TWI450564B - Mobile phone and method of emergency calling thereof - Google Patents

Description

Mobile phone and its emergency help method

The invention relates to a mobile phone and a method for emergency assistance using the mobile phone.

In today's society, the crime rate is increasing year by year, and the abduction or threats to personal safety are endless, which poses a threat to the safety of everyone. With the continuous development of handheld electronic devices, although most people have a mobile phone for basic communication and an emergency call for help in the event of an accident. However, in the event of a kidnapping and detention, most people's actions are restricted, not only can not call for help, but even the mobile phone is confiscated. In such an urgent and dangerous state, the defenders often only passively wait for rescue.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a mobile phone and an emergency help method thereof, which can trigger a global positioning system in the mobile phone to obtain positioning information by using a preset operation when the user is in an emergency state, and send the positioning information to a pre-designated contact. People.

A mobile phone, comprising a GPS system, the mobile phone further comprising: a setting module, configured to set an emergency contact on the mobile phone and a shortcut key for dialing the emergency contact phone, and set an emergency call mode corresponding to the emergency contact Ordinary dialing method, and preset the content of the help text message; the judging module is used to determine whether to use the emergency dialing party Dial the emergency contact number to confirm whether to make an emergency call; open the module to open the GPS system to locate the mobile phone when it is confirmed to make an emergency call; generate a module for use from the GPS system The location information is obtained, and the help message is generated by combining the content of the preset help message with the acquired location information; and the sending module is configured to send the generated help message to the emergency contact.

An emergency help method is applied to a mobile phone including a GPS system, and the method includes the following steps: setting an emergency contact and a shortcut key for dialing the emergency contact phone, and setting an emergency call mode and a normal call mode corresponding to the emergency contact And presuppose the content of the help message; determine whether to make an emergency call by emergency call; if it is confirmed that the emergency call is made by the emergency call mode, the GPS system is turned on to locate the mobile phone; The GPS system obtains the positioning information; generates a help message according to the content of the preset help message and the acquired positioning information; and sends the generated help message to the emergency contact.

Compared with the prior art, the mobile phone and the emergency help method thereof can trigger a global positioning system in the mobile phone to obtain positioning information by using a preset operation when the user is in an emergency state, and send the positioning information to a pre-specified design. Contact person.

1‧‧‧Mobile phone

10‧‧‧ processor

12‧‧‧Storage device

14‧‧‧GPS system

20‧‧‧Setup module

22‧‧‧Judgement module

24‧‧‧Open module

26‧‧‧Generation module

28‧‧‧Transmission module

1 is a functional block diagram of a preferred embodiment of a handset of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart of data setting of a preferred embodiment of the emergency help method of the present invention.

3 is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the emergency assistance method of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, it is a functional module diagram of a preferred embodiment of the mobile phone of the present invention. The mobile phone 1 of the present invention includes a processor 10, a storage device 12, and a global positioning system (GPS, Global Position System, hereinafter referred to as "GPS system" 14 . In the preferred embodiment, the mobile phone 1 may preset emergency contact, emergency dialing, and the like to send the location information of the mobile phone 1 to the emergency contact for assistance when the user is in an emergency state.

The processor 10 is configured to execute various types of software installed in the mobile phone 1. The storage device 12 may be a memory of the mobile phone 1 or a memory card externally connected to the mobile phone 1, such as a SIM card (Smart Media Card) or an SD card (Secure Digital Card, Secure digital card) and so on. The storage device 12 is configured to store various types of materials, such as address books, newsletters, pictures, and the like.

The GPS system 14 is configured to locate the mobile phone 1 and obtain corresponding positioning information.

In addition, the mobile phone 1 further includes five functional modules, namely: a setting module 20, a determining module 22, an opening module 24, a generating module 26, and a transmitting module 28.

