KR20090046648A - A terminal having alarming function and a controlling method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a terminal device having an anti-theft alarm function that automatically generates an anti-theft alarm when an unintended movement occurs and a control method thereof. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terminal device including a plurality of buttons, a speaker for outputting audio, and a control unit for controlling an overall operation, the terminal device including a motion detection unit for detecting a movement of the terminal device using a motion sensor, and the control unit includes: The output of the sensing unit is used to determine whether a motion is generated, the speaker outputs an alarm sound under the control of the controller that determines that the motion is generated, and the output of the alarm sound is controlled by a button operation. According to the present invention, it is possible to implement the anti-theft function in the terminal device without the use of a separate anti-theft device by providing a motion sensor in the terminal device, it is possible to prevent theft by increasing the alertness by the alert mode operation There is an advantage.

Description

A terminal having alarming function and a control method thereof

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal device having an anti-theft alarm function according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a terminal device having an anti-theft alarm function according to FIG. 1.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10: motion detection unit 20: control unit

30: audio output unit 40: screen display unit

50: control panel

The present invention relates to a terminal device having an anti-theft alarm function and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a terminal device having an anti-theft alarm function that automatically generates an anti-theft alarm when an unintended movement occurs and a control method thereof. .

In general, as the electronic industry develops, various portable electronic devices such as notebook computers, mobile phones, game consoles, and MP3s are commercialized.

However, since theft of the portable electronic devices according to the related art is relatively expensive, it is difficult to prevent such theft in advance.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention for solving the above problems relates to a terminal device having an anti-theft alarm function and a control method thereof, which generate an alarm to prevent theft when the user's absence is stolen by mounting a motion detection function on the terminal device. will be.

In order to achieve the above object, a terminal device having an anti-theft alarm function according to the present invention includes a plurality of buttons, a speaker for outputting audio, and a control unit for controlling the overall operation, the terminal device comprising: A motion detector configured to detect movement of the terminal device, the controller determines whether a movement has occurred by using an output of the movement detector, and the speaker alarms under control of the controller that determines that movement has occurred; Outputs a sound, characterized in that the output of the alarm sound is controlled by the operation of the button.

In order to achieve the above object, a control method of a terminal device having an anti-theft alarm function according to the present invention includes a boundary mode setting step of setting a boundary mode using a button provided in the terminal device; A motion detection step of detecting that a motion occurs in the terminal device in which the alert mode is set; An alarm alarm step of outputting a predetermined alarm sound or corresponding screen information for notifying a theft state through a speaker or a screen device of the terminal device when the movement is detected; And a boundary mode releasing step of releasing the boundary load set in the terminal device by inputting predetermined release information using a button of the terminal device.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal device having an anti-theft alarm function according to the present invention.

As illustrated, the terminal device having the anti-theft alarm function according to the present invention includes a motion detector 10, a controller 20, an audio output unit 30, a screen display unit 40, and an operation unit 50.

The motion detection unit is configured to detect a motion of the terminal device and includes a motion detection sensor. The motion sensor is a conventional motion detection sensor for detecting motion, such as an acceleration sensor or MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems).

In addition, a simple mechanical device for detecting movement, for example, a device capable of detecting movement by detecting an inertial force using a spring may be provided.

The control unit is a CPU of a terminal device such as a notebook computer, a mobile phone, an MP3 or a navigation device, and is operated by predetermined software for determining whether a motion has occurred in the terminal device by using the output of the motion detection unit as an input.

The audio output unit outputs a predetermined alarm sound under the control of the controller that determines that a movement is generated as a speaker provided in a terminal device such as a notebook computer or a mobile phone.

The screen display unit is a screen device provided in a terminal device such as a notebook computer or a mobile phone. The alarm information corresponding to the predetermined alarm sound is output under the control of the controller, or the alert mode for preventing theft from the current terminal device. The alert mode screen information indicating that is operating is output on the screen.

In addition, by lighting the LED (Light Emitting Diode) provided in the appearance of the terminal device it can be displayed that the operation in the alert mode more effectively.

The operation unit includes a keyboard or buttons provided in a terminal device such as a notebook computer or a mobile phone. The anti-theft mode is selected to allow the control unit to determine the movement from a menu set in advance by manipulation of a key of the keyboard or the buttons.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a terminal device having an anti-theft alarm function according to FIG. 1.

