Device and method of transmitting SOS signals in mobile telecommunication terminal

• US 20010004588A1
• Filed: 12/15/2000
• Published: 06/21/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Hong, Seong-Beom
• Application Number:
  US09/737,409
• Publication Number:
  US 20010004588A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

Disclosed are a device and a method of transmitting SOS signals in a mobile telecommunication terminal. The method according to the invention includes the steps of converting each of a plurality of SOS phrases stored in the mobile telecommunication terminal with code signals of a corresponding format, and storing the converted codes, providing a user with a menu to select one of the SOS phrases upon entry into an SOS service mode, modulating the code signal of the corresponding format selected by the user from the menu into a frequency of the corresponding bandwidth, and transmitting the modulated signal.

Claims

1. A device for transmitting SOS signals in a mobile telecommunication terminal, comprising:

a memory for storing code signals of a format corresponding to each of a plurality of SOS phrases;

a user interface for selecting one of the SOS phrases stored in the memory of the mobile telecommunication terminal;

a control section for selecting the stored code signal corresponding to the selection of the user;

a frequency generation section for generating a local oscillating frequency signal of a predetermined bandwidth; and

a frequency modulation section for modulating a frequency of the selected code signal of the corresponding format by inputting the local oscillating frequency signal of the predetermined bandwidth, and transmitting the modulated signal.

2. The device of

claim 1

, wherein the user interface provides a sentence editing function for editing the SOS phrases.

3. The device of

claim 1

, wherein the frequency bandwidth is a bandwidth used by rescue teams.

4. The device of

claim 1

, wherein the frequency bandwidth is a high frequency bandwidth.

5. The device of

claim 1

, wherein the frequency generation section generates a predetermined frequency allotted for an SOS service in the mobile telecommunication terminal.

6. The device of

claim 1

, wherein the code of the corresponding format is Morse code.

7. A method of transmitting SOS signals in a mobile telecommunication terminal, comprising the steps of:

converting each of a plurality of SOS phrases stored in the mobile telecommunication terminal to code signals of a corresponding format;

storing the SOS phrases and the corresponding converted codes as a convert table in a memory;

displaying a menu for selecting one of the SOS phrases upon entry into an SOS service mode;

modulating the code signal of the corresponding one of the SOS phrases selected by the user from the menu into a frequency of corresponding bandwidth; and

transmitting the modulated signal.

8. The method of

claim 7

, wherein the menu of the SOS phrases includes a sentence editing function.

9. The method of

claim 7

, wherein the frequency bandwidth is a bandwidth used by rescue teams.

10. The method of

claim 7

, wherein the frequency bandwidth is a high frequency bandwidth.

11. The method of

claim 7

, wherein the frequency bandwidth is a predetermined frequency allotted for an SOS service in the mobile telecommunication terminal.

12. The method of

claim 7

, wherein the code of the corresponding format is Morse code.