KR20140131403A - Apparatus for warning stolen mobile terminal and method for operating the same and memory - Google Patents

Apparatus for warning stolen mobile terminal and method for operating the same and memory Download PDF

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KR20140131403A
KR20140131403A KR20130049243A KR20130049243A KR20140131403A KR 20140131403 A KR20140131403 A KR 20140131403A KR 20130049243 A KR20130049243 A KR 20130049243A KR 20130049243 A KR20130049243 A KR 20130049243A KR 20140131403 A KR20140131403 A KR 20140131403A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method having a theft warning alarm function, a method thereof, and a memory storing a theft warning alarm program, and more particularly, to an apparatus and a method for sensing a theft of a mobile terminal being charged and performing an anti-theft function, and a memory storing such a program. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus for warning a theft of a mobile terminal comprises: a battery charging unit which receives external power from an external power source and charges a terminal battery of the mobile terminal; a theft monitoring unit which monitors whether or not the external power is supplied to the battery charging unit, generates a theft event signal when the supply of the external power is cut off; a theft warning alarm generation unit which generates a warning alarm when the theft event signal is sensed from the theft monitoring unit. Also, the apparatus for warning a theft of a mobile terminal includes: a mode setting unit which sets a theft monitoring mode that generates the warning alarm when the theft event signal is generated, or a normal operation mode that generates no warning alarm even when the theft event signal is generated.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a portable terminal theft alarm device, a method of operating the same,

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method provided with a theft alarm function and to a memory having the built-in theft alarm program. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for detecting aft of a portable terminal during charging, It is a memory with a built-in program.

Recently, portable terminals are rapidly spreading due to the development of miniaturization technology. Various portable terminals such as smart phones, feature phones, digital cameras, notebooks, netbooks, tablet PCs, slate PCs, and PDAs perform their own functions, such as call functions, Internet functions, photo shooting functions, Work functions, and arithmetic functions. However, these portable terminals are likely to be lost due to their small size, and there is a high possibility that they are stolen due to various functions and convenience of portable terminals.

When the portable terminal is lost or stolen, in addition to the cost for purchasing a new portable terminal, the original user can also store the electronic document file, the photo file, the address book file, the schedule or the schedule storage file stored in the lost or stolen portable terminal You will lose all the information you contain. In order to prevent the loss or theft of the portable terminal, various researches have been carried out. One of them is a wireless transmitter which is attached to the body of the portable terminal and a wireless receiver paired with the wireless transmitter is separately constructed from the portable terminal, And when the radio receiver is separated from the radio receiver by a predetermined distance or more, an alarm sound informing the theft or loss information is generated.

On the other hand, as the use time of the portable terminal becomes longer, a situation in which charging is required occurs at any time. Therefore, when the battery of the portable terminal is discharged, charging is often performed in a public place (a cafe, a lecture room, a subway, a restaurant, etc.) with a charger. However, in such a public place, there are frequent thefts of charged portable terminals due to a large number of floating population. Therefore, due to the risk of theft of the portable terminal, the user of the portable terminal inconveniently keeps watching the portable terminal while the charging is performed. There is a problem in that it is not possible to focus on conversation with the other party or to deal with the business efficiently because the user is in need of continuous conversation or conversation with the other party, .

Patent Publication No. 10-1999-0079565

The technical problem of the present invention is to prevent theft while charging the portable terminal. Also, the technical problem of the present invention is to facilitate tracking even if the portable terminal is stolen while charging.

Embodiments of the present invention may include a battery charging unit that receives external power from an external power source and charges a battery of the portable terminal; A theft monitoring unit monitoring whether external power is supplied to the battery charging unit and generating a theft event signal when external power supply is cut off; And aft alarm generating unit for generating a warning alarm when a theft alarm signal is detected from the theft monitoring unit. . A mode setting unit for setting a theft monitoring mode for generating a warning alarm when a theft alarm signal is generated or a normal operation mode for not generating a warning alarm even if a theft alarm signal is generated; .

And the charge cancellation authentication password is registered from the user when the mode is set to the theft monitoring mode. A warning alarm is not performed when there is an input of the registered charge canceling authentication password before the supply of external power is interrupted.

The warning alarm may be at least one of a warning sound, a warning light, and a vibration.

