Electronic personal device

• US 20060077903A1
• Filed: 07/02/2002
• Published: 04/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Hiltunen, Miska
• Granted Patent: US 7,496,350 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/252
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/673 the user being required to key in a code
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72418 for supporting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72424 with manual activation of emergency-service functions

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic personal device comprising: a central processing unit (10), interface means for providing access to a memory area (11) for storing personal information data of the owner of the electronic device, a user interface (13) having at least input means (14) for inputting operating commands, and output means (15) for outputting information data, locking means (17) for locking the electronic device to prevent unauthorized use thereof if activated. To enable any third person to operate the electronic personal device without any authorization but only in a limited manner to retrieve personal information about the owner of the device easily, retrieving means (18) are provided for operating the electronic device to retrieve the personal information data stored in the memory area (11), even if the locking means (17) are activated.

Claims

1. An electronic personal device comprising:

a central processing unit (10),

interface means for providing access to a memory area (11, 11′

, 11″

0 for storing personal information data of the owner of the electronic device,

a user interface (13) having at least

input means (14) for inputting operating commands, and

output means (15) for outputting information data,

locking means (17) for locking the electronic device to prevent unauthorized use thereof if activated, and

retrieving means (18) for operating the electronic device to retrieve the personal information data stored in the memory area (11, 11′

, 11″

), even if the locking means (17) are activated.

2. The electronic personal device as claimed in claim 1, characterized by memory means (11) connected with the central processing unit (10) for providing the memory area for storing personal information data of the owner of the electronic device.

3. The electronic personal device as claimed in claim 1, characterized by a SIM card (10) connected with the central processing unit (10) wherein memory means (11′

) provided on the SIM card (19) are used as the memory area for storing personal information data of the owner of the electronic device.

4. The electronic personal device as claimed in claim 3, characterized by an air interface for connecting the central processing unit (1) with the memory area for storing personal information data of the owner of the electronic device, the memory area is provided by remote memory means (11″

) located at a server (30) of a service provider.

5. The electronic personal device as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the air interface comprises an RF module (31) for use in a telecommunications network.

6. The electronic personal device as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the input means comprises a specific button (14′

) for activating the retrieving means (18) for obtaining the personal information data of the owner from the memory area (11).

7. The electronic personal device as claimed in claim 5 characterized in that the input means comprises a keypad (14) for dialing a phone number and in that the retrieving means (18) comprises a comparator means for comparing a character sequence input via the keypad (140) with a retrieving code and access means for retrieving personal information data of the owner from the memory area.

8. The electronic personal device as claimed in claim 5 characterized in that the retrieving means (18) comprises a menu control means for selecting a menu item for obtaining the personal information data of the owner from the memory area (11).

9. The electronic personal device as claimed in claim 1, characterized by an air interface for connecting the central processing unit (1) with the memory area for storing personal information data of the owner of the electronic device, the memory area is provided by remote memory means (11″

) located at a server (30) of a service provider.

10. The electronic personal device as claimed in claim 2, characterized by an air interface for connecting the central processing unit (1) with the memory area for storing personal information data of the owner of the electronic device, the memory area is provided by remote memory means (11″

) located at a server (30) of a service provider.

11. The electronic personal device as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that the air interface comprises an RF module (31) for use in a telecommunications network.

12. The electronic personal device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the input means comprises a specific button (14′

) for activating the retrieving means (18) for obtaining the personal information data of the owner from the memory area (11).

13. The electronic personal device as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the input means comprises a keypad (14) for dialing a phone number and in that the retrieving means (18) comprises a comparator means for comparing a character sequence input via the keypad (140) with a retrieving code and access means for retrieving personal information data of the owner from the memory area.

14. The electronic personal device as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the retrieving means (18) comprises a menu control means for selecting a menu item for obtaining the personal information data of the owner from the memory area (11).