The setting module 20 is configured to set an emergency contact and a shortcut key for dialing the emergency contact phone on the mobile phone 1, and set an emergency dialing mode and a normal dialing mode corresponding to the emergency contact. For example, you can set "Father 136********" as an emergency contact, and set the shortcut key for calling "Father 136********" to "123", when the user presses " After pressing “123”, you can dial “Father 136********” by pressing the dial button. The emergency contact may be one or more.

Usually, if the user needs to make a call to a contact in the address book, for example, a call to an emergency contact, various methods can be taken: directly input the telephone number of the emergency contact and press the dial button, from the mobile phone 1 Select this emergency contact in the address book The person presses the dial button, enters the set shortcut key, and presses the dial button.

In the preferred embodiment, the normal dialing mode refers to dialing the emergency contact's phone by using the set shortcut key; the emergency dialing mode refers to dialing the emergency without using the set shortcut key. The contact's phone number, for example, directly enter the phone number of the emergency contact, and select the emergency contact such as the emergency contact from the address book. When the user of the mobile phone 1 dials the emergency contact phone by using the ordinary dialing mode, it is regarded as a normal call; if the user dials the emergency contact phone by using the emergency dialing mode, it is regarded as an emergency call.

The setting module 20 is further configured to preset a format and content of the help message. For example, the format of the help message is "preset information + location information", and the content of the help message may be "Help! The owner is at risk, located at the following address: ***", the user may request the help message according to personal habits. Customize the content and format.

The above setting information can be stored in the storage device 12 by the setting module 20 as described above.

The main purpose of the present invention is to enable the current location information of the mobile phone 1 to be sent to the emergency contact in the background when the user of the mobile phone 1 is in an emergency state. For example, when the user is held and the mobile phone 1 is stolen by the gangster, the gangster usually The user's mobile phone 1 is used to make a call to the contact who is most closely related to the user to obtain a ransom. After the above setting, the user can use the shortcut key set in the daily life to dial the set emergency call's phone to make a normal call, and in an emergency state, the gangster can express or suggest that the gangster uses the mobile phone 1 to make an emergency contact. The phone number of the person, because the setting of the shortcut key is only known to the user, the mode of dialing used by the gangster can usually only be the emergency mode.

The determining module 22 is configured to receive the dialing data on the mobile phone 1, and determine whether to make an emergency call by determining whether to make an emergency call by using an emergency dialing method. If the emergency call is used to make an emergency call, it is regarded as an emergency call; otherwise, if the emergency call is not used to make an emergency call or a call that is not an emergency contact, it is considered a normal call, and no action is made. deal with.

The opening module 24 is configured to enable the GPS system 14 to locate the mobile phone 1 when the determining module 22 confirms that the emergency call is made.

The generating module 26 is configured to obtain positioning information from the GPS system 14 and generate a help message in combination with the content of the preset help message and the acquired positioning information.

The positioning information may include multiple types of data: information including latitude and longitude data, information including specific geographical locations, including information marked by the map, wherein the information of the specific geographical location may be expressed as “*provincial**** Road" and other forms. The mobile phone 1 can pre-store the electronic map, and after the GPS system 14 acquires the current latitude and longitude and the like of the mobile phone 1, combined with the pre-stored electronic map, the partial map of the current location of the mobile phone 1 is marked, and the marked portion is The map is transmitted to the other party by generating a multimedia messaging service (MMS).

The sending module 28 is configured to send the generated help message to the emergency contact. The help message can be a text message or a multimedia message. When receiving the above-mentioned help-seeking newsletter, the emergency contact can call for help and provide the positioning information to the police.

As shown in FIG. 2, it is a data setting flowchart of a preferred embodiment of the emergency help method of the present invention. First, in step S2, the setting module 20 sets an emergency contact on the mobile phone 1. The emergency contact may be one or more.

In step S4, the setting module 20 sets a shortcut key for dialing the emergency contact phone.

In step S6, the setting module 20 sets an emergency dialing mode and a normal dialing mode corresponding to the emergency contact. The normal dialing mode refers to dialing the emergency contact's phone by using the set shortcut key; the emergency dialing mode means that the emergency contact phone is not dialed by using the set shortcut key, for example: direct Enter the phone number of the emergency contact and the method of selecting the emergency contact from the address book.

