Cellular phone

• US 20030036405A1
• Filed: 08/02/2002
• Published: 02/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Hijii, Kazuyoshi
• Application Number:
  US10/210,047
• Publication Number:
  US 20030036405A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/552.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6075 adapted for handsfree use in a vehicle H04M1/6058 takes precedence; arrangements for holding telephones in a vehicle B60R11/0241
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/66 with means for preventing unauthorised or fraudulent calling verifying user identity or authority in secret or secure digital communications H04L9/32

Abstract

The present invention discloses a cellular phone provided with a drive mode, which includes means for selecting the drive mode and executing the drive mode, means for setting end time of the drive mode when the drive mode is executed, means for transmitting information of the drive mode setting and information of the end time to a service center, means for notifying approaching to the end time before the end time by a predetermined time by an alarm, means for resetting end time of the drive mode when the drive mode is executed, and means for retransmitting information of the reset end time to the service center.

Claims

1. A cellular phone provided with a drive mode, comprising:

means for selecting the drive mode and executing the drive mode;

means for setting a first end time of the drive mode while the drive mode is executed;

means for transmitting information of the drive mode setting and information of the first end time to a service center;

means for notifying approaching to the end time before the end time by a predetermined time by an alarm;

means for setting a second end time of the drive mode while the drive mode is executed; and

means for retransmitting information of the second set end time to the service center.

2. The cellular phone according to claim 1, further comprising:

means for notifying being in the drive mode and the first end time of the drive mode by voice to a caller when a call comes in during execution of the drive mode;

means for extending the end time per one predetermined time unit by setting the second end time of the drive mode; and

means for notifying being in the drive mode and end time of the drive mode by voice for each setting to a caller who makes a call during execution of the drive mode, when the second end time of the drive mode is set by the extending means.

3. A drive mode setting method in a cellular phone provided with a drive mode, comprising the steps of:

selecting the drive mode and executing the drive mode;

setting a first end time of the drive mode while the drive mode is executed;

transmitting information of the drive mode setting and information of the first end time to a service center;

notifying approaching to the end time before the end time by a predetermined time by an alarm;

setting a second end time of the drive mode while the drive mode is executed; and

retransmitting information of the second end time to the service center when the setting is executed.

4. The drive mode setting method according to claim 3, further comprising the steps of:

selecting the drive mode and executing the drive mode;

setting a first end time of the drive mode while the drive mode is executed;

transmitting information of the drive mode setting and information of the end time to the service center;

notifying approaching to the end time before the end time by a predetermined time by an alarm;

setting a second end time of the drive mode while the drive mode is executed; and

retransmitting information of the second end time to the service center.

5. A program for causing a computer to carry out a drive mode setting method in a cellular phone provided with a drive mode, the method comprising the steps of:

selecting the drive mode and executing the drive mode;

setting a first end time of the drive mode while the drive mode is set;

transmitting information of the drive mode setting and information of the first end time to a service center;

notifying approaching to the end time before the end time by a predetermined time by an alarm;

setting a second end time of the drive mode while the drive mode is executed; and

retransmitting information of the second end time to the service center.

6. The program according to claim 5, wherein the drive mode setting method further comprising the steps of:

selecting the drive mode and executing the drive mode;

setting a first end time of the drive mode while the drive mode is executed;

transmitting information of the drive mode setting and information of the first end time to the service center;

notifying approaching to the end time before the end time by a predetermined time by an alarm;

setting a second end time of the drive mode while the drive mode is executed; and

retransmitting information of the second end time to the service center.