PORTABLE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS WITH AN ANTI-THEFT MODE AND IMPLEMENTING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20080001740A1
• Filed: 06/28/2007
• Published: 01/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LIU, FANG-HUA, WONG, SHIH-FANG
• Granted Patent: US 7,710,289 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/568.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1409 for removal detection of electrical appliances by detecting their physical disconnection from an electrical system, e.g. using a switch incorporated in the plug connector
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0213 System disabling if a separation threshold is exceeded disabling electrical appliances in case of unplugging G08B13/1409

Abstract

A communication apparatus with an anti-theft mode is provided. A preferred embodiment of the apparatus includes an input unit and a CPU. The input unit is for generating an operational signal in response to an operational input. The CPU is for receiving an anti-theft mode signal and setting the communication apparatus in an anti-theft mode, and disabling communication functions of the communication apparatus when the operational signal received from the input unit is a communication operational signal and the communication apparatus is in the anti-theft mode.

Claims

1. A communication apparatus with an anti-theft mode, comprising:

an input unit for generating an operational signal in response to an operational input;

a CPU for receiving an anti-theft mode signal and setting the communication apparatus in an anti-theft mode, and disabling communication functions of the communication apparatus when the operational signal received from the input unit is a communication operational signal and the communication apparatus is in the anti-theft mode.

2. The apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein the anti-theft mode signal is generated from the input unit in response to a lock operation input.

3. The apparatus as described in claim 1, further comprising a first wireless communication unit for receiving the anti-theft mode signal from a wireless signal transmitting apparatus.

4. The apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein the communication function comprises a voice communication function and a message communication function.

5. The apparatus as described in claim 4, further comprising a power control unit and a voice signal receiving unit, wherein the CPU signals the power control unit to discontinue supplying power to the voice receiving unit to disable the voice communication function.

6. The apparatus as described in claim 4, further comprising a voice signal receiving unit, wherein the CPU suspends receiving voice signal from the voice signal receiving unit, or suspends sending the voice signals received from the voice receiving unit to a general communication apparatus to disable the voice communication functions.

7. The apparatus as described in claim 4, further comprising a temporary data storage that records a file edited by user, wherein the CPU does not send the text file edited by user and stored in the temporary data storage to disable the message communication function.

8. The apparatus as described in claim 4, further comprising a data storage that stores a prerecorded voice file, wherein the CPU obtains the prerecorded voice file from the data storage and sends the prerecorded voice file to a general communication apparatus when the communication operational signal is a voice communication signal in the anti-theft mode.

9. The apparatus as described in claim 4, further comprising a data storage that stores a prerecorded message file, wherein the CPU obtains the prerecorded message file from the data storage and sends the prerecorded message file to a general communication apparatus when the communication operational signal is a message communication signal in the anti-theft mode.

10. An implementing method for a communication apparatus with an anti-theft mode, comprising:

receiving an anti-theft mode signal;

setting the communication apparatus in an anti-theft mode;

receiving an operational signal; and

disable communication functions of the communication apparatus when the operational signal is a communication operational signal.

11. The method as described in claim 10, further comprising the step of generating the anti-theft mode signal from the input unit in response to a lock operation input of a user.

12. The method as described in claim 10, further comprising the step of receiving the anti-theft mode signal from a wireless signal sending device.

13. The method as described in claim 10, wherein the disabling step further comprises the step of signaling a power control unit of the communication apparatus to discontinue supplying power to the voice receiving unit to disable the voice communication function.

14. The method as described in claim 10, wherein the disabling step further comprises the step of obtaining a prerecorded voice file from a data storage of the communication apparatus and sending the prerecorded voice file to a general communication apparatus when the communication operational signal is a voice communication signal.

15. The method as described in claim 10, wherein the disabling step further comprises the step of obtaining a prerecorded message file from a data storage of the communication apparatus and sending the prerecorded message file to a general communication apparatus when the communication operational signal is a message communication signal.