SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE ADMINISTRATION OF A MOBILE PHONE

• US 20110070866A1
• Filed: 02/01/2010
• Published: 03/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CHIEN, CHIA-CHUN
• Application Number:
  US12/697,355
• Publication Number:
  US 20110070866A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/053 remote terminal provisioning, e.g. of applets
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/1016 Telecontrol
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42136 Administration or customisation of services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

A system and method for remote administration of a mobile phone includes a administrating terminal, and a transmitting device connected to the administrating terminal. The administrating terminal reads an identification number and a phone number of the mobile phone, sets functions of the mobile phone to be administrated, and generates a control command. The transmitting device wirelessly transmits the control command to the mobile phone according to the phone number, receives a acknowledgement from the mobile phone when the identification number of the control command matches an IMEI code of the mobile phone, and transmits the acknowledgement to the administrating terminal. The administrating terminal remotely administrates the mobile phone according to the control command.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for remote administration of a mobile phone, the method comprising:

(a) reading an identification number and a phone number of the mobile phone, and setting functions of the mobile phone 3 to be administrated;

(b) generating a control command according to the set functions and the identification number;

(c) transmitting the control command to the mobile phone according to the phone number through a transmitting device; and

(d) administrating the mobile phone according to the control command.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, before the block (c) further comprising:

converting the control command into an executable command executable by the mobile phone.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, after the block (c) further comprising:

verifying whether the identification number matches an IMEI code of the mobile phone;

executing the block (d) and receiving a acknowledgement from the mobile phone to indicate that the control command is valid upon a condition that the identification number matches the IMEI code of the mobile phone;

or

receiving a acknowledgement from the mobile phone to indicate that the control command is invalid upon a condition that the identification number does not match the IMEI code of the mobile phone.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, after the block (c) further comprising:

displaying a dialog box indicating that the administrating terminal administrates the mobile phone unsuccessfully if no acknowledgement is received from the mobile phone in a predetermined time period.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

detecting whether a new phone number is used by the mobile phone when the mobile phone is started; and

updating the phone number upon a condition that a new phone number is used.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the functions comprise an e-mail function, a camera/image capturing function, BLUETOOTH connectivity, a recording function, and a short message transmitting function of the mobile phone.

7. A storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor of a administrating terminal, cause the administrating terminal to perform a method for remote administration of a mobile phone, the method comprising:

(a) reading an identification number and a phone number of the mobile phone, and setting functions of the mobile phone 3 to be administrated;

(b) generating a control command according to the set functions and the identification number;

(c) transmitting the control command to the mobile phone according to the phone number through a transmitting device; and

(d) administrating the mobile phone according to the control command.

8. The storage medium as claimed in claim 7, wherein the method further comprises a block before the block (c):

converting the control command into an executable command executable by the mobile phone.

9. The storage medium as claimed in claim 7, wherein the method further comprises blocks after the block (c):

verifying whether the identification number matches an IMEI code of the mobile phone;

executing the block (d) and receiving a acknowledgement from the mobile phone to indicate that the control command is valid upon a condition that the identification number matches the IMEI code of the mobile phone;

or

receiving a acknowledgement from the mobile phone to indicate that the control command is invalid upon a condition that the identification number does not match the IMEI code of the mobile phone.

10. The storage medium as claimed in claim 9, wherein the method further comprises:

displaying a dialog box indicating that the administrating terminal administrates the mobile phone unsuccessfully if no acknowledgement is received from the mobile phone in a predetermined time period.

11. The storage medium as claimed in claim 7, wherein the method further comprises:

detecting whether a new phone number is used by the mobile phone when the mobile phone is started; and

updating the phone number upon a condition that a new phone number is used.

12. The storage medium as claimed in claim 7, wherein the functions comprise an e-mail function, a camera/image capturing function, BLUETOOTH connectivity, a recording function, and a short message transmitting function of the mobile phone.

13. A system for remote administration of a mobile phone, the system comprising:

a administrating terminal operable to read an identification number and a phone number of the mobile phone, set functions of the mobile phone to be administrated, and generate a control command according to the set functions and the identification number; and

a transmitting device operable to receive the control command, wirelessly transmit the control command to the mobile phone according to the phone number, receive a acknowledgement from the mobile phone, and transmit the acknowledgement to the administrating terminal; and

the administrating terminal further operable to remotely administrate the mobile phone according to the control command.

14. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the administrating terminal comprises:

a setting module operable to read the identification number and the phone number of the mobile phone, and set the functions of the mobile phone to be administrated;

a generating module operable to generate the control command according to the set functions and the identification number; and

a converting module operable to convert the control command into an executable command executable by the mobile phone.

15. The system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the mobile phone comprises:

a verifying module operable to receive the control command, verify whether the identification number of the control command matches the IMEI code of the mobile phone;

a administrating module operable to execute the executable command by administration of the mobile phone if the identification number matches the IMEI code of the mobile phone; and

a acknowledgement module operable to return a acknowledgement to the administrating terminal via the transmitting device to indicate whether the control command is valid.

16. The system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the administrating terminal further comprises:

a receiving module operable to receive the acknowledgement from the mobile phone, and display a dialog box indicating that the administrating terminal administrates the mobile phone unsuccessfully if no acknowledgement is received from the mobile phone in a predetermined time period.

17. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the mobile phone further comprises:

a detecting module operable to detect whether a new phone number is used by the mobile phone when the mobile phone is started, and update the phone number upon a condition that a new phone number is used by the mobile phone.

18. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the transmitting device is a server, or a transmitter being connected with a base station.

19. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the functions comprise an e-mail function, a camera/image capturing function, BLUETOOTH connectivity, a recording function, and a short message transmitting function of the mobile phone.