory

130: receiver 140: transmitter

150: control unit

The present invention comprises the steps of setting a phone number for transmitting an emergency short message in order to achieve the above object, storing the message to be transmitted to the set phone number, and pressing the emergency call button while receiving GPS location information And determining if the call button is pressed in case of emergency and transmitting the GPS location information together with the corresponding message after calling the set phone number.

The present invention also provides a keypad for inputting a phone number to which a short message is to be transmitted in an emergency, a short message to be transmitted for each phone number and an emergency call button, and the phone number and a short message to achieve the above object. A memory for storing, a receiver for receiving GPS location information, a transmitter for calling a phone number to transmit a short message and GPS location information, and a phone number in the memory by sensing key input of the keypad And a control unit for storing the short message and controlling the transmitter to call the telephone number stored in the memory when the call button is pressed in an emergency, and then transmitting the short message and the GPS location information received from the receiver through the transmitter. It is characterized by.

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

In the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram of an apparatus for an embodiment of the present invention, as shown therein, a keypad 110 for inputting a telephone number to which a short message is to be transmitted in an emergency, a short message to be transmitted to each phone number, and an emergency call button. A memory 120 for storing the phone number and the short message, a receiver 130 for receiving the GPS location information, a transmitter 140 for calling the phone number and transmitting the short message and the GPS location information; The transmitter 140 detects a key input of the keypad 110 to store a telephone number and a short message in the memory 120 and to call a telephone number stored in the memory 120 when an emergency call button is pressed. After controlling the control unit 150 to transmit a short message and the GPS location information received by the receiver 130 to the transmitter 140 together.

Referring to the operation and effect of the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in the conceptual block diagram of FIG. 2, storing a plurality of emergency telephone numbers input by the keypad 110 and a short message to be transmitted to each telephone number in an emergency in the memory 120; Determining whether the emergency call button is pressed on the keypad 110 while receiving GPS position information by the receiver 130, and when the emergency call button is pressed, the telephone numbers read from the memory 120 are sequentially called. And transmitting the received GPS location information together with a short message corresponding to each telephone number.

The emergency call function is a function of transmitting a message notifying a counterpart having a pre-stored telephone number or a risk situation, such as 112,119, to notify the user when an urgent danger situation in which a voice telephone call cannot be made is encountered. It is operated by button.

The process for this embodiment of the present invention is the flowchart of operation of FIG.

First, the user sets an emergency call function using the keypad 110, inputs a phone number to which a short message is transmitted, and inputs a short message to be transmitted to the phone number.

In this case, the controller 150 stores the telephone number input from the keypad 110 and the short message corresponding to the telephone number in the memory 120.

The phone number is a phone number of a specific counterpart or a public office such as 112,119, and may input a short message with different contents for each phone number.

Thereafter, the controller 150 determines whether an emergency call button is pressed while checking the keypad 110.

Thereafter, when the emergency call button is pressed on the keypad 110, the controller 150 searches the memory 120 to determine whether there is a phone number.

In this case, when a plurality of phone numbers are input to the memory 120, the controller 150 determines whether there is a short message corresponding to the phone number if there is a phone number stored in the memory 120.

Accordingly, if there is a short message corresponding to the telephone number, the controller 150 controls the transmitter 140 to call the corresponding telephone number, and then the short message corresponding to the called telephone number and the GPS received from the receiver 130 are received. The location information is also transmitted through the transmitter 140.

If there is no short message corresponding to the phone number in the above, the controller 150 transmits the short message stored in the memory 120 in advance to the text "Help me" together with the GPS location information received from the receiver 130. And transmit through 140.

Therefore, as the emergency call button is pressed, the GPS position information together with the short message is transmitted to a plurality of phone numbers previously stored in the memory 120, so that a user in a dangerous situation can be easily found.

As described in detail above, the present invention achieves the effect of allowing the user to escape from an emergency in a short time by transmitting a short message and GPS location information informing of an emergency to a phone number previously input by the user in an emergency. can do.

Claims (2)

A method for transmitting a short message in a portable terminal, comprising: a first step of setting and storing a plurality of phone numbers for transmitting a short message in an emergency; a second step of storing a message to be transmitted for each of the plurality of phone numbers set above; Performing a third step of determining whether an emergency call button is pressed while receiving location information, and a fourth step of transmitting GPS location information with a corresponding message after calling the set telephone number when the emergency call button is pressed. Emergency call method of the portable terminal characterized in that. A keypad for inputting a phone number to which a short message is to be transmitted in an emergency, a short message to be transmitted to each phone number and an emergency call button, and a memory for storing the phone number and a short message to be transmitted to the phone number. ), A receiver for receiving GPS location information, a transmitter for calling a phone number in an emergency, and a transmitter for transmitting a short message and GPS location information, and detecting a key input of the keypad to store a phone number and a short message in the memory. And controlling the transmitter to call the telephone number stored in the memory when it is determined that the call button is pressed in an emergency, and including a short message and GPS location information received by the receiver through the transmitter. Emergency call device in portable terminals.