The portable terminal includes a camera module for capturing an image through a camera sensor to generate a photograph or a moving image, and the theft alarm generator generates a surrounding image by driving the camera module when the theft event signal is generated .

The portable terminal may be a smart phone, a feature phone, a digital camera, a notebook, a netbook, a tablet PC, a slate PC, or a PDA.

Receiving external power from the external power supply is supplied with external power in at least one of wired charging and wireless charging.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a portable terminal, the method comprising: setting a mode of a stolen monitoring mode for generating a warning alarm when a stolen event signal is generated; and a normal operation mode for generating a stolen alarm signal, And charging the battery of the portable terminal; Determining whether the external power supply is disconnected from the theft monitoring mode or the normal operation mode; And generating a warning alarm when the supply of external power is disconnected in the stolen monitoring mode; .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of detecting a theft alarm, the method comprising: setting a theft monitoring mode for generating a warning alarm when the theft event signal is generated; Performing charging of the battery of the portable terminal by receiving external power; And generating a warning alarm when the supply of the external power is interrupted.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to solve the inconvenience of continuously watching the portable terminal due to the risk of theft during charging in a public place by performing a theft warning alarm of the portable terminal. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the trouble of watching the mobile phone until it is charged in public places. In addition, it can be operated in a form of a simple software application in a notebook computer and the like, so that it can be applied to all portable terminals.

1 is a block diagram of a configuration of a portable terminal theft alarm alarm device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a theft alarm in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in order to explain the present invention in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. . Other objects, features, and operational advantages of the present invention, including its effects and advantages, will become more apparent from the description of the preferred embodiments. It should be noted that the same reference numerals are used to denote the same or similar components in the drawings.

Hereinafter, the portable terminal will be referred to as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a net-book computer, a tablet PC ), A slate PC, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), a Navigation, a Digital Camera, and an MP3P (MPEG layer 3 Player) . It is needless to say that the terminal to which the present invention is applicable is not limited to the above-described type but may include all portable terminals that can be driven by charging power or terminal battery.

1 is a block diagram of a portable terminal theft alarm device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The theft alarm apparatus includes a battery charging unit 300, a theft monitoring unit 200, and a theft alarm generating unit 100. In addition, a mode setting unit 500 and a camera module 400 may be additionally provided.

The battery charging unit 300 receives power from the external power supply 10 and charges the terminal battery 600 of the portable terminal. The battery charging unit 300 may be provided inside the portable terminal or may be implemented as a separate charging unit external to the portable terminal. The battery charging unit 300 is connected to the external power supply 10 via wired / wireless lines to supply charging charge to the terminal battery 600. For example, the external power source 10 may be a 110 V / 220 V power outlet, a portable rechargeable battery pack, a USB charging stage, etc. In addition, a wireless power supply means using a coil may also be applied to the external power source 10 . Therefore, the external power supply 10 is not limited to the wired power supply or the wireless power supply. Also, the terminal battery 600 may be a lithium ion battery, a nickel-cadmium battery, a nickel-water battery, or the like, which serves as a charge / discharge means for providing power for driving the portable terminal. The battery charger 300 converts the external power voltage (for example, AC 220 V) to the charging voltage 5 V of the terminal battery 600 and provides the charging voltage to the terminal battery 600. The battery charger 300 checks the load state of the battery of the terminal so as not to overload the terminal battery 600 and performs charging.

The theft monitoring unit 200 monitors whether the external power is supplied to the battery charging unit 300 and generates a theft event signal when the supply of external power is interrupted. Monitors whether the wired power line connection to the external wired power source is disconnected or the wireless connection to the external wireless power source is interrupted. The monitoring of the disconnection of the external power supply can be performed by monitoring whether the external power input to the battery charging unit 300 falls below a preset threshold value. For example, when the external power supplied from the external power source 10 to the battery charger 300 falls below the threshold value of 100 [V], it is determined that the supply of external power is cut off and a stolen event signal is generated. This theft event signal can be represented as a high [HIGH] / low [LOW] signal. For example, when external power is supplied and then is cut off, a low signal of 0 [V] can be converted into a high signal of 5 [V] and output.

