Portable telephone set with crime prevention function

• US 20030137422A1
• Filed: 01/21/2003
• Published: 07/24/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Nishibori, Takahisa
• Granted Patent: US 7,091,866 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/573.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/004 using portable personal devices hand-held or body-worn self-defence devices using repellent gases or chemicals F41H9/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72424 with manual activation of emergency-service functions

Abstract

When an emergency push-button is depressed, an alarm sound output part in a portable telephone set outputs a high volume level alarm sound, and a flashlight part 8 emits light or flickered light. Furthermore, at the time of the light emission from the flashlight part 8, a camera 7 picks up an evidence photograph and causes the picked-up photograph to be automatically transmitted to a predetermined mail address of police or a guard company.

Claims

1. A portable telephone set with crime prevention function comprising an alarm sound generator, a flashlight part and an emergency push-button, wherein:

in response to the depression of the emergency push-button an alarm sound is generated and outputted, and light or flickered light is emitted from the flashlight part.

2. A portable telephone set with crime prevention function comprising a flashlight part, a digital camera, an emergency push-button and electronic mail transmission function, wherein:

in response to the depression of the emergency push-button, the flashlight part emits light, and also the digital camera picks up a photograph and causes the picked-up photograph to be automatically transmitted to a predetermined mail address.

3. A crime prevention adapter for use in connection to a portable telephone set, comprising an alarm sound generator, a flashlight and an emergency push-button, wherein:

in response to the depression of the emergency push-button, the alarm sound generator generates and outputs an alarm sound,and the flashlight part emits light or flickered light.

4. A crime prevention adapter for use in connection to a portable telephone set having an electronic mail transmission function, comprising a flashlight part, a digital camera and an emergency push-button, wherein:

in response to the depression of an emergency push-button, the flashlight part emits flashlight, and the digital camera picks up a photograph and causes the picked-up photograph to be automatically transmitted from the portable telephone set to a predetermined mail address.

5. A crime prevention adapter for use in connection to a portable telephone set having a flashlight part and comprising an alarm sound generator and an emergency push-button, wherein:

in response to the depression of the emergency push-button, the alarm sound generator generates and outputs an alarm sound, and the flashlight part of the portable telephone set emits light or flickered light.

6. A crime prevention adapter for use in connection to a portable telephone set having a flashlight part, a digital camera and an electronic mail transmission function, wherein:

in response to the depression of the emergency push-button, the flashlight part in the portable telephone set emits light, and the digital camera picks up a photograph and causes the picked-up photograph to be automatically transmitted to a predetermined mail address.

7. A crime prevention adapter for use in connection to a portable telephone set having an alarm sound generator and an emergency push-button and comprising a flashlight part, wherein:

in response to the depression of the emergency push-button in the portable telephone set, the flashlight part emits light or flickered light.

8. A crime prevention adapter for use in connection with a portable telephone set having an emergency push-button and an electronic mail transmission function and comprising a flashlight part and a digital camera, wherein:

in response to the depression of the emergency push-button in the portable telephone set, the flashlight part emits light, and digital camera picks up a photograph and causes the picked-up photograph to be automatically transmitted from the portable telephone set to a predetermined mail address.