LOST PHONE ALARM SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20080214111A1
• Filed: 02/27/2008
• Published: 09/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: CellTrust Corporation
• Original Assignee: CellTrust Corporation
• Inventors: MOSHIR, Kevin K., MOSHIR, Sean, SHAFIEZADEH, Houman
• Application Number:
  US12/038,496
• Publication Number:
  US 20080214111A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72516 with means for out-of-range alerting

Abstract

A system and method having an alarm software module recorded on a computer-readable medium programmed to monitor a connection between an accoutrement and a mobile phone. The alarm software module instructs an alarm to be issued if a threshold is met. In addition, the module may instruct the phone to lock.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a mobile phone;

an accoutrement in communication with the mobile phone; and

at least one alarm software module, wherein the alarm software module is recorded on a computer-readable medium and includes programming instructions to produce an alarm if a threshold is met.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the threshold is met if the distance between the mobile phone and the accoutrement drops is greater that a predetermined distance.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the threshold is met if a signal used by the mobile phone and accoutrement to communicate drops below a predetermined strength.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication between the mobile phone and the accoutrement is a Bluetooth signal.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication between the mobile phone and the accoutrement is a NFC signal.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the alarm software module is located in the mobile phone.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the alarm software module is customizable by a user.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the alarm software module instructs the mobile phone to lock if the threshold is met.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the threshold must be met for a predetermined amount of time before the alarm is produced.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the alarm software module instructs the mobile phone to alert a third party that the alarm has been produced.

11. A method comprising:

monitoring a connection between a mobile phone and an accoutrement; and

producing an alarm if a threshold is met.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the threshold is met if the distance between the mobile phone and the accoutrement drops is greater that a predetermined distance.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the threshold is met if a signal used by the mobile phone and accoutrement to communicate drops below a predetermined strength.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the communication between the mobile phone and the accoutrement is a Bluetooth signal.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising that the threshold must be met for a predetermined amount of time before the alarm is produced.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising locking the phone off if the threshold is met.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the alarm is customizable by a user.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising alerting a third party that the threshold has been met.

19. A method comprising:

establishing a connection between a mobile phone and an accoutrement;

monitoring the connection between the mobile phone and accoutrement;

determining whether a threshold has been met; and

producing an alarm if the threshold has been met.

20. A system comprising:

an accoutrement;

a mobile phone;

an alarm software module;

a transmitter;

a receiver; and

an alarm;

wherein the alarm software module instructs the alarm to activate if a threshold has been met.