Hereinafter, an operation of a terminal device having an anti-theft alarm function according to the present invention of FIG. 1 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2.

First, a motion detection sensor capable of detecting motion in a terminal device such as a notebook computer, a mobile phone, an MP3 or a navigation device is provided.

Since the motion sensor has already been described, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Then, the boundary mode is set by inputting predetermined setting information using the operation unit 50 provided in the terminal device (S100).

For example, a user operates a keyboard of a notebook computer to select a burglar alert mode for preventing theft from a menu preset in the terminal device.

In this case, screen information indicating that the boundary mode is in operation may be output to the screen display unit 40 which is a monitor of the notebook computer, and the operation state of the current terminal device is displayed by the screen output of the message such as “in operation of the boundary mode”. It raises awareness by alerting you, and eventually operates to prevent theft.

On the other hand, by outputting the same message on the screen of the mobile phone as another embodiment it can be displayed that the operation in the alert mode.

In addition, by turning on the LED provided in the appearance of the terminal device it can be displayed that the operation in the alert mode more effectively.

Next, the movement of the terminal device in which the alert mode is set is detected (S200).

When a movement is detected in the terminal device, predetermined alarm sounds or corresponding screen information for notifying the theft state through the speaker or the screen device of the terminal device are output (S300).

That is, if a motion is detected at the terminal device having the boundary mode set regardless of the user's will or before the boundary mode release is performed, it is determined that theft occurs and a predetermined alarm sound is provided through a speaker provided in the terminal device. For example, an audio signal such as a siren sound is output.

At the same time, the screen display unit 40, which is a screen device of the terminal device, may output a warning message for theft.

In addition, by providing an LED on the exterior of the terminal case and lighting the LED, it is possible to more effectively display the stolen state.

On the other hand, when applied to a mobile phone as another embodiment may cause a similar operation.

For example, if a theft occurs due to an unintended movement in a mobile phone operating in the user's absence alert mode, the user may display the theft by outputting a predetermined alarm sound through the speaker of the mobile phone. It is possible to display the theft fact more effectively by turning on the LED provided in the or by outputting a predetermined burglar warning message on the screen of the mobile phone.

Next, the predetermined alert mode is input by using the button of the terminal device to release the alert mode set in the terminal device (S400).

That is, the boundary mode is released by inputting predetermined release information, for example, "B, 1, 2, 3" or the like, by using a key or a button provided in each of the terminal devices. Alarm sound caused by alarm or theft.

As a result, by providing a motion sensor in the terminal device, it is possible to set the alert mode, and to prevent theft of the terminal device by the anti-theft alert mode operation, which is an unattended alert mode set by the user when the user is absent. Can be.

The drawings and specification are merely exemplary of the invention, which are used for the purpose of illustrating the invention only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims or claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible from this. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

According to the present invention, an anti-theft function can be implemented without using an anti-theft device by providing a motion sensor in a terminal device such as a notebook computer, a mobile phone, an MP3 or a navigation device.

In addition, when the user is absent, by operating the terminal device in the alert mode, there is an advantage that can increase the alert, thereby preventing theft in advance.

In addition, when the alarm sound is generated, since theft is displayed around the occurrence of theft, there is an advantage that can be abandoned.

Claims (2)

A terminal device including a plurality of buttons, a speaker for outputting audio, and a control unit for controlling an overall operation, A motion sensor for detecting a motion of the terminal device using a motion sensor; The controller determines whether a movement occurs in the terminal device by using the output of the movement detector as an input. Outputs an alarm sound from the speaker under the control of the controller which determines that a movement has occurred, Terminal device having an anti-theft alarm function, characterized in that the output of the alarm sound is controlled by the operation of the button. A boundary mode setting step of setting a boundary mode using a button provided in the terminal device; A motion detection step of detecting that a motion occurs in the terminal device in which the alert mode is set; An alarm alarm step of outputting a predetermined alarm sound or corresponding screen information for notifying a theft state through a speaker or a screen device of the terminal device when the movement is detected; And And a boundary mode releasing step of releasing a boundary mode set in the terminal device by inputting predetermined release information by using a button of the terminal device.

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