In step S8, the setting module 20 presets the format and content of the help message.

In step S10, the setting module 20 saves the above settings to the storage device 12, and then ends the process.

3 is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the emergency assistance method of the present invention. First, in step S12, the determining module 22 receives the telephone number dialed by the user on the mobile phone 1.

In step S14, the determining module 22 determines whether to make an emergency call to the emergency contact. If the emergency call is used to make an emergency call, step S16 is performed; otherwise, it is regarded as a normal call, and the process ends.

In step S16, the determining module 22 confirms that the emergency call is made, and the opening module 24 turns on the GPS system 14 to locate the mobile phone 1.

Step S18, the generating module 26 obtains positioning information from the GPS system 14 . In step S20, the generating module 26 generates a help-sending message in combination with the content of the preset help message and the acquired positioning information.

In step S22, the sending module 28 sends the generated help message to the emergency contact, and then ends the process. The help message can be a text message or a multimedia message.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art in accordance with the spirit of the present invention are It should be covered by the following patent application.

1‧‧‧Mobile phone

10‧‧‧ processor

12‧‧‧Storage device

14‧‧‧GPS system

20‧‧‧Setup module

22‧‧‧Judgement module

24‧‧‧Open module

26‧‧‧Generation module

28‧‧‧Transmission module

Claims (8)

A mobile phone, comprising a GPS system, the mobile phone further comprising: a setting module, configured to set an emergency contact on the mobile phone and a shortcut key for dialing the emergency contact phone, and set an emergency call mode corresponding to the emergency contact Ordinary dialing method, and preset the content of the help shortcut message, wherein the emergency dialing method includes directly inputting the telephone number of the set emergency contact to dial, or selecting the emergency contact from the address book of the mobile phone. Dialing; judging module, for judging whether to make an emergency call by dialing an emergency call mode by using an emergency dialing method; and opening a module for turning on the GPS system when the mobile phone is confirmed to be an emergency call Positioning; generating a module, configured to obtain positioning information from the GPS system, and generate a help message according to the content of the preset help message and the acquired positioning information; and a sending module, which is used to generate the Send a help message to the emergency contact. For example, in the mobile phone described in claim 1, the normal dialing mode refers to dialing the emergency contact's phone by using the set shortcut key, and the emergency dialing mode refers to the shortcut key set by the non-utilization. Call the emergency contact. For example, in the mobile phone described in claim 1, the positioning information is represented by multiple types of data: information including latitude and longitude data, information including specific geographical locations, and information including map indications. For example, in the mobile phone described in claim 1, the setting module is further configured to set a format of the help message. An emergency help method for use in a mobile phone including a GPS system, the method comprising the following steps : setting an emergency contact and a shortcut key for dialing the emergency contact phone, setting an emergency call mode and a normal dialing mode corresponding to the emergency contact, and preset the content of the help shortcut message, wherein the emergency call mode includes direct Enter the phone number of the set emergency contact to dial, or select the emergency contact from the phone's address book to dial; determine whether to use the emergency call mode to make an emergency contact call; if it is confirmed to use the emergency call mode An emergency contact phone, the GPS system is turned on to locate the mobile phone; the positioning information is obtained from the GPS system; and the help message is generated by combining the content of the preset help message with the acquired positioning information; The generated help message is sent to the emergency contact. For example, in the emergency help method described in claim 5, the ordinary dialing method refers to dialing the emergency contact's telephone by using the set shortcut key, and the emergency dialing mode refers to the non-utilization setting. The shortcut key calls the emergency contact. According to the emergency help method described in claim 5, the positioning information is represented by multiple types of data: information including latitude and longitude data, information including specific geographical locations, and information including map indications. The method for emergency assistance according to claim 5, wherein the method further comprises: setting a format of the help message.