The theft alarm generating unit (100) generates a warning alarm when a theft event signal is detected from the theft monitoring unit (200). The warning alarm generates at least one warning alarm among a warning sound, a warning light, and a vibration. Therefore, when the power supply to the external power supply 10 is disconnected due to theft or the like during charging, a warning alarm such as a warning sound is generated, so that the user can know whether or not the portable terminal is stolen. Accordingly, the user is not concerned about theft of the portable terminal being charged, so that it is not necessary to monitor the portable terminal to be charged.

Also, even if the supply of external power from the external power source 10 is cut off, the theft alarming alarm generating unit 100 can be determined whether or not a warning alarm is generated according to the set operation mode. For this, a mode setting unit 500 is provided. The mode setting unit 500 is set by the user from a theft monitoring mode in which a warning alarm is generated when a theft event signal is generated or a normal operation mode in which a warning alarm is not generated even if a theft event signal is generated. The user can set the theft monitoring mode or the normal operation mode when charging the portable terminal. Therefore, if there is no fear of stolen by charging in a personal private space as at home, the normal operation mode is set and the battery is charged. In this case, the alarm is not generated even if the external power is cut off. On the other hand, when charging in a public place such as a café or a terminal, it is set to the stolen surveillance mode and charged. In this case, a stolen alarm is generated when the external power is cut off. For reference, when the security monitoring mode is not set separately, it is set as the default option so as to be driven in the normal operation mode.

On the other hand, in a state where the theft monitoring mode is set, when the user is charging in a public place, the user may be interrupted by external power to stop charging. In this case, it is not necessary to generate a theft warning alarm, so countermeasures are needed. To this end, in the embodiment of the present invention, when receiving the charge cancel authentication password in the state of theft monitoring mode, a warning alarm is not generated even if external power is cut off. For this purpose, when setting the theft surveillance mode, these charge release authentication passwords are set together. In addition to the set password, various personal body identification information such as a user fingerprint, a user's iris, and a user's face recognition may be used as the charge cancel authentication password. For this purpose, the portable terminal may include a fingerprint reader, an iris discriminator, and the like.

On the other hand, when external power is cut off in the theft monitoring mode, a warning alarm is generated. In addition to these warning alarms, a video image can also be taken. To this end, a camera module 400 is provided.

The camera module 400 photographs an image through the image sensor 410 and generates an image. The camera module 400 includes an image sensor 410 and an image processor 420.

The image sensor 410 is implemented by a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) sensor or the like, and converts the optical image into a video signal. The image processor 420 generates screen data for displaying the image signal output from the image sensor 410. The image processor 420 processes the image signal output from the image sensor 410 on a frame-by-frame basis, and outputs the frame image data according to the characteristics and size of the display window. The image processor 420 includes an image codec, compresses the frame image data displayed on the display window in a predetermined manner, or restores the compressed frame image data into original frame image data. Here, the image codec may be a JPEG codec, an MPEG4 codec, a wavelet codec, or the like.

 The image captured through the camera module 400 may be stored in a built-in memory (not shown) of the portable terminal, or may be stored in an external server or other wireless terminal designated by the user of the portable terminal, It can be transmitted in real time to the user's e-mail. Therefore, even if the portable terminal is stolen, the peripheral image of the stolen state can be propagated to the outside in real time, so that it can be effectively used for theft tracking. For reference, in order to wirelessly transmit a video image at the time of theft, an RF wireless module (not shown) capable of communicating with a short-range network / mobile network such as Bluetooth, infrared communication, and mobile communication is provided in the portable terminal .

On the other hand, when the external power is cut off in the theft monitoring mode, the location information such as the warning alarm, the camera image, and the GPS coordinates can be transmitted to the user. By receiving location information from the user, it is possible to know where the stolen terminal is. In order to provide such location information, a GPS receiving module (not shown) must be provided in the portable terminal.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a theft alarm in a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, in step S210, a mode is set to a theft monitoring mode in which a warning alarm is generated when a theft event signal is generated, and a normal operation mode in which a warning alarm is not generated even if a theft event signal is generated.

When charging is performed in a private space such as a home, there is no need to generate a warning alarm even when external power is cut off during charging. Therefore, when the battery is charged in the home, it is charged in the normal operation mode so that the warning alarm is not generated. On the other hand, if you charge in a public place, set to the theft monitoring mode.

