METHOD FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING PORTABLE TERMINAL AND SYSTEM THEREFOR

• US 20100087165A1
• Filed: 09/23/2009
• Published: 04/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Sang Ha, SON, Young Woo, KIM, Tae Kyoung, KIM, Sung Yong, JUNG, In Hyung
• Granted Patent: US 9,131,359 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

The present invention relates to a remote control of a portable terminal, and more particularly, to a method for remotely controlling functions of a portable terminal, and a system thereof. A method for remotely controlling a function of a portable terminal includes receiving a request for remote control of at least one function of the portable terminal, setting up the requested at least one function for remote control, determining whether an event corresponding to the set up function is generated and performing the set up function if the event is generated.

Claims

1. A method for remotely controlling a function of a portable terminal, the method comprising:

receiving a request for remote control of at least one function of the portable terminal;

setting up the requested at least one function for remote control;

determining whether an event corresponding to the set up function is generated; and

performing the set up function if the event is generated.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one function comprises at least one of a call barring function and a forwarding function.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the call barring function comprises an outgoing call barring, an incoming call barring, an international call barring, and a roaming barring.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the forwarding function comprises at least one of a call forwarding function and a message forwarding function.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the message forwarding function comprises at least one forwarding function from among all Short Message Service (SMS) message forwarding functions, a partial SMS message forwarding function, all Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message forwarding functions and a partial MMS message forwarding function.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the determining of whether an event corresponding to the set up function is generated comprises:

determining whether at least one of a barred incoming call is received and a barred outgoing call is requested if the call barring function is set up; and

determining whether at least one of a preset call and a message is received if the forwarding function is set up.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the authenticating of the received request comprises comparing a password stored in the portable terminal with a password provided from a terminal requesting the remote control.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting up of the requested at least one function for remote control comprises:

receiving and storing information of a terminal requesting the remote control and a remote control password in the portable terminal; and

activating remote control of the requested at least one function.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one function comprises a mobile tracker function.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving new master information and a new remote control password; and

replacing the stored master information and the remote control password with the new master information and the new remote control password.

11. A system for remotely controlling a function of a portable terminal, the system comprising:

a slave terminal for receiving a request for remote control of at least one function of the slave terminal, for setting up the requested at least one function for remote control, for determining whether an event corresponding to the set up function is generated, and for performing the set up function if the event is generated; and

a master terminal for remotely controlling the at least one function of the slave terminal.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the slave terminal comprises:

a wireless communications unit for communicating with the master terminal;

a storage unit for storing at least one of master information, a remote control password, and information for the setting up of the requested at least one function for remote control; and

a controller for analyzing a message received from the master terminal, for authenticating the master terminal, for setting up the at least one requested function if the request for remote control of the at least one function is received from the master terminal, and for performing the at least one set up function if an event corresponding to the at least one set up function is generated.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one function comprises at least one of a call barring function and a forwarding function.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the call barring function comprises at least one of an outgoing call barring, an incoming call barring, an international call barring, and a roaming barring.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the forwarding function comprises at least one of a call forwarding function and a message forwarding function.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the message forwarding function comprises at least one forwarding function from among all Short Message Service (SMS) message forwarding functions, a partial SMS message forwarding function, all Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message forwarding functions and a partial MMS message forwarding function.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the controller determines whether at least one of a barred incoming call is received and a barred outgoing call is requested if the call barring function is set up, and determines whether at least one of a preset call and a message is received if the forwarding function is set up.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the controller authenticates the master terminal by determining whether the stored password coincides with a password provided from the master terminal.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein the controller, if new master information and a new remote control password is input, replaces the stored master information and the remote control password with the new master information and the new remote control password.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the remote control function comprises a mobile tracker function.