After the mode setting is performed (S210), there is a step of charging the terminal battery of the portable terminal by receiving external power (S220). The external power supply can be supplied through a wired power supply such as a 110V / 220V power outlet, a portable rechargeable battery pack, or a USB charging stage, or can be supplied via a wireless power source by the magnetic force of the coil.

It is determined whether the external power supply is disconnected during charging (S230). If external power is not lost (S230b), charging of the terminal battery is continued (S220). If external power is disconnected (S230a), it is determined whether the set mode is the theft monitoring mode (S240). When the normal operation mode is determined (S240b), no additional warning alarm is generated. On the other hand, if it is determined in the theft monitoring mode (S240a), a warning alarm is generated (S250). The warning alarm may be at least one of a warning sound, a warning light, and a vibration. In addition, a video image can be photographed through a camera provided inside the portable terminal and transmitted in real time to an e-mail of a user of the portable terminal.

When the charge canceling authentication password is registered when the user of the portable terminal sets the theft monitoring mode, the alarm alarm (S250) generates a warning alarm if there is input of the registered charge canceling authentication password before the external power supply is cut off I never do that.

Meanwhile, the processes of FIG. 2 described above may be stored as a program in a built-in memory built in the portable terminal so that each process can be implemented. However, in addition to the built-in program, it can be implemented in the form of an application of a smart phone or the like and can be provided to a user. That is, the program may be programmed in the form of an application provided in an application market or the like, and provided to a user, rather than a built-in program stored in a built-in memory of the portable terminal. The user can download the application programmed in the process of FIG. 2 and easily install the application in the internal memory or the external memory of the portable terminal.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are selected and presented in order to facilitate the understanding of those skilled in the art from a variety of possible examples. The technical idea of the present invention is not necessarily limited to or limited to these embodiments Various changes, modifications, and other equivalent embodiments are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

100: Theft alarming alarm generating unit 200: Theft monitoring unit
300: battery charging unit 400: camera module
410: image sensor 420: image processor
500: mode setting unit 600: terminal battery

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A battery charging unit that receives external power from an external power source and charges the terminal battery of the portable terminal;
A theft monitoring unit monitoring whether external power is supplied to the battery charging unit and generating a theft event signal when external power supply is cut off; And
Aft alarm generating unit for generating a warning alarm when a theft event signal is detected from the theft monitoring unit;
A portable terminal theft alarm device.
The method according to claim 1,
And a mode setting unit for setting a stolen monitoring mode for generating a warning alarm when the stolen event signal is generated or a normal operation mode for not generating a warning alarm even if a stolen event signal is generated.
The method of claim 2,
And a charge cancellation authentication password is registered from a user when the mode is set to the theft surveillance mode.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the theft alarming alarm generating unit does not perform the alarming alarm when there is input of the registered charge canceling authentication password before the supply of external power is interrupted.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the warning alarm is at least one of a warning sound, a warning light, and a vibration.
The method according to claim 1,
The portable terminal includes a camera module for photographing an image through an image sensor to generate a photograph or a moving image,
Wherein the theft alarm generating unit drives the camera module to photograph a surrounding image when the theft event signal is generated.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the portable terminal is one of a smart phone, a feature phone, a digital camera, a notebook, a netbook, a tablet PC, a slate PC, and a PDA.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the external power is supplied from the external power source by external power in at least one of wired charging and wireless charging.
Setting a mode of a stolen monitoring mode in which a warning alarm is generated when a stolen event signal is generated, and a normal operation mode in which a warning alarm is not generated even if a stolen event signal is generated;
A step of charging the portable terminal with the terminal battery by receiving external power;
Determining whether the external power supply is disconnected from the theft monitoring mode or the normal operation mode; And
Generating a warning alarm in a state of theft monitoring mode;
A portable terminal theft alarm alarm method.
The method of claim 8,
Wherein the warning alarm is not performed when there is an input of a charge cancellation authentication password registered in advance before the supply of external power is interrupted.
Setting a theft monitoring mode for generating a warning alarm when the theft event signal is generated;
A step of charging the portable terminal with the terminal battery by receiving external power; And
Generating a warning alarm when the supply of external power is interrupted;
Memory with built-in programs.
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